SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- Market Research and Request for Information (RFI) For Technology Insertion In Support of Increment 1 of the Advance Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS)
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N00174 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, MARYLAND 4072 North Jackson Road Suite 132 Indian Head, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017411S0020
- Response Due
- 8/29/2011
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Scalfaro, 301-744-6614
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.scalfaro@navy.mil
(jessica.scalfaro@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice for informational purposes only. This is not a request for a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation or award will be made from this RFI. Responses will not be considered as proposal, nor will any award be made as a result to this RFI. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 requires the Government to conduct market research before developing new requirements documents for an acquisition. Results of market research will be used to facilitate decision making and will not be used outside the agency. Description This RFI is for informational purpose only. The Government is seeking industry ideas and suggestions on improving Government technology infusion. The PMS 408 EOD/CREW Program Office is seeking to improve current programs which consist of Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) and Product Improvement Program (PIP). These programs and processes are to be utilized in support of Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS) Robotic. Background Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community has demonstrated the operational viability of ground robotics and the criticality of this technology to the protection and preservation of human life. However, the rapid evolution of robotic technologies and the pace of advances in computer processing power and capacity, coupled with the lessons learned from field operations, have resulted in the recognition that the limitations of currently fielded and planned improvements of existing EOD robots will reach a point of diminishing returns and reduced capability in the near future. As a result, multiple notional concepts have been submitted from EOD operational forces identifying the need for an Advanced EOD Robotic System (AEODRS). Specifically, the facility of tele-operation to replace human intervention and the inclusion of higher levels of autonomy will dramatically reduce risk to personnel and improve mission effectiveness.. Requested Information The respondent is requested to provide information on the following: (a) Industry ™s approach and / or suggestions to rapid technology infusion that will aid in the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) and Product Improvement Programs (PIP). Response Format Interested parties are invited to indicate their interest by providing; (a) company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), cage code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number; and (b) business size and unique qualifiers (e.g., large, foreign, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.) Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI in Microsoft Word for Office 2007 compatible format. RFI responses are limited to 15 pages, including cover and administrative pages. Response documents shall be written using a 10 point font size or larger. The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. 1905 to protect information qualifying as confidential under this statute. Pursuant to this statute, the Government is willing to accept any proprietary (e.g., trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) proprietary with any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly proprietary (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as proprietary may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 3 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the Government will be protected in accordance with the Government's rights in the data. 4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the government, shall contain the proprietary legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends proprietary portion begins: and proprietary portion ends. Response Deadline and Submissions Responses are requested no later than Aug 29, 2011 at 1200 EST. Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Mrs. Jessica Scalfaro at Jessica.Scalfaro@navy.mil Questions may be submitted until Aug 15, 2011. All questions will be consolidated and published in an amendment to this RFI Request. Questions should be submitted in writing to Mrs. Jessica Scalfaro at Jessica.Scalfaro@navy.mil. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Again, this information is being requested for market research only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. This is not a RFP. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. The Government shall not reimburse or pay any costs for preparing or submitting information in response to this notice.
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