SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Request for Information on High Definition Aerial Sensor Payload Systems
- Notice Date
- 12/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG (C4ISR), HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-12-P-CSP-0001
- Response Due
- 1/16/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/16/2012
- Point of Contact
- Hung Le, 443-861-2331
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG (C4ISR)
(hung.le@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only; this is not a request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The U.S. Army, Product Manager, Robotic and Unmanned Sensors, Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD (PM RUS) is issuing this RFI relative to aerial sensor payloads with high definition Electro-Optic/Infrared capability in support of forthcoming programs. Description of System Capability This sensor shall be capable of being integrated into the Manned and Unmanned Aircraft System. The sensor will require an Eye-safe Laser Rangefinder (ELRF), Laser Target Marker (LTM), and Laser Spot Tracker (LST). The ELRF will provide accurate target location and allow a first round fire for effect and will provide the ability to accurately range and designate for precision guided munitions and reporting of target locations. The LTM will provide a capability to quickly cue or conduct target handover to personnel equipped with I2 devices. The LST provides the ability to acquire and track coded laser energy and provides another means for target handover. The Electro Optic/Infrared/Image Intensified/Laser Designator/Laser Rangefinder (EO/IR/I2/LD/LRF) system (MIL STD-810F/G and 461E/F compliant) with High Definition Electro-Optic/Infrared capability (minimum requirement of 720p output resolution) shall provide a battlefield commander with overall mission area support to perform tactical level reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and attack throughout the full spectrum of Army and Joint operations. The Electro-Optic (EO) sensor will provide high definition imagery during high light conditions in color and be capable of black and white imagery when selected by the operator. The Image Intensified (I2) sensor will provide imagery during low light conditions in the spectral band between 650-900nm that can be fused with EO/IR imagery when selected by the operator. An Infra Red (IR) sensor will provide high definition imagery day and night. Production Lead Time Deliveries of systems shall commence within 12 months of contract award. Qualified vendors shall have an existing product that meets performance requirements. Qualified vendors shall also have sufficient production capacity to meet production quantities as stated. The response must include a short introductory technical description of the proposed system/technologies to be employed and how this approach meets the stated requirements and interface control document. Additional documentation such as formal test results and assessments from a Government test agency, product descriptions, previous performance, may be appended. System information will be technically evaluated and used for system performance with various atmospheres and targets. Also provide budgetary rough-order of magnitude (ROM) unit pricing, schedule availability information, mean time between system failures as well as mean time between system abort, and any product literature that might be useful in evaluating the system. Government Objectives The system will be: a. A low cost, non-developmental item (NDI) sensor that would be common both for manned and unmanned airborne platforms. b.TRL level 7 as it exists today or a clear path to TRL level 7 within 6 months. c.Allows for a clear path for added capabilities in the near term and new capabilities/technologies in the future. The response to this RFI will be used to update the existing acquisition strategy for several aerial sensor programs under PM RUS and maintain these sensors relevance in the context of current and future requirements. This RFI will serve to identify potential sources for the production of the high definition Electro-Optic/Infrared and Image Intensified sensor system with laser designator and laser rangefinder capability suitable for integration onto manned and unmanned platforms. It will also serve to determine industry base experience, state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing capability that is currently available or available within the next six months. 1. System information may be technically evaluated and used for M&S system performance with various atmospheres and targets. Also provide budgetary rough-order of magnitude (ROM) unit pricing, schedule availability information, mean time between system failures as well as mean time between system abort, and any product literature that might be useful in evaluating the system. 2. Sources are requested to provide general system information, along with the required optical Modeling and Simulation (M&S) information to include input files (in *.txt format) if available for the following M&S programs: NVTHERMIP, IICAMIP, SSCAMIP, IINVD, NVLRG, and/or NVLASERD. If input files are not available, please complete the attached specifications sheets for each applicable product. 3. Please highlight video output formats, laser wavelengths & capabilities, inertial measurement unit to gimbal accuracy errors, command and control protocols, and SWaP. This information will be used to ensure that accurate representations are made regarding specific systems. Systems will be evaluated against the current and future operational requirements of the Department of Defense and homeland security. Sources are requested to please complete the attached specifications sheets and general system information per Form 1 of the attachment for each applicable product. Recommended RFI Response Format All materials submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified. Interested parties possessing the capacity to deliver products meeting the objectives outlined above are requested to provide a White Paper in electronic format describing the approach to produce, manage and meet the production/performance objectives established above and should address the following items: 1. Company Name, Contact Name, Position, Telephone, E-mail, Company URL 2. Comments with regard to the feasibility achieving the stated production/performance objectives within the time frames specified to include a supporting program schedule that represents a low risk approach to meeting the objectives outlined above. 3. Provide an assessment of the associated risks for the program and respective risk mitigation approaches to include potential throughput challenges, production test reject rates and challenges associated with resolution of the potential top three yield problems. 4. Submission of alternative strategies, suggestions for acceleration of system delivery, test, qualification, recommendations for economic ordering quantities, economical range quantity breaks realistic schedules for production ramp up and surge quantities, and monthly production sustainment quantities are of significant interest to the Government. 5. Technical and management approach for executing the program including a detailed design; procurement of subsystems and components and the integration of sensor components; rigorous contractor test and integration data; supporting technical documentation; and, operation and sustainment considerations. 6. A Rough Order of Magnitude price estimates for system, system components spares and training. 7. Information about the current level of environmental qualification of the system or system components being described as well as its predicted or actual reliability. 8. Information must include complete descriptions of existing products that will be available for demonstration and must include sufficient documentation to support any claims that the system performance will meet the minimum performance capabilities contained herein. Such documentation may include system technical specifications, product brochures and related literature, performance test data, system drawings and/or photographs, or any other data to support the state of system or system component development and or production readiness. 9. Outline of supply chain considerations with emphasis on any known long lead items that may adversely impact high rate production in an accelerated environment and strategies to overcome potential parts obsolescence problems. 10. Address projected monthly production capabilities to include critical subcontractor and vendor production capacity along with any limitations to ramping up to high rate monthly production and system integration considerations along with proposed resolutions to potential production impediments. 11. Corporate capabilities ( i.e., available facilities and assets to include existing production facilities, total available square footage to include additional floor space available for expansion; amount that could be dedicated to the program, quality management programs, manufacturing process controls and configuration management control systems) and company profile (i.e., company type, US or non-US ownership, Cage code, DUNs number, size and status as listed in the Central Contractor Registration). 12. Past and current relevant performance information. 13. Name, telephone number, fax number, street address and e-mail address for Program, Technical and Cost points of contact information. RFI Administrative Information Commencing in January 2012, the Government may afford interested parties an opportunity to discuss the contents of their white paper during an industry one-on-one session where it is envisioned the parties will engage in an active information exchange dialogue to aid in the government's feasibility assessment. Additionally, the government may allow interested parties an opportunity to provide a demonstration of their solution. It is anticipated that any such sessions would not exceed 4 hours and will take place at PM RUS at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. The Government will not be liable for payment of any expenditure incurred for response preparation purposes or to attend the industry one-on-one session. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response All interested firms that possess the capabilities and capacities addressed herein are encouraged to respond to the notice by providing the information specified below, on or before 1700 hours on 16 Jan 2012. Questions regarding this RFI may be addressed to Mr Thomas Almuttil at thomas.m.almuttil.civ@mail.mil or MAJ Jason Marshall at jason.w.marshall3.mil@mail.mil. Information is preferred in soft-copy form in either Microsoft Word and/or Microsoft PowerPoint. If a soft-copy cannot be provided, written information will be accepted. Information may be provided through mail, or via e-mail. You may forward your UNCLASSIFED responses to PM Robotic & Unmanned Sensors, ATTN: SFAE-IEW-NV-RUS (MAJ Jason Marshall) Building 6006, B2-133, Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 or via email to jason.w.marshall3.mil@mail.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG (C4ISR) HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
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