SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- WARRIOR ENABLING BROAD SENSOR SERVICES (WEBS) ON RAMP
- Notice Date
- 3/8/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Washington, ATTN: CCCE-CW, 10205 Burbeck Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863
- ZIP Code
- 22060-5863
- Solicitation Number
- W909MY13RWEBS
- Response Due
- 3/22/2013
- Archive Date
- 5/7/2013
- Point of Contact
- Erin Lunney, 703-704-0830
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Washington
(erin.lunney@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Belvoir Division (ACC-APG-Belvoir) is conducting Market Research on behalf of the Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Communication-Electronics Research, Development & Engineering Center (CERDEC), Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). The purpose of this Market Research is to conduct research in accordance with the on-ramp clause provided in the Warrior Enabling Broad Sensor Services (WEBS) contracts. The potential use of the on-ramp will provide an opportunity for additional viable business partners. WEBS is a small business set aside, multiple award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Fixed Price and Cost Plus Incentive Fee type contract. To be considered potential sources must be able to provide services that include, but are not limited to, sensor research and development, prototype sensor system fabrication, sensor technology engineering, administrative and operations support, such as field technology assistance, test and evaluation, and engineering support and services for night vision and electronic sensors systems. These services will require personnel with scientific, engineering, analytical, computer programming, manufacturing, administrative, management and various other technical skills. Potential offerors must be able to support the equipment, systems, facilities and operations under the responsibility of NVESD at Fort Belvoir and Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia and other locations both CONUS and OCONUS. Periodically, within the contracts effective ordering period, the Contracting Officer will accept and evaluate proposals with the intention of adding contracts. This will be done via On-Ramps. The ACC-APG-Belvoir is releasing this RFI to assess the industry's interest in participating in the WEBS on-ramp to support NVESD, tentatively planned for the FY 2013 timeframe. The ACC-APG-Belvoir is anticipating opening up an On-Ramp for the WEBS contracts in September 2013. On-Ramp proposals shall be subject to the same proposal instructions and evaluation procedures as the WEBS Request for Proposal (RFP) W15P7T-10-R-P601 dated 30 June 2011. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Prospective offerors interested in participating in the WEBS contracts On-Ramp opportunity are invited to submit a written response via email to erin.e.lunney.civ@mail.mil. SECURITY: The Contractor will be required to have a Top Secret facility clearance with Secret safeguarding capability limited to two cubic feet unless otherwise specified in specific task order DD254s. The Contractor shall require access to COMSEC information, Secure Compartmental Information (SCI) and Non SCI Intelligence information, NATO, Foreign Government Information, Special Access information (SAP) and FOUO information. The Contractor shall also require access to Security/Program Classification Guide(s) (SCG) and the SIPRNET. The technological areas which the potential offerors may support include, but may not be limited to, the following: 1.Identify new material growth and processing techniques that will yield high-resolution large-format cooled Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs) that have reduced dark current, improved operability, and the ability to operate at high temperatures without loss of performance. 2.Develop new techniques and processes for the growth and processing of very large area high performance cooled focal plane arrays (mega pixel size) using low cost substrates for IR sensors. 3.Research, develop, demonstrate, and evaluate novel Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs) for the inclusion in hyperspectral sensing systems. 4.Research, develop, demonstrate, and evaluate high resolution, high dynamic range solid state visible/near IR low light focal plane imagers. 5.Research, develop, demonstrate, and evaluate optical designs, materials and manufacturing processes with the goal of reducing cost, and size while maintaining optical performance in transmission and resolution. 6.Research, develop, demonstrate, and evaluate micro displays and display modules suitable for low profile; high resolution mounted virtual imaging applications with the goal of decreasing power and improving display properties of contrast, luminance and color gamut. 7.Develop models used in camouflage analysis, including models to predict the thermal signature and/or susceptibility of camouflage systems (e.g, nets) in deployed environments. 8.Research, design, develop, test, and evaluate multi-functional lightweight laser components for supporting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and soldier-based applications. 9.Research in the areas of human signatures for military tactical, biomedical, and biometric applications. 10.Develop, test, and evaluate primary and confirmatory standoff and close-in sensor technologies as well as developing signal-processing techniques specifically designed to identify the location of buried and non-buried explosive hazards in all environments. 11.Develop, test, and evaluate hardware and software for the standoff defeat of buried, non-buried, and obscured explosive hazards in all environments? 12.Research and engineering development, technology demonstration, prototype fabrication, sensor/aircraft integration, field testing and data collection to assist NVESD in accomplishing its mission to demonstrate and transition superior Intelligent Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to Army aviators. 13.Develop the following technologies and/or capabilities: - Cockpit displays to include Heads Up Displays - Helmet mounted displays - Real time image stitching and orthorectification - On-board electronic image stabilization, data acquisition, and processing - Passive/active systems and processing to detect hostile fire - Passive/active systems and processing to detect wires and other man-made obstacles, providing warning, and guidance command (symbology) during clear/inclement weather conditions and/or through brownout/whiteout environments - Large format focal plane arrays - Image intensified (I2) imagers - Cooled/Uncooled Infrared imagers - HDTV and day TV imagers - Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), scanning to form a 3D image and augmented with passive imagery - Sensor fusion to include Radar and other sensor technologies - Multi-Band Intelligent Fusion Algorithm - High resolution plus step stare for maximum persistent area coverage for route reconnaissance and vehicle tracking - Medium resolution plus step stare for enhanced RSTA - Search at recognition/Identification resolution - Multiple Target Tracking in both Wide Field of View(WFOV) & Near Field of View (NFOV) Infrared (IR) Sensors - Hostile Fire Detection for vehicles and fixed sites including small arms, RPGs and ATGMs - Infrared Search and Track (IRST) algorithms for ground based systems - Large format focal plane arrays for long range ground based situational awareness - Threat sensor detection and countermeasures - Multispectral Facial ID for handheld applications 14.Explore sensor fusion to expand the limits of operation in Degraded Visual Environment (DVE), develop systems to pursue narrow-band LWIR atmospheric transmission windows in DVE; assess/increase the performance/penetration of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in DVE; assess/improve the SWAP-C, resolution and false alarm rate of radar systems; provide additional image-processing enhancements to include, but not be limited to, synthetic vision, image fusion, additional DVE symbology, and local area processing; and provide additional situational awareness through distributed aperture schemes and purpose-built pilotage sensors. 15.Demonstrate a High Definition (HD) digital monocular Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) to overcome limitations imposed by the current analog, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)-based Apache pilotage HMD and reduce Apache HMD operating and support cost. 16.Develop algorithms and prototype hardware for sensor technologies designed for the detection of buried high and low metal Anti-Tank (AT) landmines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and triggering devices. 17.Support the integration and modification of existing sensor technology into Soldier and vehicle platforms to provide the Warfighter with advanced sensor technologies capable of improving standoff distances and situational awareness Sources responding to this request for information must provide the following information: 1.Please provide the following Point of Contact information: Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: Please identify your company's business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 541712. The small business size standard is 500 employees. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards - Small Business (SB) Concern - 8(a) - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) - Woman-Owned Small Business - Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) - Veteran-Owned Small Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 2.Brief summary of the company, of no more than 3 paragraphs. 3.Describe qualifications in sensor technology engineering, administrative and operations support, such as field technology assistance, test and evaluation, research and development, and services for night vision and electronic sensor systems for this effort or like efforts. 4.Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under primary stated NAICS code 541712? 5.If you are a small business and plan to be prime contractor on this effort please inform how you will meet the limitations on subcontracting Clause 52.219-14. 6.If you are a small business, can you go without a payment for 90 days? 7.If you are a small business does your company have experience as a prime contractor administering Contracts? If you answered yes, please provide as much of the following information as possible; Contract number(s); Dollar value; and similarity of scope and effort. Have you experience as a prime producing commercial items that may be of similar scope, complexity and nature. 8.Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of these requirements? If not, please list which requirements your company can provide? 9.Is your company planning on business arrangements with other companies, please list the process used in selecting the members? 10.Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy these requirements. Offerors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing. 11.Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) in the past, if so provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? 12.What are the core competencies of your employees that would support these requirements? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the requirements. 13.Does your company have a TOP SECRET facility clearance or have access to one should it be required? If so, please describe its storage capabilities. 14.Does your firm possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system? No further information or documentation will be provided. The Government requests that interested sources submit an electronic response of not more than twenty (20) pages, 8.5 quote mark x 11 quote mark paper, 12-point, Times New Roman font, with a minimum of one (1) inch margins all around. Responses to Small Business Questions 4 thru 16 are in addition to the above stated twenty (20) page limitation. Responses should include the company name, CAGE code, point of contact, and address. Responsible sources having relevant experience may submit their statement of interest and technical capabilities. They should also identify whether they are a Small Business, Very Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) Program Small Business, Women-owned Small Business, HUB Zone Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business, and/or a Native American Small Business under the proposed NAICS code 541712. Responses should also include the company name, CAGE code, point of contact, and address. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis that is marked quote mark Proprietary quote mark will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned nor will receipt be confirmed. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought notice is totally voluntary and at no cost to the Government. Respondents should not construe this synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into its acquisition strategy. All information received in response to this sources sought synopsis that is marked quote mark Proprietary quote mark will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned nor will receipt be confirmed. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. All requests for further information must be made in writing or via email; telephonic or facsimile requests for additional information will not be honored. Responses are due no later than 4:00 PM EST (local time at Fort Belvoir, VA) on 22 March 2013. Email responses should not exceed 5 Megabytes (MB). Responses received after this date and time may not be reviewed. Send responses electronically to: Erin Lunney, Contract Specialist, email: erin.e.lunney.civ@mail.mil Rosetta Wisdom-Russell, Contracting Officer, email: rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil
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- Zip Code: 22060-5863
- Zip Code: 22060-5863
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