MODIFICATION
A -- Request for Information – Full-Spectrum / Dual-Band Hyperspectral Imager (DB HSI) Payload for Manned and Unmanned Platforms
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W909MY) Belvoir, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, 22331, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22331
- Solicitation Number
- W909MY-16-R-HSII
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2016
- Point of Contact
- Shahaadah C. Nalls, , Rosetta Wisdom-Russell,
- E-Mail Address
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shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil
(shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information - Full-Spectrum / Dual-Band Hyperspectral Imager (DB HSI) Payload for Manned and Unmanned Platforms REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION; The Government is not obligated to make an award as a result of this request. This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational purposes only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not pay for information and materials received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated by the information received. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: The United States Army CERDEC-Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) is issuing this RFI for the purpose of determining the state of Full-Spectrum / Dual-Band Hyperspectral Imager (DB HSI) payloads, sensors, and components. This RFI is being issued to inform future requirements and identify industry capabilities. It is not anticipated that an RFP related to this RFI will be issued in the short term. REQUIREMENTS: The Army is seeking whitepapers from sources that have the existing capability or plans to develop and deliver Full Spectrum / DB HSI payloads with the characteristics meeting or exceeding those detailed below: WHITE PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Interested and capable sources are asked to submit a white paper containing a description of your proposed solution to the requirements listed below, along with the completed Specification Matrix. Responses shall be limited to 20 single-sided pages (excluding cover page, table of contents and Specification Matrix), minimum 10 pt New Times Roman font, including a one page synopsis of current and past relevant activities in HSI payload design, development, fabrication and testing. The remaining pages should discuss in detail the relevant DB HSI payload. Please include a detailed discussion on payload maturity. For the purposes of this RFI, payload refers to the entire sensor, electronics, pointing, stabilization, and packaging concept. Sensor refers specifically to the Focal Plane Array (FPA), spectrometer, dewar, associated optics (e.g. beam splitter, telescope), etc., but excluding the pointing and stabilization solution, and packaging concept. For clarification (t) stands for threshold and (o) is objective. (1) A single payload capable of DB HSI sensing from 0.4 - 2.5 μm (Visible Near Infrared (VNIR) / Shortwave Infrared (SWIR)) with a spectral resolution of ≤ 17nm (t) and ≤ 12nm (o) and 7.5 - 13.5 μm (Longwave Infrared (LWIR)) with a spectral resolution of ≤ 27nm. The two spectral bands must be captured simultaneously. (2) To demonstrate the performance of the payload, interested party must provide Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) curves for the VNIR/SWIR and Noise Equivalent Spectral Radiance (NESR) curves for the LWIR. For VNIR/SWIR SNR modeling use mid-latitude summer, 20 degrees solar zenith, 50% reflective target, 10k ft altitude. For NESR modeling use 20 degrees C as the target temperature and 30 degrees C as the ambient temperature of the sensor. Include with the curves a description of how they were calculated and where the data came from (e.g. actual measurements, estimated performance, vendor specs, modeled/lab/field data, etc.). The curves should be given including all optical elements that would exist in a final payload solution, including packaging. Also, include any additional specs, measurements, or data to allow the government to assess the quality of the payload/sensor (e.g. smile). (3) The payload should have a nominal nadir Ground Sample Distance (GSD) of approximately 1 m at 15kft AGL. The sensor should be capable of +/- 30 degrees(t) [≥ +/- 40 degrees (o)] off-nadir coverage and be stabilized against platform motion. Solutions using a gimbal or scanning mirrors are acceptable (as are other not mentioned approaches), however, your performance measurements in (2) should account for any window or other optical element that is required to accommodate your pointing and stabilization solution. Your payload should have a high resolution imager for context imagery. Please describe your solution for this context imager. (4) The payload should be capable of integration on a manned platform (such as a C12 or a DHC 8) and a Gray Eagle wing mount. The pointing, stabilization, and packaging approaches can be different for manned and unmanned, but if they cause differences in the optical path then both of those optical paths must be represented in the response to (2) and (3). The total payload weight, not including processing, should be less than 225lbs (t) [180lbs (o)]. The effective coverage area of the payload should be no less than 133 km2/hr (t) with an objective 260 km2/hr (o), but coverage rate exceeding the objective requirement is also desired. (5) The overall Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the sensor should be at least TRL 4 (t) but preferably TRL 7 (o). Include a TRL for your payload, sensor, and major subsystems and components. For each TRL rating, give justification. Include the projected ROM cost and schedule to mature the payload to a TRL 7. Give justifications for your ROM cost and schedule estimate. Also, list and describe any technical or performance risks associated with maturing the payload design to a TRL 7. Include relevant experience and history with similar systems to justify your ability to successfully develop/mature the payload given the associated risks. (6) Describe your production capability - or potential production plans - through LRIP quantities. Include a description of your company's experience with producing and fielding similar payload/sensor types and your experience with producing and fielding airborne payloads. It is also desired, but not required, that potential payloads have the following: (1) Real-time processing capable of ingesting, calibrating and performing detection/identification on both hyperspectral bands simultaneously. The software and hardware required for this capability should be described. Include the associated TRL of the processing capability with associated validation of the TRL claim. Also, include data supporting the software's ability to detect military targets. Additional data is requested in the enclosed Specification Matrix. When populating the matrix, indicate if the measurements are based on field, lab, modeled, or estimated data. The data received in response to this RFI is for informational purposes only and does not mandate or impose requirements. It is desirable that data be received with unlimited rights to the Government. However, it is recognized that proprietary data may be included with the information provided. If so, clearly mark all proprietary information. No solicitation document exists and formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. All responses to this RFI shall be submitted within 20 calendar days of the date of this announcement. All questions and white papers must be submitted via e-mail to Shahaadah Nalls, Contract Specialist at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil. Please reference RFI number W909MY-16-R-HSII in all requests for information and in the white paper submission. No telephonic or fax inquiries or requests will be honored.
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