SOURCES SOUGHT
67 -- Sources Sought for Mid-Wave Infrared Imager
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333316
— Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-16-T-0155
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2016
- Point of Contact
- Ariel M. Amey, Phone: 3013941081
- E-Mail Address
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ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil
(ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. (2) Date : 20 April 2016 (3) Classification Code : 67 (4) NAICS Code: 333316 (5) NAICS Size Standard: 1,000 Employees (6) Contracting Office Address: 2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Sources Sought for Mid-Wave Infrared Imager (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-16-T-0155 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 04/27/2016 (10) Contact Point: Ariel Amey, Contract Specialist, ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil or (301) 394-1081 (11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section B are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. B. Salient Characteristics The Contractor shall provide one (1) MWIR imager that meets the following minimum requirements: • The imager shall utilize a focal plane array (FPA) of minimum size 640 pixels (horizontal) by 512 pixels (vertical) • The FPA pixels shall be fabricated from indium antimonide (InSb) and have a pixel pitch of 24 micrometers (µm) or smaller • The FPA shall be mounted in a pour filled liquid nitrogen dewar and the dewar shall include a system for mounting removable cold apertures and optical bandpass filters in front of the FPA • The FPA shall operate in the snapshot integration mode • The spectral response of the imager shall be a minimum of 1 to 5.2 µm • The imager shall be capable of acquiring images at a rate of at least 475 frames per second (FPS) at the 640 x 512 window size • The imager shall include the ability to set the FPA region of interest to a smaller window size • The imager shall include the ability to set the integration time of the FPA • The dynamic range of the imager shall be 14-bit and shall include the option to set the dynamic range to 13-bits in order to increase the frame rate • An adapter for mounting Janos Technology manufactured Asio bayonet mount lenses to the imager shall be included • A four position filter wheel shall be included with the imager and the filter wheel shall accept one (1) inch diameter optical filters of thickness one (1) mm. The filter wheel shall include an arrangement such that the filters are cooled • The dewar shall include a base plate for mounting the camera on a tripod and the base plate shall have unthreaded pass through holes in the corner and a threaded ¼-20 inch hole in the middle • A software development kit (SDK) shall be included with the imager to facilitate development of a data acquisition system (DAS) for acquiring imagery data • The imager shall include a capability for time tagging every frame of acquired imagery with an IRIG-B signal • The imager shall include Camera Link connectors for connection to and communication with a DAS C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: (I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met. (II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 1,000 Employees standard that accompanies NAICS code 333316. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.]. (III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. (12) Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due no later than 11:59 eastern standard time 27 April 2016. Submissions should be emailed to Ariel Amey at ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil. Faxed submissions can be sent to (301) 394-1609. Mailed submissions can be sent to the address in block 6, ATTN: Ariel Amey Questions concerning this sources sought synopsis may be directed to Ariel Amey at ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil or (301) 394-1081. Please be advised that.zip and.exe files cannot be accepted. (13) Place of Contract Performance: US Army Research Laboratory White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5501 (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: Twelve (12) weeks after date of contract (ADC)
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- Address: US Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 88002-5501, United States
- Zip Code: 88002-5501
- Zip Code: 88002-5501
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