SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Algorithm Development for Hazard Detection - Performance Work Statement
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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-E016
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2016
- Point of Contact
- KEVIN NGUYEN, Phone: 7037044559
- E-Mail Address
-
kevin.nguyen3.civ@mail.mil
(kevin.nguyen3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Performance Work Statement This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research purposes to identify entities with the expertise and technical capability to develop algorithms supporting applied research for route clearance and hazard detection. Responses to this immediate notice will assist the Government in determining potential responsible sources as well as their technical capabilities. Attached to this RFI is the revised draft algorithm development performance work statement. Industry is welcome to provide comments on the performance work statement only at this time. The Government does not guarantee that this RFI will result in a Request for Proposal (RFP) or contract award. The Government will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred by vendors who respond to this RFI. All questions relating to this notice shall be sent via email to Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground Belvoir Division, point of contact (POC), Kevin Nguyen at kevin.nguyen3.civ@mail.mil. 1. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION The U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) are conducting a Sources Sought market survey to identify sources with the interest and capability to support algorithm development for the detection and discrimination of explosive hazards. The algorithms will operate on sensor data from mounted platforms, focusing on route clearance applications. Algorithm development proposals for single sensor data or multiple sensor data fusion are requested. The algorithm's principle objective is to improve probability of detection and reduced false alarm rates, additional objectives are to provide an understanding of sensor capabilities and limitations that guide future sensor development. Potential offerors are advised to review the attached performance work statement for specific details and support requirements. INSTRUCTIONS TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS - DELIVERABLES: All interested parties shall respond to the RFI by submitting the below information no later than the close of business (COB) on 03 October 2016: Interested parties capable of meeting the current algorithm development requirements shall submit a written narrative which supports their company's claim of presently having the expertise and capabilities as they relate to the application of ideas and development of tools for creating improved algorithms for hazard detection and discrimination. Responses must be no longer than eight (8) pages in length using Arial font no smaller than size 11. Questions, data sheets if included, do not count towards the eight (8) page maximum. Specifically, any interested companies shall provide the following information: 1. Please provide the following Point of Contact information: Company: Address: CAGE Code: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: 2. Please identify your company's small business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 335999. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is 500 employees. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. Large Business Concern 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 3. If you identify your company as a Small Business or any of the SB subcategories as stipulated in Question # 2, then is your company interested in a prime contract for this effort? 4. Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under primary NAICS 335999? If you are a SB answer questions 4A & B. All others skip to Question #5. A. If your company is awarded the contract, will you be able to perform at least 50% (percent) of the work? B. If you are a small business, can you go without a payment for 90 days? 5. Does your company possess the capabilities to meet the single sensor or mutli-sensor fusion requirements in the attached performance work statement? ______ YES _______ NO 6. If you answered YES to Question # 5, please provide specific capabilities and examples for how your company can meet these requirements. Also, please indicate which technology areas your company specializes in. 7. If you answered NO to Question # 5, please list what qualifications your company may utilize to support the requirements in the performance work statement. Please provide specific capabilities and examples. 8. Is your company currently providing similar services to another government agency (you may also include contract #s for government) or other non-government customer? If so, please identify the agency or non-government customer, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? 9. Does your company have experience as a prime contractor administering Multiple Award Contracts (MACs)? 10. If you answered "yes" to Question # 9, please provide as much of the following information as possible; A. MAC contract number(s); B. Aggregate dollar value of entire MAC contract; C. Aggregate dollar value of task orders you prime on each MAC; D. Number of task orders you prime on MAC; E. Brief summary of the MAC scope 11. What are the core competencies of your employees who would support this effort? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting this effort. 12. Does your company have a SECRET facility or access to one should it be required. 13. Do all the employees that would support this effort have a SECRET Clearance? 14. Does your firm possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system? This is NOT a request for proposal and does not constitute any obligation by the Government to award a contract based on the findings from the survey. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation PART 10.001, the results of this Market Survey will primarily be used to develop the Government's acquisition approach, and will be used determine if sources capable for satisfying the agency's requirements exist. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or respondents to notice, or any follow-on notice, for any costs incurred in association with this announcement or for subsequent exchange of information. Proprietary information submitted in the response to this Market Survey shall be marked accordingly and will be protected when clearly identified as proprietary. Response to this Sources Sought should be received no later than 20 calendar days from the date of this notice. All requests for further information must be in writing and via email; telephonic requests for additional information will not be honored.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Belvoir, VA, Ft Belvoir, Virginia, 22060, United States
- Zip Code: 22060
- Zip Code: 22060
- Record
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