MODIFICATION
A -- DDUS pOTA
- Notice Date
- 3/17/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- 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-17-R-J012
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer W. Elkins, Phone: 7037040823, Michael McFadden, Phone: 7037040880
- E-Mail Address
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jennifer.w.elkins.civ@mail.mil, michael.a.mcfadden23.civ@mail.mil
(jennifer.w.elkins.civ@mail.mil, michael.a.mcfadden23.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A. THIS IS A Sources Sought Request / Request for Information (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to award for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Responses are due by 1600 EST, 31 March 2017 and not to exceed ten (10) pages. Should there be proprietary data included with the information provided please clearly mark such information and separate it from the unrestricted information as an addendum. Responses to Company Information questions 1 thru 13 will not count towards the above stated ten (10) page limitation. Please submit all RFI's to, Contracts/Agreements Specialist, michael.a.mcfadden23.civ@mail.mil. Subject line must read RFI DDUS- "Company Name". Please submit a carbon copy to, Contracting/Agreements Officer, Jennifer.w.elkins.civ@mail.mil The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Belvoir Division is seeking information on system designs and concepts for a new Digital Dual Use Sensor (DDUS). The DDUS is envisioned as a high pixel count dual-band infrared sensor module capable of providing high-quality imagery for both threat warning and for pilotage/situational awareness applications on future Army Aviation platforms. This RFI survey will be managed by the US Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Communications and Electronics Research and Development Engineering Center (CERDEC), Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate (NVESD), which seeks to advance the Army's current IR imaging technology through innovative investigations and development of advanced multi-mission sensors. This RFI survey requests specific system design information on potential dual-use infrared imaging sensors. These sensors must be capable of providing high-quality thermal imaging for aircraft pilotage and situational awareness under degraded visual environment (DVE) conditions, while simultaneously providing real-time detection and localization of missile and rocket threats via passive thermal imaging of launch and flyout signatures. To meet these dual mission requirements with a single sensor will require large-format, dual-band infrared imaging sensors and high-frame rate, high dynamic range, multi-function readout integrated circuits (ROICs). The integration of these sensor components along with necessary image processing algorithms and electronics hardware into a dual-use sensor system will require careful management of the engineering design trades for each sensor component. This RFI survey requests inputs for how a potential dual-use imaging sensor system might be designed, and how the necessary design trades would be managed given a proposed baseline component performance capability as detailed below. Suggestions for modifications to the proposed baseline component requirements are welcome if supported with well-defined system-level technical rationales. The eventual system design approach will need to show traceability from mission requirements to optics, FPA, and ROIC component requirements, supported by technical justifications for any deviations from or additions to the baseline component capabilities below. Proposed component goals for the focal plane and readout circuit are based off current state-of-the-art infrared detector and electronics capabilities and can be summarized as follows: Focal plane array will be 2048 x 2048 format, < 12 micron pitch, dual band MW/LW, with high quantum efficiency, low dark current, and low spatial and spectral pixel crosstalk. The read-out circuit shall match the FPA format, and shall be designed to exhibit high injection efficiency, low noise, low power dissipation, true full well capacity greater than 8e7 electrons, ≥18 bits of dynamic range, and non-linearity <0.1%. The ROIC shall be linear through the whole dynamic range. ROICs with logarithmic compression are not of interest. Attachment 1 lists the proposed component requirements. Capability Questions Army Contracting Command is seeking the following information: 1. A description of a theoretical sensor system architecture and design approach, including focal plane and readout circuit with the following desired attributes: i) High-quality thermal imaging for aircraft pilotage and situational awareness under DVE conditions; ii) Real-time detection and localization of missile and rocket threats via passive thermal imaging of launch and flyout signatures; iii) Large-format, dual-band infrared imaging sensors; iv) High framerate, high dynamic range, multi-function digital output ROICs; v) Show traceability from mission requirements to optics, FPA, and ROIC component requirements, supported by technical justifications for any deviations from or additions to the baseline component capabilities detailed in Attachments 1 & 2. 2) The description of a theoretical sensor system architecture and design approach should address the following issues: a) Management of necessary design trades given a theoretical baseline component performance capability as detailed in Attachments 1 & 2; b) Your recommended approach to integrating dual-band image data for threat warning and pilotage; c) Any unique frame timing and/or device technologies you would suggest to accomplish this approach; d) The recommended Midwave (MW) and Longwave (LW) infrared band cut-off wavelengths and why; e) Identify what, if any, types of on-chip readout integrated circuits (ROIC) data processing (ratio, binning, non-uniformity correction) would be recommended or would enhance future system performance; f) Identify the potential off-chip data rates needed for simultaneous pilotage and threat warning imaging. Also, identify any high dynamic range Pilotage/DVE and how these data rates will be handled; g) Any additional off-chip (outside dewar) processing or algorithms needed to provide simultaneous real-time pilotage imagery and threat warning notification to the system user; h) Please identify how the theoretical design architecture/approach will compare to current pilotage/threat warning technologies and address these limitations. i) Along with your theoretical system design approach, please identify any recommended modifications or changes to the theoretical component requirements as defined in Attachments 1 & 2. Please provide your rationale for these changes. 3) Identify existing technology and/or concepts that demonstrate any of the capabilities outlined above in numbers "1)" and "2)". 4) For each system described in section "3)" above, include the following information: a) Concept of employment b) Any previous testing (commercial or government) c) Known sensor or system performance limitations d) Any proprietary concerns e) System requirements to ensure proper operation and functionality f) Minimum and maximum performance ranges for all capabilities under both degraded visual environment (DVE) conditions and normal operating conditions Company Information In addition, please provide the following information: 1) Please provide the following Point of Contact information: a) Company: b) Address: c) Point of Contact Name & Phone Number: d) 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 541330 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Engineering services. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is $14,000,000.00. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. 3) Please identify if your company falls under any of the following small business subcategories: Small Business (SB) Concern (FAR 19.1) 8(a) (FAR19.8) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) (FAR 19.304) Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) (FAR 19.15) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) (FAR 19.13) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)(FAR 19.14) If you are a SB, continue to question #4, all others skip to Question #6. Responses to questions #4 & #5 will not be counted as part of the (10) page limit. 4) If you identify your company as a Small Business or any of the SB subcategories as stipulated in Question # 3, then is your company interested in a prime contractor for the requirement? If not, are you interested in a subcontracting opportunity; and if so what is the specific area of interest? a) Are there other areas identified in the work to be performed that can be considered for a set-aside for Small businesses? If so, please identify to include the NAICS. 5) Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under primary NAICS Code 541330 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Engineering services? a) If you are a small business and plan to be prime please inform how you will meet the limitations on subcontracting Clause 52.219-14? b) If you are a small business, can you go without a payment for 90 days? 6) Does your company have experience as a prime contractor administering Multiple Award Contracts (MACs)? 7) If you answered "yes" to Question #6, 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) Is the work on each MAC similar in scope to that of this requirement? 8) Is your company planning on business arrangements with other companies, please list the process used in selecting the members? 9) Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy 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. 10) Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) before, 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? For government agency (you may also include contract #s for government) or other non-government customer? If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially, (please provide the above information for up to 5 efforts). 11) What are the core competencies of your employees that would support the needs of the requirement? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the requirements. 12) Does your firm possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system? Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the United States Government that any cost estimates provided as a result of this request are "best" estimates only. The response date for this market research is 31 March 2017. No collect calls will be accepted. All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail to Jennifer W. Elkins, Contracting/Agreements Officer, at jennifer.w.elkins.civ@mail.mil, and Michael McFadden, Contract/Agreement Specialist, at michael.a.mcfadden23.civ@mail.mil.
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