SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Maritime Ground-to-Air Signals
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2023 8:37:09 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W7N5 USPFO ACTIVITY VAANG 192 LANGLEY AFB VA 23665-2207 USA
- ZIP Code
- 23665-2207
- Solicitation Number
- W50S9B23Q0024
- Response Due
- 8/3/2023 9:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/19/2023
- Point of Contact
- Orlando Loaiza, Phone: 7577647600
- E-Mail Address
-
orlando.loaiza.1@us.af.mil
(orlando.loaiza.1@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. CURRENTLY GAUGING INTERESTED VENDORS FOR REQUIREMENT AND ANY INPUT ON COMMERCIAL PRACTICES for�an adjustable, towable, Search and Rescue (SAR) reflective, IR, and multi-colored Ground to Air Signal (GTAS) which can both help identify an Isolated Person (IP) within the open ocean and aid in communicating the status of the IP. a. Leverage commercially available products designed to increase visibility within the maritime environment and adapt them to military uses. i . Incorporating SAR reflectors will allow for persistent signaling regardless of weather and/or atmospheric conditions. ii.Impregnating material with IR effects ensures both day and night signaling capability. iii. Multicolored Panels aid in the speed and accuracy of identification by algorithms utilized in both panchromatic and multispectral sensors. b. By being able to adjust the order or shape of the towed signal, IPs will be able to communicate their status to PR planners tracking their movements from afar. i. Developing a �Stop Light� like chart to indicate things like health status, injuries, and/or water stores, will allow PR planners to prioritize the recovery of the IPs most in need of recovery.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/dc758037a8dc41a4a6bf49461fc33635/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Langley AFB, VA 23665, USA
- Zip Code: 23665
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 23665
- Record
- SN06765427-F 20230728/230726230054 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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