Electronic Systems Center/AVK, Contracting Division, Command & Control Systems, 20 Schilling Circle, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2816

63 -- HAND HELD THERMAL IMAGER POC Lt. Suzanne O. Staugler, Contract Manager, 617-377-6654; Kent W. Kinal, Contracting Officer, 617-377-6607. The Air Force anticipates a competitive acquisition for a quantity of Hand Held Thermal Imagers (HHTI) to meet the requirements of the Tactical Automated Security System (TASS) Assessment function. The HHTI must support and be compatible with the TASS rapidly deployable worldwide mission. A developmental effort for the HHTI is not contemplated and use of commercial- off-the-shelf and non-developmental items is requested to the fullest extent possible. The Government anticipates procuring a quantity of devices ranging from 200 to 500 units beginning in FY1996. The HHTI must be a portable, lightweight, direct view, electro-optical thermal imaging system which can assist security personnel in assessing the source of alarms emanating from intrusion detection sensors deployed as components of TASS. The HHTI must meet operational requirements in all weather conditions during daylight, darkness, or in ''dirty'' battlefield conditions. The Government's HHTI screening criteria for potential offers are as follows: The HHTI must: 1. Be capable of real time field acquisition, identification and assessment of human targets at 500 meters and vehicle-sized targets at 1,500 meters under clear weather conditions ( 11.2 Kilometers - 7 miles - visibility, and ambient conditions defined as: temperature:230C +/- 100C, relative humidity: 50-80%, atmospheric pressure of 725, +55/-77 mm of mercury) 2. Have an inherent EIA-STD-170 video output via a BNC female connector or other common commercial video connector with dirt cover. 3. Have a minimum Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF) of 2400 hours. 4. Provide a TASS mission-supportable image to the operator in less than 20 seconds after system activation. 5. Be inaudible outside 2 meters of the device when operating. 6. Be battery operated, and also capable of running on external 12 VDC to 24VDC power from either an AC adapter, external battery, or vehicle power sources. This external power must be provided to the HHTI without the need to remove the primary disposable or rechargeable battery. 7. Be completely operational without sustainment by consumables or replenishment other than batteries or external power. 8. Be able to operate for 6 hours with a 100% duty cycle on one integral battery unit at ambient operating conditions of approx. 25 degrees Celsius. Other characteristics include: The HHTI must have a minimum field of view of 6 degrees in the horizontal and 4 degrees in the vertical. The HHTI must have a low battery indicator which is visible when the operator is viewing a scene through the HHTI. The operating temperature range must be from -32 degrees Celsius to +49 degrees Celsius. It is desirable that the HHTI operate for 8 hours with a 100% duty cycle on one integral battery unit at ambient operating conditions of approx. 25 degrees Celsius. The HHTI must weigh less than 5 lbs without battery. The HHTI must require minimum operator actions to bring to full operation. Potential bidders must be capable of providing HHTI operators' training courses. All courses must be conducted on-site within a 30 calendar day period at various CONUS and OCONUS locations. Bidders must be capable of delivering a minimum of 25 units per month, with a desirable rate of 100 units per month.The Government will require that bidders provide for each system the following components: a vehicle power adapter with soft carry case, a lens cleaning kit, operators manual, batteries, removable hand-strap and military-style storage/carry hard and soft cases. The Government contemplates a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for all items under this contract. The Government intends to use the two-step sealed bid process and the submission of bid samples for this acquisition. The Government anticipates requesting four bid samples to demonstrate system performance to specification requirements. The performance specification, technical proposal preparation instructions, bid sample evaluation factors and test plan, schedule, and IFB will be posted on the Hanscom Electronic Bulletin Board (HERBB) on or after May 30, 1995. The HERBB telephone number is (617)274-0500. Firms having an interest, capability, and background on this acquisition should submit a technical information package not longer than 15 pages which will be validated against the screening criteria and the other HHTI characteristics outlined above. As an addendum to the technical information package, firms should also submit three copies of a commercial or production representative operator's manual and operator's maintenance manual. A manual combining both operations and operational maintenance is acceptable and desirable. Specifically, the Government requests information that substantiates claimed operational time for battery life from a single battery, 100% duty cycle at approx. 25 degrees Celsius, be included in the responses. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation in mid-June with technical proposals due in mid-July. It is also anticipated that four bid samples (with 5 each BA5847/U and BA5847/A batteries) will be required.. The Government expects to return all bid samples within 60 days of receipt. Firms must indicate whether they are a large, small, disadvantaged, or women-owned concern and specify a contact person with their telephone number. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small if its number of employees does not exceed 750. Additionally, sources shall indicate if they are US or foreign owned/controlled. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offers or potential offers during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Colonel Thomas J. Mackey at (617)377-5106. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Numbered Note(s): 12. (0104)

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