Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

66 -- COMPUTERIZED PORTABLE SPECTRORADIOMETER WITH INDIUM ANTIMONIDE DETECTOR MODULE SOL N00178-96-Q-1066 POC Phyllis D. Brown, Contract Specialist, S117 or Paul Learn, Contracting Officer, S11 on (540) 653-7478. This is a Sources Sought Announcement and no Solicitation or Documentation Package exists. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division is seeking to determine if there are, in order of preference, any 8(a)'s or at least two small businesses capable of providing a computerized spectroradiometer, including all optics and electronics, chopper, internal blackbody, reference source and software. Along with the spectroradiometer, an Indium Antimonide detector module, six position motorized filter wheel module and a motorized precision variable field of view aperture wheel with eight positions are also required. The salient characteristics of this portable unit are: Non-parallax on-line reflex sighting, so that the sighting is performed using the same optics through which the target energy will be collected, uniform field of vision (FOV) response - plus or minus 10% in both x and y directions across 70% of the specified FOV, symmetric FOV response: plus or minus 5% when measured at 10% of the maximum response in the x and y directions, internal blackbody - ambient reference source with minimum drift and gradient, monitoring accuracy better than 0.1 degree centigrade. Detector modules must be plug and play. Interested organizations are invited to demonstrate their capabilities by providing the following information no later than 01 April 1996: (1) business size and corporate expertise in the above-stated field, (2) demonstration of ability to provide the needed hardware. Your capabilities statement should include descriptive literature of your product, and identification of customers, including name of organization, contract number (if any), description of purchase as it relates to this announcement, point of contact, and phone number. Capability statements should be forwarded to Contracting Officer, Attn P. D. Brown, Code S117, NAVSURFWARCEN Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100. Please identify your submission as N00178-96-Q-1066. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. NEITHER A SOLICITATION NOR OTHER DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE. Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Phyllis Brown at (540) 653-7478 or faxed to (540) 653-7088. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered. (0061)

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