US Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, AMSEL-AC-CC-A-CE, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

A -- LONG RANGE ADVANCED SCOUT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND MAN UFACTURING DEVELOPMENT SOL DAAB07-97-R-J253 POC Contact Alex Matejka, Contracting Officer, (908) 532-5204, or John Adamitis, Contract Specialist, (908) 532-1093. The Government is soliciting proposals for the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Acquisition. The LRAS3 is a mounted/manportable long range reconnaissance and surveillance device. The system will be used for reconnaissance of terrain and surveillance of objects of tactical interest. The LRAS3 will provide real time acquisition, target detection, recognition, and location information to the calvary scout while permitting 24-hr target acquisition capabilities. The system will provide long range target detection and far target location at stand-off ranges which are beyond the effective range of enemy direct fire weapons. The LRAS3 will be capable of being mounted on both a host vehicle's turret ring assembly platform and a portable tripod, for dismounted operations. The LRAS3 will operate in a stationary mode, whether mounted on the vehicle or tripod. The host vehicle will be a M1114 Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The LRAS3 design will not preclude accomodation of additional sensor technology. The technical requirements will be defined in the Statement of Work and the Performance Specification. It is the Government's intent to utilize Non-Developmental Items (NDI) to the greatest extent possible. The Government intends to award a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) type contact for the development of six (6) prototype systems with a CPAF option for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of ten (10) systems. The Government will utilize oral proposals and Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) on the LRAS3 EMD solicitation. Further information will be contained in the RFP. As mentioned in the informational synopsis published on 23 Sep 96, the RFP and related documents will uploaded onto the CECOM Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB). Those offerors interested in doing business with CECOM are invited to access our EBB. Information regarding access to the EBB can be obtained by calling the CECOM EBB TEchnical Team at (908) 532-3820. The Government intends to hold a Pre-solicitation conference at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This Pre-solicitation conference will be classified SECRET. Attendees must possess a SECRET clearance or higher. Government representatives will be available for ''one-on-one'' (face to face) sessions with potential offerors pertaining to LRAS3 EMD after the conference. The purpose of these sessions is to further the understanding of potential offerors as to the Government's requirements, afford industry an opportunity to discuss any perceived issues with regard to the solicitation, and to allow the Government to receive the benefit of industry comments. The Government will not critique a potential offeror's intended proposal and these sessions are not to be used by offerors to market their products. These sessions are not the commencement of negotiations. Evaluation of proposals and the source selection decision will be based solely upon the content of the offor's proposal (and subsequent negotiations) submitted in response to the RFP. Discussions at these sessions may result in amendments/changes to the RFP which will be disseminated to all potential offerors via the CECOM EBB. While proprietary information is not being solicited, information considered by potential offerors to be proprietary should be clearly identified as such. Each session will be limited to 50 minutes and a written record of each session will be maintained. Only potential prime offerors and/or Key Team Members are advised to request one-on-one sessions due to limitation of availability of Government personnel. Further information regarding the conference, scheduling one-on-one sessions and providing visit requests/security clearances is uploaded onto the CECOM EBB. There will be a classified (SECRET) appendage to the LRAS3 Performance Spec. Those offerors interested in obtaining the classified appendage must forward their company name, phone number, point of contact, CAGE code, and facility and storage clearance level to John Adamitis either via the CECOM EBB or by FAX at (908) 532-6019. Verbal requests will not be honored. The information will be verified with the appropriate agency and upon verification the document will be sent. Contingent upon meeting established security requirements, industry from the following countries may participate in the LRAS3 EMD program: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Countries other than those listed may request copies of the classified documents, but release cannot be guaranteed. Foriegn industry desiring copies of the classifed documents msut submit an official request through their embassy to HQ DA, Attn: DAMI-POC, Washington DC 20310-1001. Potential offerors are advised to read the CECOM EBB E-Mail messages and check the CECOM EBB on a regular basis as any amendments/changes to the LRAS3 EMD RFP will be published there. The above information is subject to change. Any and all questions are to be directed to the points of contact listed above. (0317)

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