U.S. Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PCW-C, Bldg 10, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

59 -- PASSIVE RADIO FREQUENCY TAG AND INTERROGATOR POC Contact Dr. Paul Willson, Project Engineer, (201) 724-2135 or Al Heller, email aheller, Contract Specialist, (201) 724-2749. Sources sought for product information for a PASSIVE RADIO FREQUENCY TAG AND INTERROGATOR. This is a Request for Informaton on available radio frequency tags or labels which have the following characteristics: They are passive -- that is, are powered from the reception of a transmitted RF signal rather than from a battery, they are small -- prefer less than 2 mm by 2 mm, they are inexpensive prefer less than fifty cents apiece, they are one piece item, they have on-board read/write long store memory -- the more the better, they are long lasting -- numerous years, they are addressable to handle conflict resolution, communication would be limited to the interrogator, communication distance would be less than ten feet. The interrogator would work with the tags, would interface with the user to allow user input data to be stored in the tag's memory, would read out the tag's memory and display the results, would resolve conflicts between nearby tags selecting the correct one for writing to or reading from, would tell the user the identity of all the tags responding, access time plus conflict resolution plus data transfer time should be less than one second for writing or reading. Responses should include industry capability, what components already exist and where they are now being used (references), what components would need to be modified and at what cost, how long to deliver, and reliability. The information should be submitted no later than 15 working days from date of publication of this Notice to the POC and address listed. This is not a Request for Proposal or an obligation on the part of the Government to include ideas in any part of a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI) or otherwise pay for the information provided. No basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or Government use of such information. This RFI does not constitute a Solicitation for Proposal. All responses should be sent to Dr. Paul Willson, U.S. Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-QAT-T, Bldg 908, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, 07806-5000. (0337)

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