Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

66 -- ACOUSTIC SENSOR DEMONSTRATTION FOR SARGE VEHICLE POC Contact Richard Vaughn, Technical Engineer, (205) 842-6837. The Unmanned Ground Vehicle/Systems Joint Program Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is issuing a Sources Sought announcement for an Acoustic Sensor demonstration for the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Ground Equipment (SARGE) program. This demonstration shall be at no cost to the Government. The minimum operational/installation requirement for mounting sensors on the SARGE vehicle are: 1) Sensor size -- Processor shall weigh less than 10 pounds and shall be housed in an environmentally sealed housing. The dimensions of the housing shall not exceed 8 inches in depth, 8 inches in width, and 4 inches in height. The integration of the microphones and processor shall only be mechanical. No electrical interface for data transmission to/from the vehicle is required during this demonstration. 2) Bearing accuracy is +/- 3 degrees minimum 3) Power Requirement -- 12-24 VDC and less than 1 Amp, 4) Environmental -- Water and shock resistant, 5) Required algorithms for detection and classification: Ground Targets (tracked and wheeled), Air Targets (Fixed and rotary wing) and Artillery Detection, and 6) Detection Range: Tracked and wheeled targets shall operate in various patterns with a maximum range from the sensors of 5 kilometers. However, participating demonstrators are requested to demonstrate a sensor system with at least a 2 kilometer detection range for tracked vehicles. The demonstrating contractor shall provide a final report providing the analysis of the data collected and shall include: target bearing, target classification and/or identification, confidence factor, sound pressure level and Inter-Range Instrumental Group time in the data reports. The analysis shall specify detection range, classification/identification range, and bearing angle accuracy based on collected demonstration data from the acoustic sensor and groundtruth. A copy of the collected demonstration data and final report shall be provided by each participant to the Technical Engineer within 30 days of the completed demonstration. The data and final report is permitted in contractor format. The microphones shall be mounted on the SARGE vehicle as determined by the demonstrator with the following dimensions of the roll-cage. Roll-cage top is 42 by 25 inches, roll cage bottom is 30 inches in back and 39 inches in front. Vehicle length is 65 inches and vehicle width is 30 inches. Demonstrators are requested to reply no later than 30 May 1997 and be capable of providing their respective demonstration no later than 29 August 1997. If a demonstrator's acoustic sensor system does not fully meet the above requirements by 29 August 1997, but are still interested in demonstrating their system, a demonstration date will be scheduled after the 29 August 1997 date. The Government intends on providing a SARGE vehicle to each participating demonstrator for the purpose of mounting their acoustic sensor system. In the event a SARGE vehicle is not available, a surrogate mock of the SARGE roll-bar will be provided. A detailed test plan will be provided by the Government if requested by the demonstrator. The Government shall provide range time, ground truth, amd targets for demonstration. It is recommended that interested sources submit a request to or contact the technical engineer, Mr. Richard Vaughn, at U.S. Army Missile Command, AMSMI-RD-MG-IP, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898. Phone number is (205) 842-6837, facsimile (205) 955-6839. The demonstration shall be at no cost to the Government. (0120)

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