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A -- ULTRA-NARROW FOV STARING ARRAY FLIR TECHNOLOGY SOL DAAB07-98-R-J032 DUE 011598 POC Point of Contact -- Jay Pilling, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1389. Contracting Officer -- Deborah Gilligan, 732-532-5454. E-MAIL: Staring Array FLIR Technology, pilling@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. This announcement is for sources sought to participate in a US Army CECOM RDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) demonstration of ultra narrow field of view (UNFOV) staring array, forward looking infrared (FLIR) technology to government representatives. The government is seeking contractors interested in providing FLIR devices and associated support for this proof of concept demonstration. FLIR devices sought for demonstration are high performance, large area format, mid wave staring arrays (e.g. 640 x 480 pixel, 3 to 5 micrometer wavelength) with UNFOV optics that are equal to or less than a 1.0 degree FOV. It is desired that these FLIR devices be packaged so that digital imagery can be read and collected through a standard video interface. Digital data collection instrumentation will be needed to transfer, process and record the digital imagery that will be generated by these cameras. This imagery should be stored on commercially available memory media, in a format that is useable by the Government. The capability to calibrate imagery for the supplied FLIR(s) is highly desirable. Electrical power, in the form of 120 VAC, will be provided at the test site but participants must provide any power conditioning required for their system(s). Tentative timeframe for this exercise is a two-week window, between the months of January and March 1998. Field location is expected to be at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. All data collected during this exercise, shall be the property of the US Government. Each contractor shall receive data collected on their equipment only. Transportation of contractor's personnel and equipment as well as any lodging and meal expenses shall be the contractor's responsibility. Responses are requested by 15 Jan 98 to: Paul Laster (703) 704-3492, plaster@nvl.army.mil; Brian Kowalewski (703) 704-3060, kowale@nvl.army.mil; or Gary Meyering (703) 704-1617, gmeyerin@nvl.army.mil. (0352)

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