CECOM Acquisiton Center, Washington Operations Office, AMSEL-AC-WB-B,Hoffman 1, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700

A -- MARKET SURVEY FOR GSTAMIDS EMD DUE 073198 POC Peggy Melanson, Contracting Officer, 703-325-6096 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer by e-mail, pmelan@hoffman-issaa2.army.mil. Market Survey for a Ground Standoff Minefield Detection System (GSTAMIDS) EMD Ground Standoff Minefield Detection System (GSTAMIDS) DUE 31 July 98. POC Tom Broach, (703) 704-1035. The Countermine Division, Office of the Project Manager for Mines, Countermine, and Demolitions, Ft. Belvoir, VA, has a requirement for an operationally tested, integrated sensor vehicle system for detecting and marking metallic and non-metallic anti-tank mines during road clearing operations. Presently the Army is in the Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase of the GSTAMIDS acquisition cycle and is searching for sources, other than those currently under contract for this effort, that are qualified to compete for the follow-on Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. A qualified suppliers must have experience developing and integrating mine detection sensors such as infrared cameras, ground penetrating radars, and advanced metal detectors. The following elements are required for consideration in this survey: (1) an integrated sensor-vehicle system, (2) a sensor array which will detect mines in a three meter path width from a standoff distance of one meter from the vehicle footprint to the edge of the mine, (3) the capability to detect buried anti-tank mines (both metallic and non-metallic or low-metallic content mines) with an acceptable false alarm rate, (4) real time data processing and autonomous mine detection for each sensor without the aid of an operator, (5) data presentation for each individual sensor, (6) an integrated mine-marking capability; mine markers shall be visible day and night, and (7) human factors engineering and safety features which are consistent with standard commercial practices and which are adaptable for use by the U.S. Army through either training, technical manuals, or labeling features. Elements 1 through 7 above must all be addressed by respondents and evidence must be provided to demonstrate satisfaction of these requirements. Evidence provided must include results of recent (within the last year) independent testing and evaluation. Independent testing and evaluation is defined as testing by an organization independent of the developer which is chartered to provide such assessments. The offered system must be a non-developmental system, available for advanced engineering development following a signed contractual agreement with the Government; this is not a research and development effort-the system must already exist. An EMD contract award is anticipated as early as February 1999. Offerors must be willing to demonstrate their system and undergo Government inspection at a time and place to be determined by the Government. The Government will provide test facilities and targets but no other government property or financial assistance. While all submissions will be reviewed, responsive Offerors who are willing to provide transportation and demonstration at their own costs will be given priority. Classification procedures should follow standard industrial security practices. The response should be no longer than five pages and include a description of the system and validating information which supports the claims that the proposed system meets the requirements 1-7 above. Those interested should respond at the following address: CECOM Acquisition Center-Washington, AMSEL-AC-WB-B, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22331-0700 (Attention: Peggy Melanson, 703-325-6096) no later than 31 July 1998. (0168)

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