Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Code 27, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, Fl 32826-3224

69 -- AVIATION HELMET MOUNTED IMAGING DISPLAYS POC John W. Purser, Contract Specialist, (407)380-4011; Kim Denver, Contracting Officer, (407)381-8818 The Simulation, Training,and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM)and the U.S. Army Aviation Center's Directorate of Training, Doctrine, and Simulation (DOTDS) are seeking to explore technology available on Helmet Mounted and Retinal Imaging Displays (HMD). We invite all interested parties to participate in a series of demonstrations designed to allow Government personnel to explore current state-of-the-art HMD technology. The Government's end-state is to determine how the most current HMD technology can be applied to future Virtual Flight Simulation and Simulator programs. All interested parties should coordinate their demonstration dates through John Purser, the STRICOM Contract Specialist for this announcement. He can be contacted at (407)380-4011 or e-mail john_purser@stricom.army.mil STRICOM and DOTDS will host the demonstrations at the Aviation Test Bed (AVTB) at Fort Rucker, AL. Demonstrations will be scheduled from 15 September 1998 through 15 March 1999. The demonstrations will last for approximately five days. The first two days will consist of scenarios executed on fully reconfigurable experimental devices (FREDS). The following three days will consist of exploratory examinations designed to determine the technology application. Interested parties should limit responses to this notice to 15 pages. Responses should include point of contacts, address of company, pertinent phone numbers, brief history of company, and brief description of the system(s) and capabilities. Please submit information to Mr. John Purser, Code 25737C, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3224. Any requirements derived from future demonstrations will be synopsized. Participation in the demonstrtions will be on a voluntary basis and the Government will not be held responsible for any costs. This synopsis is not a Request for Proposal. Posted 09/10/98 (W-SN248141). (0253)

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