U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center -- Washington Operations Office, 2461 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22331-0700

A -- MARKET SURVEY FOR PERSONNEL ALERTING CAPABILITY DUE 083199 POC Jan Pennington, Contracts (703) 325-6094; Jerry Edwards, Technical (703) 704-2412 The US Army CECOM Acquisition Center -- Washington, Alexandria, Virginia is conducting a market survey to update information concerning the availability of products to satisfy the Mission Needs stated below for the Product Manager, Physical Security Equipment (PM-PSE). Systems or components submitted in response to the Market Survey for a Personnel Alerting Capability previously posted on 21 August 1997 need not reply unless significant changes in technology or capability are now available. In such case(s) reference should be made to the previous submission and only significant new capabilities should be addressed. Products not available at the time of the previous survey should be submitted in accordance with guidance below. Information obtained as a result of this synopsis is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government is interested in available products which meet the requirements (a) At the system or component level; (b) At the system or component level which could contribute to satisfying them; (c) At the system or component level which could be readily modified to satisfy or contribute to satisfying them; (d) Performance specifications, costs, and lead times; Maintenance and other required support; Safety and health concerns, if any; and (e) Extent of competition in the market place. Mission Needs -- The Department of Defense needs a capability to alert personnel to impending terrorist attack or danger. This is envisioned as a means of immediately alerting personnel of a specific danger (e.g. fire, explosives, chemical/biological or other personnel danger threats) and providing intelligible communications on essential actions to take. Although centrally activated and managed the solution should have the capability for remote activation. This personnel alert capability should provide complete coverage to personnel within buildings and the surrounding area where there is a high concentration of personnel (50 or more) such as work, living, recreational, shopping, and community areas, and have the capability to overcome normal noise levels associated with such areas. It should be capable of intrinsically safe application to any building or area that personnel occupy in all environmental conditions world-wide. No special tools, structural modifications, or interference with existing wiring or circuitry should be required. Solutions should be easily and quickly installed, uninstalled and relocated. A self-test or built-in test capability indicating faulty components is desired. PM-PSE requests that interested parties respond to this market survey by 31 August 1999 by transmitting hard copy information on their relevant and specific products, capabilities and qualifications, web site address, and email address to: Commander, Aviation Troop Command, Product Manager, Physical Security Equipment, ATTN: AMSEL-DSA-PSE (Jerry Edwards), 5900 Putman Road, Suite 1, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-5420. Additionally, electronic version of the requested information may be sent via email to jedwards@belvoir.army.mil, with information copy to jpenni@hoffman-issaa2.army.mil Posted 08/02/99 (W-SN362014). (0214)

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