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A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT -- BAA ANNOUNCEMENT IMAGE-INTENSIFIED COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (12CMOS) CAMERA SOL DAAB08-99-R-K615 DUE 100499 POC Technical POC -- Edward Bender, Proj Engr, (703) 704-1316, Contractual POC -- Mary Paterno-Mihalko, Contr Spec (732) 532-3992, Virginia Knight, KO (732) 532-4348 WEB: DAAB07-99-R-K615, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: KO-knightv@mail1.monmouth.army.mil, Technical POC-ebender@nvl.army.mil Contracts POC-paterno@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. The US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) will be soliciting proposals in the area of Image-Intensified Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (12CMOS) cameras through the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) process under solicitation number DAAB07-99-R-K615. The release of the BAA, is anticipated on or about 23 August 1999 with an estimated closing date of 4 October 1999. All interested parties wishing to do business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive data from CECOM Business Opportunity Page (BOP) which can be accessed at the following internet address: http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. The Government anticipates various awards above and not to exceed an eighteen month effort. This BAA addresses development of an image-intensified camera which is designed to be inherently low cost, low power, compact in package size, yet which realizes the full performance potential afforded by the analog RS-170 format. Ultimate applications of the technology beyond this BAA are anticipated to lie in systems supporting airborne, combat vehicle, and light infantry missions. Potential benefits may include improved blooming/dynamic range, and lowered acquisition/logistics costs compared to existing commercial image-intensified charge-coupled devices (12CCDs). The 12CMOS technology could meet the need of a wide range of potential military and commercial users. Low power/weight and compact size would combine to allow use by foot soldiers as well as by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This technology also potentially supports the Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE), future driving devices, future multi-spectral goggles, and special operations. With low light performance comparable to present direct view image intensifiers, and with reduced cost/power compared to existing 12CCDs, the 12CMOS camera could be transitioned as a Horizontal Technology Initiative (HTI) for future vision devices. NVESD anticipates an 18-month program for the developmentof 12CMOS technology, culminating in the fabrication and delivery of one (1) brassboard 12CMOS camera which demonstrates the feasibility and potential benefits of this technology. The software deliverables shall include monthly cost reports, a test data report for the brassboard technology demonstrator, and a final report addressing the entire program. The 12CMOs camera shall comprise an objective lens, an intensifier tube sensor, and a CMOS video pickup. The 12CMOS cameral shall provide a minimum field of view (FOV) of 40 degrees (H) by 30 degrees (V), which may be truncated at 40 degrees on the FOV diagonals; its video output shall be in accordance with the RS-170 format. The 12CMOS camera shall be self-contained, manportable, and shnall be operable via both 12 VDC battery power and standard 120VAC electrical outlets. The intensifier tube sensor shall be based upon unfilmed Generation 3 technology, and shall have a halo which is significantly smaller than that of typical Generation 3 filmed tubes. FURTHER INFORMATION WIL BE AVAILABLE ON THE BOP SOLICITATION WHEN LISTED. Posted 08/04/99 (W-SN363137). (0216)

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