U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

A -- M1A2 SECOND GENERATION FLIR BIOCULAR IMANGE CONTROL UNITS(BICUS) SOL DAAB07-00-R-J714 DUE 063000 POC Raef Schmidt,PM NV/RSTA, 703-704-3050 or Michael Dorney, PM/RSTA, 703-704-1422 WEB: Interactive Business Opportunity Page, https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to email the POC, mdoney@nvl.army.mil. The Project Manager for Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance & Target Acquisition is conducting a worldwide survey of vendors who shall provide for engineering and prototyping services for the Government in support of the M1A2 Second Generation FLIR Program. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, facilities and other services necessary to build three prototype Second Generation FLIR Biocular Image Control Units (BICUs) and subsequently test and evaluate these items against the Government's performance requirements. The BICU is one of three Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) of the Second Generation FLIR Thermal Imaging System (SGTIS) for the Army's M1A2 SEP tank. The BICU mounts into the M1A2 Gunner's Primary Sight and provides FLIR control and image display for the SGTIS. Mil-Prf-12978041, Performance Specification for the Horizontal Technology Integration Program M1A2 Second Generation Thermal Imaging System Biocular Image Control Unit. 12987741, Interface Control Document (ICD) for the Horizontal Technology Integration Program M1A2 Second Generation Thermal Imaging System. TPK 16457, Acceptance Test Procedure, Final, Biocular Image Control Unit, HTI/M1A2 SEP 2nd Generation TIS. TPK 16410, Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) Profile. The contractor shall provide engineering and prototyping services to the Government in support of the Second Generation FLIR program. Work shall be completed in Three Phases, with authorization from the Government required prior to start phases two and three. Test Plans, procedures, and reports shall be required in each phase. In Phase I the Contractor shall build one BICU and test unit performance against established performance requirements in an Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) and Acceptance Test (AT) program. In Phase II the Contractor shall build and test two additional BICUs. In Phase III the Contractor shall perform a formal Qualification Testing program, for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Mil-Prf-12978041 and12987741. All interested sources shall submit a white paper electronically, no later than 30 June 2000, to Raef Schmidt 703-704-3050 or Mike Doney 703-704-1422, at PM, Night Vision, Fort Belvoir, VA. Email address rschmidt@nvl.army.mil or mdoney@nvl.army.mil. The Government's proposes to award this requirement via 845 Other Transaction Agreement. Note :26 Posted 06/15/00 (W-SN465005). (0167)

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