Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

A -- TRACKING SYSTEM FOR HIGH SPEED PROJECTILES USING OPTICAL TECHNIQUES SOL N66604-00-Q-6858 DUE 101300 POC E. Wilson, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1929; FAX (401) 832-4820 WEB: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Ernest Wilson, Contracting Officer, wilsonej@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. This sources sought does not constitute the solicitation of a proposal. All letters of interest will be reviewed and retained. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, seeks potential sources to develop an Underwater Optical tracking and/or imaging system that will supply a vehicle/projectile tracking function and/or high speed imaging function to support full analysis of the performance of high speed underwater munitions in a controlled test environment. The system shall continuously determine the position and movement of the test vehicle or image the test vehicle throughout its brief run from launch to impact or capture. Data shall be collected in real time by optical sensors or underwater cameras precisely located within a test pond, recorded, and processed following run completion to generate a complete and accurate description of the test article's track and/or to provide a complete and accurate series of high speed, high resolution images detailing the salient features of the test article throughout the run. The test article is a 7" long by 1/2" wide base tungsten cone traveling at between 500m/s and 1200m/s. The system should be able to track or image the object over a distance of 0-300m. Although the coverage area for tracking of very high-speed projectiles and vehicles under test is relatively small, the tracking performance required within that area is demanding. To support the detailed performance analysis that must be accomplished, detailed tracking data and/or high speed imaging data is needed throughout the run. At any point in time during the projectile trajectory, the Government requires that the location of the projectile be known with 95% confidence to within plus or minus 3.5ft in all directions. This corresponds to an rms position measurement error of 0.2% of the 1000ft range. The imaging resolution should be as high as reasonably possible, i.e. 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution over a view area of approximately 1.5 by 1.5 feet. The number or images taken during the test article run shall be as high as reasonably possible, i.e. approximately 200 or less images per run. Post-processing to generate the record of a test run is sufficient. Graphical and interactive display of the post-processed test run record is very desirable. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Posted 08/28/00 (W-SN490913). (0241)

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