66 -- INFRARED MUZZLE EXIT DETECTOR/TRIGGER SYSTEM -- 15 EACH

Notice Date

February 15, 2001

Contracting Office

USA Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Yuma Proving Ground Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACY/Bldg. 2100, Yuma, AZ 85365-9106

ZIP Code

85365-9106

Solicitation Number

W81R8T02980006

Response Due

March 5, 2001

Point of Contact

Jacque Phillips, Contract Administrator 520 328 6903

E-Mail Address

ann.sanchez@yuma-exch1.army.mil (jacque.phillips@yuma-exch1.army.mil)

Description

Commercial Acquisition: The United States Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center -- Yuma Contracting Division, AZ has a requirement for 15 each Infrared Muzzle Exit Detector/Trigger System (IMEDTS) in support of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Arizona. This is a 100% small business set-aside under SIC code 3829 (NAICS 334514). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Award will be made based on proposals in responses to this synopsis using the Best Value criteria below. The statement of work is as follows: IMEDTS Scope of Work (SOW) 1.SCOPE. 1.1 Equipment: You shall deliver an infrared device that detects muzzle exit of ammunition. Each unit shall be delivered with all required hardware installed and with all necessary electrical and mechanical accessories and devices. 1.2. Documentation: You shall provide documentation, which describes the setup, operation, maintenance, and circuitry of the IMEDTS. The documentation shall provided as a hard copy publication and as an openly reproducible (for YPG only) standard CD ROM PC File that is viewable in a common format such as MS Word (or Acrobat Reader). 2. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. As a minimum, the IMEDTS shall meet the following performance requirements. 2.1. The system shall detect at distances of approximately 2 to 200 feet. 2.2. The system shall control the field of view to approximately 3 feet throughout the working distance. 2.3. The system shall have a total delay of muzzle exit to output of less than 150 microseconds. 2.4. The system shall detect ammunition exiting from 60mm mortar to 155mm artillery weapons at different "zones" or powder charges and velocities. 2.5. The system shall have a sensitivity adjustment to compensate for the range of low to high "zones" and distance to the muzzle. 2.6. The system shall have a readily detachable shade or other method to prevent false triggers caused by disturbances other than exiting projectiles. 2.7. The system shall produce trigger outputs at rates of fire up to and including one round per second without a need for operator intervention. 2.8. The system shall have one 50 ohm, isolated and single ended digital square wave output with a variable output level incremented at 1, 5, 12, and 15 volts DC for transmission along an RG58 type cable up to 200 feet long. 2.9. The pulse width of the digital output shall be 5 mSec +/- 2 mSec (milliseconds). 2.10. Output connectors shall be female BNC types. 2.11. The system shall be equipped with a mount compatible with commercially available tripods. 2.12. The system shall be powered by standard 120 volts AC. 2.13. The system shall include a provision for the operator to readily aim and align the device to the muzzle. 2.14. The system's physical size and weight shall allow ready transport, setup and operation by a single person. 3. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. The system shall be rugged for use by a single operator in an arctic, desert, or high humidity test environment. The IMEDTS shall perform under the following recurring conditions. 3.1. Ambient temperature range from 15 degrees Celsius to +60 degrees Celsius. 3.2. Humidity range from 0 to 95% RH (non-condensing). 3.3. Driven sand and dust. 3.4. Peak blast overpressure up to 1 pound per square inch.. 3.5. IMEDTS shall be transportable as loose cargo in vehicles travelling in off-road range areas. 4. ACCEPTANCE TESTING. Acceptance testing will be performed in two steps. 4.1. Initial acceptance testing will be performed at Yuma Proving Ground on the first delivered IMEDTS using the Contractor's proposed commercial acceptance test plan under actual range use conditions on typical weapons. 4.2. Each subsequent IMEDTS delivered will be operated to insure that it functions correctly. 5. WARRANTY. You shall provide a standard commercial warranty for each IMEDTS. Applicable FAR clauses and provisions applicable to the resultant award are as follows: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals; DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial items; Descriptive Literature FAR 52.214-21; and HTTP://WWW.DTIC.DLA.MIL/AMC. These incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular No. 97-21. As discussed above, award determination will be made based on FAR 52.212-2 "Award Commercial Items." The Best Value award criteria for selection shall be 75% TECHNICAL and 25% COST and award may be made to other than the low offer if considered best value. First, your proposal shall provide commercial or other technical literature demonstrating that the offered product meets the basic statement of work above. If it is determined that your products meets the basic criteria based on the descriptive literature submitted by your company, then five equal technical Best Value criteria shall be applied. The five Best Value criteria are System Integration, Durability, Thermal Insensitivity, Sensitivity Adjustment and Acceptance Test Plan and each are equal in value. 1) System Integration: If your proposed IMEDTS has 2 or more separated interconnected components (tripod/stand not counted) it will meet; however, if you are offering an IMEDTS as a single unit (with all necessary sensing, triggering, control, indication, and connection functions provided within a single device, it will be rated higher. 2) Durability: If your IMEDTS design includes features within paragraph 3 of the SOW it shall meet; however, an IMEDTS specifically providing protection against unusually severe conditions of acceleration, force and/or pressure encountered in rough handling, transport, and use in an outdoor environment that includes blast effects (peak static pressures up to 100 psig), will be rated higher. 3) Thermal Insensitivity: An IMEDTS which will trigger reliably without false triggers at temperatures within 15 to +60 degrees Celsius will meet (3.1); however, an IMEDTS that will trigger reliably without false triggers at temperatures within 15 to +75 degrees Celsius, will be rated higher. 4) Sensitivity Adjustment: An IMEDTS which includes an "internal" sensitivity adjustment (SOW 2.5) will meet; however, an IMEDTS which includes an "external" sensitivity adjustment control for the operator will be rated higher. 5) Acceptance Plan: An offer that provides a commercial acceptance/quality assurance/quality control plan demonstrating the parameters of the SOW will be considered MET; however, a commercial acceptance/quality assurance/quality control plan that validates the four Best Value criteria above will be rated higher. USAYPG prefers to stagger delivery; therefore, proposals shall address pricing as delivery of the first (1 each) IMEDTS within 60 days after date of award and delivery of the remaining (14 each) IMEDTS after acceptance testing and within120 days after initial award date. Prices shall be based on F.O.B. Destination (freight charges already included in each unit price) to U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Payment may be made to the Contractor via Government Visa Card. If you have any questions email jacque.phillips@yuma-exch1.army.mil or telephone Jacque Phillips at (520) 328-6903 or facsimile (520) 328-6849. Please ensure that your proposal includes your complete company name, mailing address, point of contact, phone number, facsimile number, Email address, business size, DUNS number, CAGE code, Tax ID number, Contractor certifications IAW the commercial item clauses cited above, all descriptive literature required, your commercial acceptance test plan and staggered pricing information. You may facsimile or Email your proposal to Ms. Phillips no later than 4:00 PM, MST on 5 March 2001. See Note 1.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010220/66SOL003.HTM (W-046 SN50D8G3)