SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- REF - Request for Information on identifying ordinance buried in roadways comprised of both asphalt and compact earth
- Notice Date
- 10/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB-RFI-COUNTER
- Response Due
- 11/30/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2009
- Point of Contact
- Gregory Wagenknecht, 410-278-0709<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION; no award will be made as a result of this request. This request for information is for informational purposes only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI. The Government will not pay for information and materials received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated by the information received. 1. SCOPE. Background: The mission of the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) is to rapidly increase mission capability while reducing risk to Soldiers and others by equipping operational commanders with off-the-shelf (government or commercial) solutions or near-term developmental items that can be researched, developed and acquired quickly. The REF receives requirements from operational commanders in war zones setting forth the capabilities needed. The REF is chartered by the Senior Army leadership to provide material solutions to meet these requirements in a significantly reduced timeline compared to traditional Department of Defense acquisition procedures. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain potential solutions to identify ordinance buried in roadways comprised of both asphalt and compact earth. The REF believes that Counter-Insurgency Operations (COIN) in Iraq and Afghanistan will require the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) and a metal detector in order to accomplish these efforts. Alternative solutions submitted by companies responding to this RFI will also be considered. Experience and information obtained from this request for information will be provided to Army Product Manager REF who will evaluate the information and feasibility of issuing a procurement action to resolve the stated problem. 2. REQUIREMENTS. The REF is looking for a system which can be integrated on any and/or all Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, or designated non standard vehicles. The system should operate at a rate of advance of Threshold: 6 KPH Objective: 12 KPH. The detection performance should be: Threshold of 24in. and Objective distance of 48in. (measured from road surface to top of target) Pd greater than 90%, FAR less than 1/ Km. The target set: Originally buried 155 mm and other artillery & mortar rounds as well as AT mines. Identification of threats threshold: 6in. (to the top of the threat) Objective: 14in. (to the top of the threat) The clear coverage road width on a single pass (left to right direction): Threshold: 98in. Objective: 288in. Must have real-time display data. Desired Delivery, Threshold: 9 months ARO Objective: 60 days ARO. 3. DELIVERABLES Specific information on industry capability to produce a system that can meet the requirements identified in paragraph 2 above, or otherwise solve the problem of identifying ordinance buried in roadways comprised of both asphalt and compact earth in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. Companies who desire to participate in this market survey are encouraged to submit a white paper which supports the companys claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, and capabilities to satisfy one or more of the performance and technical objectives described above. The white paper should discuss the companys ability to develop and or provide existing technologies to identify ordinance buried in roadways comprised of both asphalt and compact earth in Iraq and Afghanistan and should provide a ROM (rough order of magnitude) price and its anticipated delivery for the solution proposed. The white paper should also discuss related company experience and include point(s) of contact. The white paper should be prepared in MS Word, limited to ten (10) pages, and submitted electronically to the contracting officer at gregory.wagenknecht@us.army.mil. The company shall be responsible for any costs associated with preparing responses to this market research. All requests for further information must be made in writing or via email; telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. The government will review RFI submissions as they are received. The government reserves the right to close this RFI once they have received adequate response(s) to this RFI.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Contracting Center - Aberdeen ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-CC, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD<br />
- Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
- Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
- Record
- SN01691659-W 20081016/081014220407-51bdebfa3b691e4911b1e0a1f4ef859c (fbodaily.com)
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