SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Target Acquisition and Fire Control
- Notice Date
- 5/3/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-10-X-0234
- Response Due
- 6/1/2010
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2010
- Point of Contact
- Pamela Penaherrera, Contract Specialist, (973)724-8673
- E-Mail Address
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Pamela Penaherrera
(pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the U.S Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), is seeking sources that will improve the capabilities of the war figther. Below are some of the technologies that are of interest.This notice is not limited to the below technologies and ideas, and any new idea or technologies that will improve Target Acquisition and Fire Control are welcome:1.Non-lethal directed energy weapon utilizing intense visible light tocause temporary blindness and can be attached quickly on a M16 or M4Carbine. 2.Embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for smalland medium caliber ammunition types to allow better tracking of theammunition.3.A special fabric (uniform material) that will reduce the soldier'sinfrared radiation / signature or appear to be at the same infraredradiation level as the surroundings (Avoid detection by infrared sensors).4.Low cost sensors that would detect missiles and other hostile fireevents. 5.A low cost short range handheld device for detection of concealedsmall arms weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices, mines and other hiddenthreats using undetectable ultra wideband radar or another technology. Thedevice may also be used as building / wall penetrating radar to detectconcealed armed enemy combatants. It should be:a.Robust with reference to interference or jamming - thus undetectableand hard to intercept b.Designed not to interfere with other radar systems. c.Light weight for very short-range applications d.Can be tuned to be target specific (with the ability to specifymultiple targets)6.There is need within the Army for a Modeling and Simulationapplication that can predict target acquisition performance of Direct ViewOptics (DVO) (similar to 'NVTHERM' for FLIR systems). It is desirable tohave a tool that will calculate performance using measured inputs fromcurrent production systems and the calculate the performance ofconceptual/developmental systems modeled in programs such as ZEMAX. The DVOinformation, together with environmental inputs such as atmospherictransmission (due to obscurants like rain, fog, smoke), will be used togenerate a graph/relationship between image characteristics, range andatmospheric conditions. The image characteristics, combined with theunderstanding of the human psychophysical response, will result in aprediction of target acquisition performance of the DVO. (the applicationcan be validated by comparing the models output versus DVO systems inproduction performance).7.There is a need in the Army for a combined Direct View Optic (DVO)and SWIR imager. Since each of these wave bands offers distinct advantagesto the Warfighter it is desirable to provide a system capable of viewingboth bands. This handheld optic can be dual or single channel and shouldprovide the option of a fused Visible/SWIR imagery (VNIR/SWIR would also beacceptable for this proposal). Methods of Active and Passive IdentificationFriend-or-Foe (IFF) are desirable. 8.The Army is interested in the capability to design and fabricaterobust nano-structured high performance anti-reflection coatings that allowover 98.5% light /energy transmission over a broad visible spectral rangewith cone angles up to 120 degrees. The intended use is for improvedBattlespace Awareness.9.The Army is interested in a small, low cost navigation sensor. Thesensor may include but not limited to inclinometer, accelerometer, orgyroscope. The sensor has to be stable and highly accurate. It is desirablethat the sensor can withstand high shock levels and ruggedized for militaryenvironments. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, demonstration video and other technical data. The submittals provided will not be returned. All responses shall be sent at no cost to the US Government NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 01, 2010 to the US Army ARDEC. ATTN: Pamela Penaherrera Bldg 10 Picatinny, NJ 07866-5000, email: pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil. In addition, please provide the firms name and address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, and size of business (small/large). TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. This is a market survey to be used for informational planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is the Government obligated to issue an RFP. The US Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
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