SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP)
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2004
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HSW - 311 Human Systems Wing, 311th HSW/PK 8150 Aeromedical Road, Brooks AFB, TX, 78235-5123
- ZIP Code
- 78235-5123
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2004
- Description
- ALEP Block 2 program. This RFI is divided into sections so that you may answer those questions that pertain to your area of expertise or interest. Any proprietary information you provide will be safeguarded and will not be divulged to other potential offerors. All Contractors: 1. Is your company submitting its response as the prime “integration” contractor or a sub-contractor? Request for Information (RFI) for the Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) Block 2 This announcement is not a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposals. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately. This “Request for Information” is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. We intend to follow this RFI with the release of a draft RFP for industry comment. A Statement of Objectives is attached. Performance Specifications are currently being developed. If a copy of the Performance Specification is needed for estimating purposes contact Juan Villarreal at 210-536-4907 or juan.villarreal@brooks.af.mil and a draft copy will be sentd. The ALEP Block 2 device will protect against 7 laser wavelengths (4 in the visible spectrum and 3 in the invisible spectrum). The device will provide peripheral protection, be compatible with life support equipment (LSE) and aircraft cockpits/cabins, be suitable for both day and night operation without adversely affecting mission capability or safety of flight, and accommodate vision correction. Refer to the Statement of Objectives for more insight on the 2. What experience do you have with integrating eyewear/visors with aircraft cockpits/cabins and displays, LSE (Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) equipment, helmet mounted displays, oxygen masks, helmets, night vision goggles, etc.), and the Air Force maintenance/logistics system? 3. Briefly describe any past or present manufacturing experience your company has that is relevant to the type of product you envision developing to meet this requirement. Also, describe your current and/or future production capability. 4. What is the most efficient approach (excluding contact lenses and eye surgery) for providing vision correction along with laser eye protection in the Block 2 device? 5. Do you have experience in working with Government Test Agencies or Laboratories? If so, describe those efforts, the time frame, and the specific Government agencies involved. Integration Contractors: 1. How much experience do you have as a prime integrator for laser eye protection products? (e.g., Integrating laser eye protection technologies (absorptive, reflective, etc) with lenses, frames, and visors, performing analysis of the design, and testing the final product.) 2. Identify the risks associated with executing the ALEP Block 2 Concept and Technology Development (C&TD) effort. What are the mitigation plans for those risks? 3. What would you estimate the period of performance and a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost for the ALEP Block 2 C&TD effort? 4. Identify the risks associated with executing the ALEP Block 2 Systems Development and Demonstration (SDD) effort. What are the mitigation plans for those risks? 5. What would you estimate the period of performance and a ROM cost for the ALEP Block 2 SDD phase? 6. In a Cost-Plus Incentive Fee contract, what incentives would interest you? Do you anticipate any risks with this type of contract? If so, what are the risks? Filter/Dye Contractors: 1. What wavelength(s)/wavelength range(s) are you capable of protecting against and using what technology? 2. Can you design laser absorptive dyes with high photopic luminance transmission in both the visible and invisible wavelength spectrum? What percent transmissions can you achieve and at what wavelength(s) and optical density? 3. How would you protect the sides of the eyeball from laser strikes without hindering peripheral vision but still providing laser eye protection? What is the maximum face form angle you can provide with laser eye protection, side protection, and LSE compatibility? 4. For laminated lenses/visors, what temperature and humidity ranges can your product survive? 5. Are you able to provide non-dye laser protection on a non-laminated (single piece) lens/visor? If so, do you have a sufficiently durable hard-coat that would protect the laser protection filter? What temperature and humidity ranges can your non-laminated product survive?
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/HSW/Reference-Number-ALEP2/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00533215-F 20040229/040227234021 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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