SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
- Notice Date
- 12/7/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- M67854 Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785407R9014
- Response Due
- 12/22/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2007
- Description
- MARKET RESEARCH SYNOPSIS The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) seeks to obtain market research information from sources capable of fully satisfying a system to provide a downward/forward looking Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) mounted on the Cougar variant military vehicle that will allow Multi National Forces West (MNF-W) route clearance team personnel to identify buried Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)and mines. This market research is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind. Any information received, in whole or in part, may be used to create the resulting acquisition strategy for the proposed requirements. Responders will not be reimbursed for any information received and are encouraged not to provide proprietary data or business sensitive information as any information received may be used by the Government and/or released to the public. The Government is primarily focused on seeking suitable commercial and non-developmental items or tha t can be easily modified to meet existing Government requirements. If no such commercial/non-developmental items currently exist, the Government may entertain the procurement of developmental items based on the information received as a result of this market research. Information on capable sources is sought for the following requirements: 1. BACKGROUND. MNF-W route clearance teams currently perform the mission of clearing roads of surface and subsurface IEDs and mines. The critical factor to clear the roads and shoulders is the need to safely identify hazardous explosive objects. 2. REQUIREMENTS. Mount a downward looking GPR onto the front of MNF-W route clearance team vehicles. The type of vehicles used by the route clearance teams are the Cougar JERRV series 6x6 truck. An attached downward looking GPR needs to provide an operator with real-time detection/location warning of hazardous devises buried in the road or shoulder at depths of up to 18 inches at a standoff distance without detonating or triggering the explosive object. Sources capable of fully satisfying the above requirements should submit capability statements/expressions of interest providing the Government the necessary information to determine actual capability. At a minimum, this information should include: 1) identification of your company or organization, 2) your company's or organization's assertion of existing, full capability to meet proposed requirements, 3) business/contracts/marketing office point(s) of contact information, 4) notification of business size and/or special status and 5)identify if system is underdevelopment or deployed by any government department or agency 6)any additional information that may be useful to the successful procurement of the requirements, if solicited. These expressions of interest shall adhere to a ten (10) page submission limit, plus commercial marketing information or web links and all should be submitted via email to Ira D. Patterson referencing the following tracking #9014. Responses shoul d be submitted on or before 22 Dec 2006. This market research announcement should not be considered a commitment of any kind by the Government and individual correspondence should not be expected in advance of any resulting pre-solicitation notice for the proposed requirements.
- Record
- SN01192780-W 20061209/061207221130 (fbodaily.com)
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