SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Head Mounted Display (HMD) devices capable of interfacing with the AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) to provide a remote viewing capability for TWS imagery.
- Notice Date
- 1/11/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB07HMVTWS
- Response Due
- 2/28/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. Product Manager, Soldier Sensors and Lasers (PM SSL) is requesting information and seeking sources regarding Head Mounted Display (HMD) devices capable of interfacing with the AN\PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) to provide a remote viewing capability for TWS imagery. The HMD remote viewing capability is intended to provide operators a more comfortable firing position for crew served weapons (such as the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun or MK19 Grenade Machine Gun) in both mounted and dismounted role, in day or night conditions. The HMD would also provide a remote viewing capability for TWS in vehicle mounted applications. This notice constitutes a Request for Information only, THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION; no award will be made for this effort at this time. Required performance requirements for the HMD system include, but are not limited to: 1. Ability to display SMPTE-170M video imagery from the TWS 2. Mounted on Army approved protective eyewear 3. 640 x 480 resolution monochrome display. (Color display is acceptable substitute). 4. 6 hour battery life on 4 AA L91 batteries 5. Headborne Weight d 8 oz excluding eyewear 6. Light security feature to prevent display from illuminating operator at night 7. High impact resistant and water immersible housing 8. Commercial or modified commercial product available now or in the very near future All interested firms, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this RFI by submitting product literature, technical specifications, pertinent test data, cost, product availability and production capability (monthly sustainable production rate, maxi mum production rate, and time frame for first and subsequent deliveries). Proprietary information should be clearly marked. Responses should include company name, complete address, and a technical point of contact with phone number and email address. Information should only be submitted on products that are currently commercially available or products that are in the final stages of development and will be available for purchase and delivery NLT 15 April 2007. After review and evaluation of industrys submissions, samples of the most promising candidates may be procured for field testing to determine suitability for Army use. Proprietary information will not be disclosed outside the U.S. Government. The Government will not pay for information received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated by the information received. Inclusion in this RFI does not constitute Depa rtment of the Army approval for any product. Responses are due by February 28, 2007. Point of Contact. Responses may be sent via e-mail to Steve Lopez at steven.lopez@us.army.mil or (703) 704-3841 or by regular mail to PM Soldier Equipment, ATTN: Steve Lopez, 10170 Beach Road, Bldg 325, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.
- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Record
- SN01209694-W 20070113/070111221206 (fbodaily.com)
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