SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), Systems Integration Request for Information (RFI) NOTE: A solicitation number has been assigned for administrative/tracking purposed only.
- Notice Date
- 5/8/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
- ZIP Code
- 07703-5008
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-07-R-T206
- Response Due
- 6/15/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TECHNICAL POC: Mr. Larry Bacon via email: Laurence.Bacon@us.army.mil with the subject line: ACS Integration RFI Need to Know Description: This is a Request for Information (RFI). Project Manager Aerial Common Sensors (PM ACS) is gathering information regarding the best acquisition approach for integrating Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems. THIS ANNOUNCEM ENT IS DUPLICATED ON THE ARMYS INTERACTIVE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (IBOP) LINK https://abop.monmouth.army.mil/ UNDER MARKET RESEARCH (PRE-AWARD). IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT INTESTED PARTIES VIEW THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE IBOP FOR EASE OF READING. ANY AMENDMENTS TO, OR FUTURE MESSAGES FOR, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL ONLY BE POSTED TO THE IBOP. Background: The Army has a critical requirement for a worldwide, self-deployable persistent airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability that can immediately begin operations when arriving in theater and sustain long-term operations. The AC S will be a manned component of the Armys airborne ISR and Target Acquisition Family-of-Systems (FOS) which includes the Extended Range Multi Purpose (ERMP) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and other Army UAS assets, GUARDRAIL Common Sensor (GRCS), Airborn e Reconnaissance Low (ARL), and all relevant Army Fixed Wing and rotary wing RSTA systems that provide actionable information and intelligence to the ground tactical commander. In addition, ACS is the Armys manned component into the Joint ISR network su pporting interoperability with other service manned and unmanned systems to include but not limited to Rivet Joint, U-2, EP-3, Global Hawk, Predator, and the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system. It will provide the Ground Tactical Commander with timely and precise information of the enemys identification and location on the battlefield. ACS will provide an order of magnitude improvement in the Armys airborne intelligence collection capability by integrating multiple sensors into a single air borne system. The Government is requesting recommendations from industry on acquisition, integration, certification and test approaches that will enable industry to provide the best possible ACS capability to the Warfighter beginning 2013 (assuming an ACS SDD contract i s awarded FY 09). Recommendations on Government/Industry partnering are also requested. In addition, respondents should identify the capabilities, experience, facilities, processes and procedures within their organizations that illustrate their ability to perform the ACS manned aircraft and subsystems integration and the implementation of cooperative operation within the Airborne ISR FOS. Details and specifics concerning this ACS Integration RFI can be found in the Restricted Document Library. All DOD Contractors are invited to respond. To request access to the restricted area please provide the following information to Mr. Larry Bacon via email: Laurence.Bacon@us.army.mil with the subject line: ACS Integration RFI Need to Know . Access to the restricted library will be limited to 2 individuals per Cage Code. 1) Company name/Company website 2) Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP) user name 3) Cage code 4) Point of contact information: name, phone number, and email address 5) Brief explanation of relevant capabilities/need to know Once access is granted, the website for the restricted area will be provided. All proprietary portions of the response package must be clearly identified and will be treated in the strictest confidence. Responders are hereby notified that non-Government s taff supporting PM ACS will have access to submitted material, and that submission of a package constitutes consent to the disclosure of proprietary information to those non-Government staff. A list of non-Government organizations supporting PM ACS in this effort is provided below and the Government already has in place Non-Disclosure Agree ments (NDA's) with these non-Government organizations. 10 dB Gain LLC Alcatel/Lucent - LGS Artisan Laboratories Corporation BeruGold Research Corporation Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. CACI International Inc. Dragoon Inc. EDO-CAS ENLOGIX Inc. ESP Inc. GEM Inc. L3 Communications ILEX Systems L3 Communications - SY Coleman Lincoln Laboratory MITRE Corporation MTC Technologies PEG Inc. Penguin Engineering Inc. (PEI) Research Associates of Syracuse (RAS) Tecolote Research Inc. This RFI does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to purchase systems or services. The Government will not award a contract based on this RFI. The Government will not pay for the information received in response to this RFI. Acknowled gement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the Government's review of the information received. The information provided will also be utilized to assess whether commercial items or non-developmental items are available that could meet the Governments requirements utilizing the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Solicitation No. W15P7T-07-R-T206 has been assigned for administrative/tracking purposes only.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07 ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Record
- SN01289832-W 20070510/070508220942 (fbodaily.com)
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