SOURCES SOUGHT
63 -- REF - Force Field Acoustic
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334310
— Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRBRFIFORCEFIELDACOUSTIC
- Response Due
- 5/26/2009
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Kari Schoerner, 410-278-1394<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION; no award will be made as a result of this request. This request for information is for informational purposes only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI within 21 days of the RFI being posted. The Government will not pay for information and materials received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated by the information received. 1. SCOPE. Background: The mission of the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) is to rapidly increase mission capability while reducing risk to Soldiers and others by equipping operational commanders with off-the-shelf (government or commercial) solutions or near-term developmental items that can be researched, developed and acquired quickly. The REF receives requirements from operational commanders in war zones setting forth the capabilities needed. The REF is chartered by the Senior Army leadership to provide material solutions to meet these requirements in a significantly reduced timeline compared to traditional Department of Defense acquisition procedures. The purpose of this RFI is to provide information on the capabilities of industry to provide a vehicle sound system that will produce an extremely loud sound to deter, suppress, or defeat an attacker without causing permanent damage to innocent bystanders.. Experience and information obtained from this request for information will be provided to Army Product Manager REF who will evaluate the information and feasibility of issuing a procurement action to resolve the stated problem. 2. REQUIREMENTS. The REF has a need for a sound system that will produce a sound loud enough to deter a committed actor. The system must have the following characteristics: 2.1.The system must operate via battery power or be able to be plugged into vehicle power. 2.2.The system must produce 140-150 db at a 20m distance from the vehicle. 2.3.The system must provide an ability to determine which side of the vehicle emits the sound (front, back, or either side) or if the entire system will emit (total vehicle coverage). 2.4.The system must have panic buttons mountable inside the vehicle so that any operator can activate the system if needed. 2.5.The system must produce the sound continuously until the operator shuts it off. 2.6.The system must be mountable to the exterior of the vehicle. 2.7.The system must be ruggedized and weather/water proofed in accordance with MIL-STD 810F. 2.8.Identify number of days for your delivery of two systems for testing. 3. DELIVERABLES The Government is requesting specific information on industry capability to produce a system that can meet the requirements identified in paragraph 2 above, or otherwise solves the issue of a vehicle mounted, extremely loud acoustic, non-lethal weapon. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. Companies who desire to participate in this market survey are encouraged to submit a white paper which supports the companys claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, and capabilities to satisfy one or more of the performance and technical objectives described above. The white paper should discuss the companys ability to develop and or provide existing technologies to provide an extremely loud acoustic system to the Army. The white paper should also discuss related company experience and include point(s) of contact. The white paper should be prepared in MS Word, limited to ten (10) pages, and submitted electronically to the contracting officer at kari.schoerner@us.army.mil The company shall be responsible for any costs associated with preparing responses to this market research. All requests for further information must be made in writing or via email; telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. The government will review RFI submissions as they are received. The government reserves the right to close this RFI once they have received adequate response(s) to this RFI.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD<br />
- Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
- Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
- Record
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