SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Sources Sought Notice for Surveillance and Target Acquisition System For the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander, ATTN SMDC-CM-AP, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801
- ZIP Code
- 35807-3801
- Solicitation Number
- W9113M-11-RAIDTOWERS-RFI
- Response Due
- 3/24/2011
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2011
- Point of Contact
- Neisha M. Mendiola, 2569555904
- E-Mail Address
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US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander
(neisha.m.mendiola@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The Government is in need of information on potential sources that could provide services for a potential requirement of a Surveillance and Target Acquisition System. The purpose of this RFI is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of vendors who can successfully support this requirement as a prime contractor or system integrator. Responses must clearly demonstrate Technical and Logistics qualifications, capability and expertise to serve as a prime contractor or system integrator. The type of solicitation that will be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought notice and other information available to the Government. Responses to this notice will be used as part of the information gathered as market research that will be used to develop the acquisition strategy to satisfy this potential requirement. The Government has not formalized an acquisition strategy, there is no solicitation and there is no other information available at this time. Only timely responses to this RFI will be accepted. Questions regarding the scope of work or acquisition strategy will not be accepted or answered at this time. In order to protect the procurement integrity of a potential future procurement that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made. The USASMDC is conducting a Market Survey to identify sources that can provide commercial surveillance and target acquisition system ("the system") and serve as a prime contractor or system integrator for these systems. The system shall be capable of detecting hostile troop and/or equipment movement at distances of up to 40+ kilometers, recognizing personnel at distances in excess of 28 kilometers and identifying personnel in excess of 17 kilometers. The system is intended to minimize the vulnerability of U.S. and coalition forces to armed attack and enable timely and appropriate response options such as, direct air attack, indirect fire, and ground patrol/attack against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), vehicle-born improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), mortar, and small arms attacks. The system shall operate at the unclassified level and shall be capable of providing data to classified systems without directly connecting to the classified network. Current Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) and Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System-Combined (BETSS-C) tower systems elevate at least 80 feet Both RAID and BETSS-C tower systems provide a platform to mount an electro optical/infrared (EO/IR) day/night sensor camera. The tower system requires trailer mounted outriggers with guy cables that attach to Jersey Barriers or equivalent type mounting points. Some tower systems use self-guying cables that mount to the trailer mounted outriggers for ease of installation/de-installation. Both tower systems use fiber optic cabling connected to a command control standard ground station that can either be set up in a tactical operations center or be established for use in the CONEX shelter. All proposed system components shall be transportable via military air (fixed wing, such as C-5/C-17 or rotary wing-sling load operations) and ground vehicles. In addition, the system shall meet the Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) and environmental requirements listed in this request for information. The system shall include: * A trailer, a trailer-mounted elevated platform system and a standard military shelter/storage/shipping container * A sensor suite that is capable of providing 360 degree, day/night visible and thermal imaging * A system control and display unit Government Furnished Equipment * Standard Ground Station (SGS) to include Terre Sight Software by Sarnoff Corporation, to be used to ultimately replace the system control and display unit provided by the Responder. * Tactical Quiet Generators (TQGs), 5KW Integration of System Components The prime contractor or SI shall be capable of integrating components, both contractor furnished and government furnished, into a fully operational system by developing the required mechanical, electrical, power, data, physical, safety, and human interfaces as given in the various interface control documents and drawings. Responders shall discuss their ability to conduct operations for final system integration and functional verification test in Huntsville, Alabama, at no additional cost to the government. If a solicitation is issued and a contract awarded, the system shall undergo a functional verification test prior to delivery to the Government on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Sensor Suite The system shall use an electro/optical infrared (EO/IR) sensor. Visible and infrared capabilities are required for day and night time use. Visible sensor shall include full color spectrum and spotter scope capability for zooming in on distant targets of interest and obtaining maximum discriminatory information on those targets. Visible and infrared sensors shall be bore sighted together such that switching from one sensor to the other shall result in looking at the same location. A laser range finder (or equivalent geo location device) shall also be bore sighted to the visible and infrared sensor look angles for accurate computation of the location of the object being viewed. Sensor housing shall be actively stabilized to insure that distant targets, regardless of their relative motion with respect to the sensor, can be viewed for extended periods of time without resulting in excessive strain on the operator viewing the image. Visible and infrared sensors shall have multiple fields of view to allow for wide angle panning of the area followed by an instantaneous switching to a narrow or super narrow field of regard for rapidly assessing distant targets of interest. Sensor shall also have a laser illuminator and auto tracking capability. The laser illuminator shall provide a beam of light visible only through night vision goggles. That beam of light shall originate at the sensor and be bore sighted such that it shall terminate at the target of interest as soon as it is activated (i.e. no searching for the target shall be required). The control and display functions of this sensor suite (i.e. visible sensor, IR sensor, spotter scope and laser illuminator) shall be documented in an interface control document. This interface control document shall be used to assess the level of software modifications that shall be required to interface these control and display functions with their existing map overlay software. Hardware mounting documentation shall also be provided for a determination of the level of effort that shall be required to mount the selected sensor to existing platforms such as towers and masts. The sensor system shall be able to self locate and orient to 6 digit map coordinates and provide this data to the command and control station operating system. Sensor Interface Responders shall be capable of integrating both contractor provided control and display functions and at government direction, a government furnished standard ground station (SGS). The GFE SGS functions of this sensor suite (i.e. visible sensor, IR sensor, spotter scope, laser illuminator, etc.) will be documented in an interface control document provided by the government. This interface control document shall be used by the contractor to describe modifications required to their COTS system to integrate the GFE SGS as the command and control unit. Hardware mounting documentation shall also be provided for a determination of the level of effort required to mount the selected sensor suite to existing platforms such as towers and masts. Elevated Platform The elevated platform shall: Be transportable, trailer mounted, self-supporting and extendable. If the proposed system requires guy wire operations, the elevated platform shall support guying into itself. The guy cables shall latch onto points upon the trailer/outriggers of the platform and support tensioning of the cables commensurate with safe tower operations. Include all hardware and controls to extend tower system to required heights. Operational elevated platform heights shall be 80 feet above ground level and if practicable, operational heights shall be achieved above 100 feet above ground level. Have a payload capability which shall support a threshold, including the sensor suite and related electronics, of 625 pounds with an objective of 850 pounds. The attached elevated platform payload "sail area" for wind loading is 20 square feet threshold and 30 square feet objective. Responders shall be capable of providing a shelter/storage/shipping container that can be used as an operator station when operating in remote areas. The standard military container shall be sized to accommodate 2 operators, a 6 foot folding table, 2 folding chairs and an air conditioner/heating unit sized for use in the area of operation. The shelter shall observe human factors required for healthy/breathable occupation of shelter. The unit shall be able to be sufficiently sealed so that light shall not filter out of the container when it is used at night. All of the ground station hardware shall be stowed in this container during transport or relocation. The container shall provide electrical power ground lugs (grounding points) as needed. Ground Station Responders shall be able to provide a system control and display unit that shall provide interconnectivity between the Elevated Platform, Ground Station and Sensor Suite. Responder shall be capable of replacing, at Government direction, their own control and display unit with a government furnished SGS and integrate it in accordance with government-furnished interface control documentation. Reliability, Maintainability, Availability (RAM) The trailer and elevated platform, that is the system less the sensor, SGS and TQG, shall have a threshold mean time between failure (MTBF) of 5,000 hours under harsh environments and 24/7 usage. Documentation and any test and/or analysis data shall be provided to support the system's MTBF. Logistics The prime contractor or SI shall describe their ability to provide system support along with existing logistic support capabilities to include spares, repairs, resupply, Technical Manuals and training. The responders shall be able to provide the first year of spares to each system produced as well as demonstrate maintenance and calibration requirements. No special tools shall be prescribed for any operations applicable to proposed system. The system shall be able to relocate from an operational state, move, and resume operation, in less than 6 hours plus the travel time from one location to the next. The system shall be capable of being towed via a 5 ton truck over paved roads (75%), non-paved roads (20%) and off-road (5%). The system shall operate using 50 or 60 Hz generator, single phase, 250 volts or less from military standard generators or local power grid. Environmental The system shall be operable in winds of up to 71 MPH. The system shall be capable (24/7 basis) of being stored or operated in temperature ranges from -60F to +160F and meet military environmental requirements for the basic hot and basic cold environment as defined in AR 70-38. The system shall resist electrical discharge hazards. Responses by Interested Parties Responders shall provide information giving their expertise and capability to develop and provide the system and/or components for the system. The responses can be for integration only (SI), software and hardware, the software only, hardware only or for SI, hardware and software. If you believe your firm qualifies as a potential contractor and has existing qualified personnel, relevant past performance experience, and the technical capability to perform the type of work specified, please submit the following information: 1. Company name and mailing address. 2. Proposed role in the acquisition. 3. Point of contact (name, telephone number, and e-mail address). 4. Socio-economic status under the above stated NAICS (e.g., other than small business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business and service disabled-veteran owned small business.). 5. Current number of employees. 6. Average annual revenue for the past 3 calendar years. 7. Discuss the type and number of facilities that are currently available and would be proposed to be used to satisfy the requirement (describe the type of facilities, capacity, and facilities clearance level). 8. Discuss your ability to perform each major portion of the requirement, as summarized above, to include past performance in each of the major portion of the requirement. If none, so state. Note: Past experience shall be demonstrated for each major section that the responders indicate they have ability to perform under (in whole or, in part). 9. Discuss your firm's capacity, as prime contractor, to execute multiple task orders simultaneously. 10. If a small business, discuss your firm's ability to perform at least 50% of the requirement. 11. Provide a brief summary of your company's experience and past performance within the past 3 years as it relates to the magnitude and scope of this requirement. Each experience provided (Government or commercial) shall include (a) name of project (b) brief description of project (c) contract or project number (d) contract type (e) client/customer point of contact (name, address, phone number, e-mail address) (f) dollar value of the contract/project (g) period of performance of the contract/project (h) your role in the procurement (i.e., prime contractor, first tier subcontractor, second tier contractor or, other role). 12. Discuss your firm's financial capacity to serve as a prime contractor on an effort of this size and scope, considering that payments may be as much as 90-120 calendar days in arrears of actual performance on multiple task orders. Responses can be submitted in your own format and shall be 40 pages or less. If data is submitted in electronic form the data shall either be in Microsoft Word *.doc format or Adobe Acrobat *.pdf format. Microsoft Excel format is acceptable as well, if required. Avoid the use of non-mainstream data formats. Once again please note that this announcement is being used solely to gather market research information. The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Contracting and Acquisition Management Office (CAMO) is the responsible contracting office supporting this Request for Information (RFI). The CAMO POC is Neisha Mendiola. All communications regarding this RFI shall be provided to neisha.m.mendiola@us.army.mil. The Government has a preference to receive all data electronically by email. Interested parties may also submit their data to the following address within the same timeline requirements. The appropriate mail address to use is: US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Attention RFI Submission, SMDC-RDC-BB / Neisha Mendiola, Bldg 5220 Von Braun Complex, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. Responders shall not expect a response to their submission. Further information will be posted to this website or other appropriate web sites if required and when available. ** Special Notice ** Notice is given that CAS Group, Wyle Incorporated will assist the Government in review of any information submitted in response to this RFI. If an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) agreement is required, contact the following individual at CAS Group, Wyle Incorporated: Charles W. Collins * Manager, Contracts Division CAS Group Wyle Incorporated (256) 971-6126 Office (256) 971-6105 Fax E-mail: chuck.collins@wyle.com * Mr. Collins is only to be contacted in regard to executing an Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) or OCI agreement. No questions or data shall be provided to Mr. Collins that does not solely apply to the NDA process. The SMDC Contracts POC previously identified shall be contacted regarding any questions or concerns. Data that is marked proprietary shall not be delivered to the Government without an NDA in place. Responders are given notice that they are accountable for marking their data package appropriately. If a contractor submits proprietary information under this RFI, the contractor will execute an agreement pursuant to FAR 9.505-4 (b) between themselves and CAS Group. A copy of this agreement will be furnished to the SMDC Government POC named above, Ms. Neisha Mendiola, without exception.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Space and Missile Defense Command ATTN SMDC-RDC-BB, P.O. Box 1500 Huntsville AL
- Zip Code: 35807-3801
- Zip Code: 35807-3801
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