SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Ground Vehicle Robotics - Request for Information (RFI) from Contractors
- Notice Date
- 12/21/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZVROBTRFI
- Response Due
- 1/31/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Michael Ciaciuch, 586.282.9630
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA)
(michael.r.ciaciuch.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FROM CONTRACTORS IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL FUTURE REQUIREMENT: The U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) requests information on existing research, development, test, analysis, and evaluation support capabilities in the areas of automated and intelligent systems for Ground Vehicle Robotics (GVR). TARDEC is considering whether to formally solicit for the potential award of a multiple-year contract instrument, the type of which will be determined at a later date, with an estimated total cumulative value of up to $9.9 Million USD, to obtain support in the areas of robotic software, robotic hardware, communications, human robotic interfaces, robotic navigation, robotic system analysis and engineering, and robotic fabrication. The period of performance is expected to be three to five years in length. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS NOTICE, TO THE PERSON IDENTIFIED BELOW, AND BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 3:00PM EST ON 31 JANUARY 2013. RESPONSES DEVIATING FROM ANY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION. PLEASE BE SURE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR SUBMISSION: 1.0 Robotic Software: The response shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Develop and integrate source code for robotic Intelligence, Perception and Sensing (responses should address capabilities related to developing world models and behaviors for ground robots). b)Design and integrate open architectures and interfaces for ground robotics applications. c)Provide robotic image processing (real time and near real time) using Electro Optical technology. d)Develop software test architectures for robotic applications. e)Verify and validate robotic software code. f)Develop high reliability robotic software and algorithms. g)Develop and document robotic interfaces. h)Develop and integrate robotic control strategies. 2.0 Robotic Hardware: The response shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Develop and integrate robotic passive and active sensors for robotic applications. b)Baseline and Benchmark robotic computational, sensor, communication, and architectural hardware for robotic applications. c)Research, develop, and integrate robotic manipulators. d)Optimize size, weight, and placement of robotic components and sensors. e)Optimize and redesign robotic designs for thermal loads. f)Develop and integrate Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) for robotic applications. Facilitate and conduct extensive failure analysis for electronic and circuit-level components and below (this also includes the mechanical and material properties). 3.0 Communication: The response shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Work with both classified and unclassified robotic communication networks. b)Perform testing, evaluation & interface development on robotic communication systems. c)Develop & verify satellite (LEO, geosynchronous) and near space communications and operations for ground robotic applications. d)Develop and verify secure communications for ground robotic applications 4.0 Human/Robotic Interface: The response shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Develop and Integrate Soldier/Machine Interfaces and Soldier/Robot Interfaces b)Develop Operator Control Units and verify Safe Operations security readiness. c)Conduct human factor experiments to optimize human/robot user interfaces. 5.0 Navigation: The responses shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's familiarity with: a)Developing and integrating GPS and GPS denied navigation systems. b)Working with various local and space based navigation systems. c)Working with World Modeling and Cost Mapping. 6.0 System Analysis and Test & Evaluation: The responses shall demonstrate through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Perform modeling & simulation related to intelligent robotic systems. b)Characterize robotic sensor data. c)Perform Data mining and analysis to include data collection & reduction. d)Perform environmental Analysis, Testing, and Performance of robotic systems and components under the following conditions: i.Wide range of weather and temperature conditions. ii.Manmade conditions such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) (to include live agents and decontamination). e)Perform Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Interface (EMI) Testing f) Perform System reliability engineering g)Perform acoustic characterization of Ground Vehicle Robotics (GVR) h)Perform tests per ASTM E54.08.01 7.0 Robotic System Engineering Support The responses shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Develop and deploy System Engineering applications, tools, and plans for robotic vehicle systems. b)Investigate, analyze and consider cost variables and affordability issues and conduct cost/technical trade-off analyses. c)Perform systems engineering to design, develop, integrate, test, and sustain robotic capabilities on ground robotic systems. d)Identify and analyze requirements to integrate robotic systems onto vehicle platforms. e)Perform a system requirements analysis for either new systems or new applications of an existing system. The analysis shall include functional, performance and environmental requirements. f)Generate a design based on the robotic system's functional and performance requirements. g)Allocate functions to hardware and software through engineering synthesis. 8.0 Robotic System Fabrication The responses shall demonstrate, through experience and documentation, the extent of the responder's ability to: a)Produce electronic components (board level & above) and assemble these components into the specified system configuration. b)Provide technical expertise, analyses, conceptual and detail design, design and fabrication of prototypes, demonstrators, advanced concept technology demonstrators and advanced technology demonstrators; and identify and support transformational technologies for ground vehicles and other platforms. c)Produce CAD Concept Modeling, and 3-D solid model Computer Aided Design (CAD) for engineering concept analysis. 9.0 Requirements: The responses should address the following: a)Do you have, or are you in the process of obtaining, a Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 5? This is of interest because robotics is software intensive and difficult to safety-certify. b)Do you hold a facility security clearance of secret or higher? The type of facility clearance of interest needs to cover staff, document storage, secure communications, hardware storage, and test facilities. c)What is your background in validation and verification of software, hardware and systems? d)Do you possess CBRN Capabilities for the analysis of necessary robotic capabilities? e)Do you comply with ISO Quality Standards? If you are ISO certified, identify the applicable standard. f)What is your ability to perform Electro Magnetic Compatibility testing for small to large ground robotic vehicles for unclassified and classified systems? g)What is your background and experience working with (i) military robotics and (ii) the commercial automobile and truck industry? h)Do you possess facilities for software development and hardware/software integration on vehicles up to Class VIII trucks? THE TECHNICAL TARDEC POINT OF CONTACT (POC) FOR THIS RFI IS: TOM UDVARE AT E-MAIL THOMAS.B.UDVARE.CIV@MAIL.MIL (PRIMARY); IF UNABLE TO CONTACT HIM, TARDEC'S ALTERNATE POC IS: MELISSA CINPINSKI, E-MAIL MELISSA.A.CINPINSKI.CIV@MAIL.MIL. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 31 JAN 2013 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA) ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
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