SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Tactical Communications and Protective System (TCAPS) Lite
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334310
— Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division D, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB-TCAPS-LITE
- Response Due
- 4/15/2014
- Archive Date
- 5/30/2014
- Point of Contact
- Karen Gibson, 4102785405
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division D
(karen.gibson2.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought - Tactical Communications and Protective System (TCAPS) Lite This is NOT a Request for Proposal; therefore responses to this request will not be considered as offers. PM Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as market research to determine potential sources of a Tactical Communications and Protective System (TCAPS) Lite solution that has no electro-mechanical interface to any Soldier-worn Army Tactical Radios. The TCAPS Lite solution shall: - Be a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) item with a Technical Readiness Level of 8 or higher. - Provide hearing protection from high-level noise; both steady-state (e.g., interior and exterior vehicle noise) and impulse (e.g., low-caliber gunfire). - Provide a user-controllable/selectable hearing enhancement that increases and decreases the background audio environment, allowing enhanced sound localization capabilities, without long term hearing damage. - Provide hearing protection from high-level noises when the hearing enhancement capabilities are active. - Not have a hardware interface to any Soldier-worn Army Tactical Radios. - Be in conformance with the Buy American Act. The attached TCAPS Lite performance sheet will serve as the requirements document and the Government's framework for verification testing of candidate systems. Based on the results of this RFI, a future solicitation requirement may be forthcoming. NAICS Code: 334310 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Responses shall include the following information: Note: Interested vendors shall review the information above and the additional documentation / performance sheet attached before submitting their response. Respondents shall be responsible for all costs associated with preparing a response to this request for information a. A written response (PDF or WORD document) that does not exceed ten (10) pages. b. Company Name, Street Address, and Points of Contact to include name, email and phone #. Please include, if available, your CAGE code and NAICS code(s) and any GSA Contract(s) the company currently holds for the TCAPS Lite Item. c. Capability Statement to include: Specific information on your capability to produce a system that can meet the requirements identified above and within the attached performance document. Companies who desire to participate in this market survey are encouraged to submit a response which supports the company's claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, and capabilities to satisfy (through development or existing technology) one or more of the performance and technical objectives described above. Companies should also provide a ROM (rough order of magnitude) price and the anticipated production lead time for First Article samples and high volume outputs. d. Respondent shall identify their business size: Large, Small, or any other small / socio-economic type business. e. Discuss whether their TCAPS Lite product is considered commercial in accordance with quote mark commercial item quote mark definition found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 2.101. f. Vendor shall provide an additional statement advising the Government, if their product is available commercially, available to the general public, and/or available to non-governmental agencies. SUBMIT TO: Point of Contact: Karen Gibson at Karen.gibson2.civ@mail.mil no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thursday, 15 April 2014. Telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. The Government reserves the right to close this Sources Sought Notice once adequate responses have been received.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/dd83f646a90df5ba384c5ddbf89cc651)
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division D ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4310 Boothby Hill Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Record
- SN03324366-W 20140402/140331234239-dd83f646a90df5ba384c5ddbf89cc651 (fbodaily.com)
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