SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) Ground Vehicle Cueing Sensor Request for Information (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division A, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W56KGU14RA001
- Response Due
- 5/30/2014
- Archive Date
- 7/8/2014
- Point of Contact
- Monique Bryant, 443-861-4643
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division A
(monique.n.bryant3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis. This RFI is for planning purposes only. This is NOT a request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists and formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not pay for any response expenses. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Description The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) is conducting this RFI to determine the availability and development status of technologies capable of providing threat cueing intended to be integrated into a larger Active Protection System for a wide variety of U.S. Army ground vehicles. The government is investigating across RDECOM science and technology program, Modular Active Protection System (MAPS), which will shift how the Army develops, procures and fields active protection technology. Instead of developing a complete solution for a particular vehicle or threat scenario, an envisioned modular controller will be capable of installation on a variety of ground vehicles. The associated sensors and countermeasures will be compatible with the controller, allowing different sensor and countermeasure solutions to be deployed on present and future vehicles. The intent of this RFI is to determine technical maturity of threat cueing technologies to be integrated onto a demonstrator vehicle. The information gathered will be used by the U.S. Army to generate threshold requirements for ground vehicle cueing sensors. This RFI, quote mark Ground Vehicle Cueing Sensor Request for Information (RFI) quote mark, has been written in conjunction with the RFIs entitled quote mark Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) Request for Information (RFI) for an Active Protection Tracking Sensor quote mark, quote mark Modular Active Protection Systems Controller quote mark, quote mark Modular Active Protection System Framework quote mark, quote mark Electronics Warfare Countermeasures quote mark, and quote mark Modular Active Protection Systems Hark Kill Counter Measure System RFI. quote mark The government is interested in sensor(s)/system(s) that are capable of cueing, tracking, and/or fire control. The government will accept responses for an individual sensor (that may have multiple capabilities) or multiple sensors that are already integrated to demonstrate cueing, tracking, and/or fire control. Background Threat cueing technology has been matured for other military applications, but it has yet to reach Army ground vehicles in an effective, affordable capacity. The objective of these cueing sensors is primarily to alert the crew or APS to the launch of an RPG, ATGM, Tank Fire or Recoilless Rifle, and to be able to provide azimuth and elevation of the origin of those threats. Because of the modular approach being considered and the potential for many types of ground vehicles to be equipped with this capability, all TRL 5/6 technologies that can accomplish this task for either one type or multiple types of vehicles are of interest. Manufacturability, life cycle costs, reliability, false alarm rates, modularity, etc are all important factors to the potential of fielding these types of sensors in the future. Topics of Interest We are specifically seeking input on the following topics: Sensor technologies that provide threat cueing against ground vehicle threats Algorithms for detecting ground vehicle threats AZ/EL threat location accuracy Response time to declare threat Threat classification Modular and scalable approaches to accommodate different vehicle platforms Protocols for real-time exchange of data to host systems Modeling and Simulation of cueing sensor in End to End simulation environment ROM costs for a single vehicle system ROM costs and schedules to integrate systems onto ground vehicle demonstrator TRL/MRL/IRL Connections/Interfaces Communication Protocols Vehicle Integration Whether product is Government sponsored projects or IRAD Passive tracking capabilities Multi function capabilities, i.e. situational awareness Size weight and power (SWAP) Test data to support claims Max and Min detection ranges Probability of Detection Response Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. This submission shall be limited to 25 pages in length. Multiple submissions for different threat cueing sensor technologies will be accepted. Submission of proprietary and other sensitive information shall be marked and identified with disposition instructions (submitted material will not be returned). The responses shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a one page summary of the party's experience with cueing sensor technology, (b) a description of the party's cueing sensor technology solution that will be capable of being integrated on to a ground vehicle demonstrator, (c) description of the cost and schedule necessary to complete the task, (d) evidence of current TRL 5 or 6, or what investment would be required to reach TRL 6. The government will review the submitted responses and may schedule further discussions with responding vendors. Responders will be contacted individually. All information is requested within twenty-one (21) days of announcement on paper or closed session CD. You may forward responses to: U.S. Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, 6003 Combat Dr., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005, ATTN: RDER-IWE-SF Andrew Hill. Questions may be sent to: usarmy.apg.cerdec.mbx.i2wd-maps-sensor@mail.mil. If you choose to submit proprietary information, please mark it accordingly. Classified information will be accepted by mail only; please mark it accordingly and send it via proper channels. Responses submitted by contractors that contain U.S. classified military information (CMI) generated in conjunction with a DOD program should be classified in accordance with the applicable SCG. Please include a copy of the SCG with the submission. Responses submitted that contain information classified by a foreign government (i.e. Canadian SECRET), should be handled with the same security procedures as U.S. CMI. If the security classification of the foreign government document is shown in English, no other classification marking will be applied. If the classification is not shown in English, the equivalent U.S. classification designation will be marked conspicuously on the document. Classified information can be sent to: U.S. Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, 6003 Combat Dr., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005, ATTN: Security Office. The inner wrapping shall be addressed to: ATTN: RDER-IWE-SF Andrew Hill. The government will review the submitted responses and may schedule further discussions with responding vendors. Responders will be contacted individually. Questions regarding this information request can be directed to the provided email.
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- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division A 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
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