SPECIAL NOTICE
69 -- Autonomous System Test Capability (ASTC) Emergency-Stop RFI
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 333318
— Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - Orlando (W900KK), 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32826-3224, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3224
- Solicitation Number
- W900KK-ASTC-E-Stop
- Point of Contact
- Joseph Candelaria, Phone: 407-208-3220
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil
(joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Purpose: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain information for the purposes of market research which may inform future requirement and contract efforts for the Autonomous Systems Test Capability (ASTC). Summary: The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) is requesting white papers providing possible technical solutions for all or part of the requirement discussed below. ASTC is a system that will be used to test large unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to mitigate safety concerns prior to going on course for live testing. The goal is to build a live test monitoring capability to monitor UGVs and USVs and safely bring the system under test (SUT) to a safe state if unsafe behaviors are exhibited. Currently, the Department of Defense (DoD) use various emergency stop (E-stop) hardware and software along with chase vehicles or vessels to control UGVs or USVs on the test range. ASTC desires to develop an intelligent E-stop capability includes the following: • Geo-Fencing Boundary Detection • Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) Denied Environments Navigation • Anomaly Detection Category 1: Geo-Fencing Boundary Detection. The capability for the test instrumentation to detect boundaries and safely bring the SUT to a safe state. Category 2: NLOS and GPS Denied Environments. The capability for the test instrumentation to operate in NLOS or GPS denied environments and safely bring the SUT to a safe state if monitoring capability is lost. Category 3: Anomaly Detection. The capability for the test instrumentation to detect anomalies via monitoring the SUTs components (e.g. heartbeat, engine performance, etc.) and safely bring the SUT to a safe state. Request: Interested parties are requested to provide white paper responses (no more than one per category) outlining possible technical solutions, capabilities, and critical cost and schedule drivers related to the above mentioned categories and sub-categories. The cover page of the response shall include the company name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, address, point of contact including phone number and email address, as well as the small business status of the responding company. There is no specified format for the white papers but they shall be limited to no greater than 20 pages and highlight the categories/sub-categories addressed. Font size shall not be smaller than 12-point Times New Roman. Responses: The response shall be due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 24 February 2017. The responses shall be emailed to Ms. Camille Robbins, camille.e.robbins.civ@mail.mil, with a courtesy copy to Mr. Joseph Candelaria, joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil. Disclaimer: This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a request for proposal and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject products or services nor will the Government reimburse any parties for costs associated with this request. The Government will use the information received to forge its acquisition strategy. Additionally, all submissions become government property and will not be returned. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI.
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