SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Sources Sought for Hardware Reverse Engineering System
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W31P4Q) Missile, BLDG 5303 SPARKMAN CIR, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898-5090, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5090
- Solicitation Number
- W31P4Q-17-Q-0069
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- Miroslaw Chodaba, Phone: 2568762105
- E-Mail Address
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miroslaw.chodaba.civ@mail.mil
(miroslaw.chodaba.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of obtaining information to serve as a market survey to assist in the development of a procurement strategy. The Government seeks potential sources having experience in the development and production of systems for the reverse engineering of integrated circuits (ICs). The Government requests information on the potential source's knowledge, skill and experiences in the research, development, implementation and manufacture of leading edge state of the art hardware reverse engineering systems, particularly systems capable of recognizing circuit function and construction from images of the IC. This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued pursuant to FAR 15.2. The US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Redstone Arsenal, AL, on behalf of the US Army, desires to obtain information to serve as a market survey to aid in development and procurement strategy for acquisition of an image-based hardware reverse engineering system. No award is intended as a result of this sources sought notice nor does the Government intend to pay for information received. Responses to this notice are not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. For questions regarding this RFI, please contact the Government contracting POC, Mr. Miroslaw Chodaba, via email at miroslaw.chodaba.civ@mail.mil. The AMRDEC has requirements for performing failure analysis in silicon and nanotechnology systems for application in US Army missile and aviation systems, as well as compliance of circuit implementation to known designs. Central to these requirements is the ability to perform a reverse engineering analysis on microelectronic devices implemented in silicon or other semiconductor materials. The Government seeks to identify companies that have capabilities in research, development, implementation, and manufacture of leading edge image-based hardware reverse engineering systems and having the experience and facilities and capabilities to manufacture and commercialize these systems. The purpose of this RFI is to gather information about the research, development, and production capabilities of potential offerors in the areas of image-based hardware reverse engineering systems. Specifically, offerors need to address the following system capabilities: (1) Ability to accurately stitch together multiple images of an IC; (2) Ability to accurately align multiple IC layers from multiple images; (3) Ability to provide feedback to electron microscope precision stage hardware to enhance image placement and alignment; (4) Ability to extract Graphic Database System 2 (GDS-II) files from stitched and aligned images of an IC; (5) Ability to construct an electrical schematic diagram from these images; (6) Ability to construct Very High Speed Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Verilog, and Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE) models from these images; (7) Ability to compare the schematic or netlist generated from these images to a "golden" standard schematic or design; (8) Ability to recognize electrical features from the images; (9) Ability to identify standard library cells from the images; and (10) Offeror's development and implementation history of similar state-of-the-art image-based hardware reverse engineering systems. As previously stated, the purpose of this RFI is to gather information about the research, development, and production capabilities of potential offerors in the area of image-based hardware reverse engineering systems. Responses: To assist in market research associated with the research, development, implementation and manufacture of advanced hardware reverse engineering systems, the Government is requesting information from industry. Interested parties should submit the following information: (1) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort; (2) any additional materials that are deemed appropriate by the respondent. The information provided shall not exceed 15 pages and no smaller than 12pt Times New Roman font. The objective of this process is to assess potential offerors capable of achieving the stated objectives. All questions must reference RFI number W31P4Q-17-Q-0069 and be submitted in writing no later than 9:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) on Monday, 19 June 2017 to the contractual point of contact Mr. Miroslaw Chodaba at miroslaw.chodaba.civ@mail.mil; telephone requests for addition information will not be honored. Question submittals must also include: Company name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and appropriate point of contact information. All RFI responses must be submitted to the contractual point of contact, Mr. Miroslaw Chodaba at miroslaw.chodaba.civ@mail.mil no later than 9:00 AM CST on Thursday, 22 June 2017. The Government requests that the respondents deliver one electronic copy in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. In addition to the information provided above, all responses to this RFI must include RFI number W31P4Q-17-Q-0069, company or institution name, CAGE code, and point of contact information. NO FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IS AUTHORIZED. Acknowledgement of receipt will only be issued if a return receipt is requested with the submission. Please do not submit any classified information. All information submitted shall be adequately safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR Part 15.207. The Government reserves the right to request further clarification or request presentations to enhance the Government's understanding of the respondent's submittal. Submissions that fail to comply with the above instructions or present ideas that are not pertinent to the subject may not be reviewed. This is a request for information purposes only. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the US Army to procure products or services. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. No award is intended as a result of the RFI. Information submitted in response to this RFI is submitted at no cost to the Government and will not be returned. Any exchange of information shall be consistent with procurement integrity requirements, and all appropriate proprietary claims will be protected to prevent improper disclosure. In the event you have difficulty reading this RFI, please contact Mr. Miroslaw Chodaba at miroslaw.chodaba.civ@mail.mil for a copy of this notice.
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