A -- DRAGON EYE PROGRAM -- ROBOTIC AIRBORNE SENSOR SYSTEM

Notice Date

January 12, 2001

Contracting Office

Naval Research Laboratory, Code 3220, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20375-5326

ZIP Code

20375-5326

Solicitation Number

N00173-01-R-MS01

Point of Contact

Mary Sandy, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.MS, (202) 767-3710, F. Janilea Bays, Contracting Officer

Description

The Naval Research Laboratory has a new requirement for the fabrication, integration, testing, and delivery of a robotic airborne sensor system (Dragon Eye System) that is intended to provide threat detection and reconnaissance capabilities to the United States Marine Corps Small Unit. Dragon Eye consists of a man-portable, multi-role, 2 kilogram, hand-launched fixed wing air vehicle, and a wearable Ground Control Station (GCS) to provide control of, and receive intelligence from, the air vehicle. The government anticipates award of two cost-plus- fixed-fee contracts by May 2001. The two contracts will each consist of a basic award for a period of performance of twelve (12) weeks for technical and engineering support of the prototype Dragon Eye System's final development with a level of effort of 1440 hours. Each contract will have optional CLIN's to provide Dragon Eye Systems, in increments of 10 each, for a total of 80 systems. Upon exercise of an option, the Dragon Eye Systems are required within three months after exercise. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business. An industry briefing will be held at the Naval Research Laboratory on January 30, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. Offerors who plan to attend must submit a visit request by January 24, 2001 to: Naval Research Laboratory, Attn: Code 3220.MS, Industry Briefing N00173-01-R-MS01, 4555 Overlook Avenue S.W, Washington, D.C. 20375. Requests may be faxed to the following fax number, 202-767-0430. The visitor requests should be prepared on company letterhead and must contain the following information for each person attending. Name, social security number, citizenship, purpose of visit. Any substitutions/additions to visitor requests must be received 3 business days prior to the briefing. The classification level of the visit is "UNCLASSIFIED". Questions will not be entertained during the briefing. The handouts provided at the briefing will be made as an attachment to the solicitation. The anticipated release date of the solicitation, number N00173-01-R-MS01, is February 2, 2001 which will be posted on NRL's website: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm. Any questions arising from the briefing or the solicitation must be submitted in writing and may be faxed to (202) 767-0430 or by e- mail to sandy@contracts.nrl.navy.mil. All questions will be formally addressed and answered in an amendment to the solicitation. All attendees must abide by the following to attend the industry briefing: (a) One form of identification will be required (ie, drivers license). All foreign nationals will be required to show greencard. (b) No cameras, tape recorders, or other reproduction devices will be allowed. (c) The Government reserves the right to inspect all material, briefcases, etc. when entering or leaving the Government facilities. (d) CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND TWO-WAY BEEPERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE BRIEFING ROOM. (e) Each visitor will be required to sign in and out. Private meetings or discussions with the Government personnel will not be entertained. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue RFPs and amendments to RFPs. This solicitation and any amendments to it will be available via the Internet at the URL address shown above. Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided. Any questions should be directed to Mary M. Sandy, Contract Specialist, Naval Research Laboratory, at (202) 767-3710. Numbered Note 01 and 26 applies.

Web Link

click here (http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010117/ASOL003.HTM (W-012 SN50A8H7)