58 -- COMMANDER'S INDEPENDENT THERMAL VIEWER (CITV) PART OF THE HTI SECOND GENERATION FLIR

Notice Date

July 11, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

ZIP Code

07703-5008

Solicitation Number

DAAB07-01-R-J525

Point of Contact

Deborah J. Gilligan, Contracting Officer, 732-532-5454 -- Joseph Manganaro, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1389

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist E-Mail Address (joseph.manganaro@mail1.monmouth.army.mil)

Description

The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) is planning the release of a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of the Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI) Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV). This solicitation procures the HTI FLIR CITV Fiscal Year (FY) 02 -- FY04 Production Requirements in support of the Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) Upgrade and Retrofit Programs. The CITV is the Commander's Thermal Sight, providing an independent battlefield surveillance capability. This solicitation procures only the following parts of the CITV: the Sight Assembly (SA), Part Number 19200-12987753-1; the Servo Electronics Unit (SEU), Part Number 19200-12987751; and spare parts associated with these assemblies. The procured SAs and SEUs will be provided as Government Furnished Material to the Abrams M1A2 SEP program for integration and delivery in production tanks. The SA and SEU shall (as part of a CITV) meet the requirements of performance specification MIL-PRF-A3246921, it's referenced documents and the Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) identified in the RFP. It is anticipated that the formal release of the RFP will be in August 2001, with proposals due approximately 30 days later. Acquisition strategy is as follows: (1) Full and Open Competition; (2) One Firm-Fixed Price award will be made; (3) Award will be made on a Best-Value Basis; (4) the Contract will be a Multi-Year Contract, containing two base years (FY02 and FY03) of delivery requirements plus options for additional quantities and spares requirements for three years (FY02, FY03 and FY04). The FY02 and FY03 base requirements are approximately 128 each and 30 each respectively. Option requirements for FY02, FY03 and FY04 are approximately 20 each, 120 each and 157 each respectively. Additional options for "Spare Parts" will be included for varying quantities up to 20 each per year, depending upon the item. Contract award is projected for January 2002, with deliveries beginning in November 2002 with a possible ship to address of Anniston, Alabama and/or Lima, Ohio. The NV-80 B-Kit, per MIL-PRF-A3207380A, shall be provided for integration as Government Furnished Material from a related contract which will be awarded and executed simultaneously with this effort. Successful completion of First Article Testing or Qualification Testing is required prior to Government acceptance of product. The draft RFP is projected for release on the Interactive Business Opportunity Page (IBOP), https://abop.monmouth.army.mil, mid/late July. Due to the requirements involved, this acquisition is classified as SECRET. This classification requires that any potential contractor be cleared for access to SECRET information. All interested contractors possessing a SECRET clearance should forward their "in the clear" address and CAGE Code to US Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-RT-F, Joseph Manganaro, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008, E-Mail Address: joseph.manganaro@mail1.monmouth.army.mil.

Web Link

Interactive Business Opportunity Page (IBOP) (https://abop.monmouth.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010713/58SOL006.HTM (W-192 SN50R4G4)