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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2004 FBO #1021
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - SOLICITATION NUMBER W56HZV-04-R-0832, ARMED ROBOTIC VEHICLE (ARV) ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY (ART) EFFORT

Notice Date

9/10/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W56HZV04R0832
 

Response Due

10/27/2004
 

Archive Date

11/26/2004
 

Point of Contact

KATHY LAMBERT,Contract Specialist,(586)574-7634 or GLORIA MCCRACKEN,Contracting Officer,(586)574-6524
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to TACOM WARREN
(LAMBERTK@TACOM.ARMY.MIL)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THE UNITED STATES ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND-WARREN (TACOM-WARREN) WILL BE ISSUING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO DEVELOP AND MATURE ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AREAS OF PERCEPTION, TACTICAL BEHAVIORS, AND UNMANNED VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY AS WELL AS THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES LEVERAGED FROM ARMY AND THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS, INTO A REPRESENTATIVE FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS (FCS) ARMED ROBOTIC VEHICLE (ARV) PLATFORM AND TO SUPPORT DEMONSTRATIONS OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES DURING FIELD TESTS. THIS PLATFORM WILL BE USED AS A TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR FOR THE ARV ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES (ART) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVE (ART STO) PROGRAM AS A STEP TOWARD FURTHERING THE RISK REDUCTION EFFORTS OF THE ARV PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TRANSITIONING ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES TO PM UA AND THE FCS LEAD SYSTEM INTEGRATOR (LSI). THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD ONE COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. THIS RFP IS BEING ISSUED ON A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT/INFORMATION (GFE/I) REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE DIRECT POTENTIAL AND INTENTION TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE AND CAPABILITY OF COMBAT VEHICLES AND, AS SUCH, FALLS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATION (ITAR) AND THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT (AECA). THESE REGULATIONS RESTRICT DISSEMINATION OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES (INFORMATION, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE) TO U.S. COMPANIES ONLY (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NON-U.S. COMPANIES LICENSED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE GFE/I). ALL GFE/I WILL BE WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS UPON REQUEST AND ONLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE REQUESTING ORGANIZATION FALLS UNDER ONE OF THE TWO CATEGORIES MENTIONED ABOVE. THE ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE OF RFP W56HZV-04-R-0832 IS 27 SEP 04. THE ESTIMATED DUE DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS IS 27 OCT 04. THE RFP WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE TACOM-WARREN WEBPAGE UNDER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, OPEN SOLICITATIONS - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DRAFT SOLICITATION NUMBER W56HZV-04-R-0832 AT: WWW.CONTRACTING.TACOM.ARMY.MIL/RESEARCH/RESEARCHPROC.HTML. THERE ARE DRAFTS OF SECTIONS C, L, M AND THE PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION CURRENTLY ON THE WEBPAGE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THESE DOCUMENTS. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE PERIODICALLY SO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THESE UPDATED DRAFTS. WHEN THE RFP IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED, IT WILL BE POSTED AT THE SAME WEBSITE. THE POINT OF CONTACT REGARDING THIS RFP IS MS. KATHY LAMBERT, AMSTA-AQ-ABGA, EMAIL: LAMBERTK@TACOM.ARMY.MIL.
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00670130-W 20040912/040910212605 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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