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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 01, 2004 FBO #1101
SOURCES SOUGHT

B -- Aircraft Onboard Digital Video Recording

Notice Date

11/29/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 305th CONS, 2402 Vandenburg, McGuire AFB, NJ, 08641
 

ZIP Code

08641
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-AODVR112904
 

Response Due

12/17/2004
 

Archive Date

1/1/2005
 

Description

The US Air Force Air Warfare Battlelab is exploring commercial/government off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) technologies related to Digital Video Recording. The system should allow digital video recording on three aircraft?MC-130E, MC-130H, MC-130P?and subsequent playback of the recordings on a standard desktop monitor. The recorder must record and play back the displayed images aircrew members see when flying the aircraft. Recordings will be made of the images presented on the aircraft displays. There will be up to four different displays recorded (combination of mapping radar, terrain-following radar, and Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) displays). The displays are not the same in each type aircraft, but all are presented on digital displays. The recording will be played back split-screen on a standard computer monitor. If four different screens are being recorded, all four will be presented on one monitor and the recordings will be synchronized. Images that occurred at the same time on the aircraft will occur at the same time during playback. The system should allow simple management of recordings. The system could possibly use compression to allow storage of numerous recordings on a hard drive or the system could record to a CD. Whatever method is used must allow users to save mission recordings, make copies to pass to other users, fast-forward through recordings, etc. Multiple uses of this DVR are envisioned. Combat mission recordings can be used for post-mission debriefs. Airfield approach recordings can be used when performing mission planning follow-on missions to the same airfield/LZ. Airdrop recordings can also be used to plan follow-on missions to the same drop zone. Recordings of terrain-following training routes can be used to teach basic terrain-following techniques. Approach and airdrop recordings also have training value. Through this BAA, the Air Force is requesting information concerning mature technologies, which meet the requirements previously stated, possibly to be used in a Battlelab concept demonstration. NOTICE TO FOREIGN OFFERORS: Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures and restrictions that could preclude their participation in this announcement. SUBMISSIONS: Product Information may be submitted until COB EST 17 December 2004. White papers should not exceed four pages plus cover letter. Electronic responses shall be submitted in MS Word format or Adobe PDF file. Refer technical questions and submit product information to Mr. David Dougherty of Concurrent Technologies Corporation via email at dougherd@ctc.com or by mail to 100 CTC Drive, Johnstown, PA 15904-1935. The single point of contact concerning this Sources Sought Notice is Mr. Dougherty. You may contact Mr. Dougherty with any questions you may have at (814) 262-6972. Electronic submittals are strongly encouraged. GENERAL BAA INFORMATION: This notice itself constitutes the BAA as per FAR 6.102(d) (2). There shall be no formal RFP. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award, any, part of, all, or none of the proposals received. The Air Force may or may not purchase any of the technology demonstrated. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not obligate the Air Force to pay any proposal preparation and prototype costs or to award any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. Offerors are advised that only Air Force Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government to the obligation of funds. For copyright purposes, offerors are also advised that submitting a proposal implies express permission for Concurrent Technologies Corporation personnel to use the data, pictures, and other information contained in the received proposals for the report back to the client.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 CTC Drive, Johnstown PA

Zip Code: 15904

Country: US
 

Record

SN00713962-W 20041201/041129211808 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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