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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 16, 2006 FBO #1693
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- Compact Tactical Forensic Collection Kit

Notice Date

7/14/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
 

ZIP Code

21005-3013
 

Solicitation Number

W91CRB-6195-2125
 

Response Due

8/4/2006
 

Archive Date

10/3/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The US Army Research Development Evaluation Command (RDECOM) Acquisition Center, Aberdeen, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and under statutory authority of 10 U.S.C., Section 2304 (c) (1) or 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1). The RDECOM Acquisition Center intends to negotiate and award a contract to Blackbird Technologies, Inc., 13900 Lincoln Park Drive, Herndon, VA, for th e development of a Compact Tactical Forensic Collection Kit, which is lightweight, portable (under 25 lbs.), modular Tactical Forensic Collection Kit for use in sensitive site exploitation. The kit must have the ability to be rapidly employed under extrem e conditions and environments. The kit must be user friendly with a minimum of physical controls. The kit must be interoperable with all current and adaptable to future communication and computer systems organic to Special Forces (SF) Units. The kit mus t operate on existing DoD battery power such as BA 5590s and have the ability to connect to organic SF vehicles 24 volts DC (i.e., cigarette lighter). The kit must have the ability to quickly extract forensic data (physical and digital) and use plug-and-p lay peripherals. The base apparatus for the kit must be a small form factor computer which will be the central station to which the other devices will connect. The kit must be comprised of a many of the following components as possible, and integrated in to a portable form factor. Integration of COTS equipment is encouraged. 1. Compact, rugged, Windows-base computer (Windows 2000 and higher) with integrated GPS, integrated digital camera, integrated iris camera, audio in/out and support for common wirel ess communications. 2. Modular fingerprint sensor capable of capturing rolls and slaps that meets all standards for biometrics data capture and transmission. 3. Digital mobile phone forensics extraction, capable of gathering information from all wirele ss phones, including Thuraya/satellite phones. 4. Digital hard drive forensics to extract, download, copy, translate and analyze data from computers and PDAs. 5. Extracting latent fingerprints from weapons, bomb making material, shrapnel and bomb fragm entations. 6. Scan and translate handwritten and typed documents in various languages. 7. DNA retrieval/storage and local analysis. 8. Gunshot/Explosives residue analysis and detection. 9. Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) agent detection and ident ification. Interested firms have 15 calendar/business days from the date of publication of this synopsis to submit in writing clear and convincing documentation of their companies capability to provide required service to the US Army RDECOM Acquisition C enter, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-CS / Paula Kestler, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether to proceed on a competitive basis. Responses received after 15 c alendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and shall not be considered. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to th e sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to their synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions can be directed to Paula Kestler @ paula.kestler@us.army.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD

Zip Code: 21005-3013

Country: US
 

Record

SN01089556-W 20060716/060714221330 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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