SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Sources sought, Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) for the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B, HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- MARKET-SURVEY-5238-1
- Response Due
- 3/23/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/22/2012
- Point of Contact
- Tineka C. Davis, 443-861-5438
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(tineka.c.davis.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FOR ALL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: William Schwartz, Contract Specialist, Technical Points of Contact, John Aponte (john.o.aponte.civ@mail.mil, 443-861-3199), or Mark Conrad (443-861-3214, mark.g.conrad.civ@mail.mil)(443) 861-4621 This is a market survey to locate sources for quantity 155 of a Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) for the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), for Foreign Military Sales. Items must be exportable. The Government does not intend to fund non-recurring engineering that may be required to produce exportable DVE's. The requirement is for DVE's with A-kits for installation on any of the LAV variants: Assault Gun, 25mm, Personnel Carrier, Towed Mortar M120, Reconnaissance, Ambulance, and Recovery Vehicle. There will be one kind of A-kit made up of the necessary adaptor and cable assemblies capable of installing the DVE onto any LAV variant. There will be quick transition from DVE-aided driving to non-DVE driving, able to be done by the operator without special tools. The DVE B-kit will be the same for all LAV variants. The required characteristics are listed below. Vanadium Oxide (VOx), passive Day/night operation, see through dust and smoke Field of view minimums: 25 deg vertical and 30 deg horizontal Detection range minimums - standing man 100m; static vehicle 1000m 320 x 240 array in the 8-12 um infrared range Reliability MTBF 500 hours minimum Environmental: Operational temperature at least -20 deg to +45 deg C. Vibration and shock: LAV vehicle and assault gun firing shock Waterproof - Immersion, humidity, and rain Sand and dust resistant Answering this Market Survey The responses to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a screening information request or request for proposal of any kind. The US Government is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The Government will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor's expense. At this time the nature of the competition has not been determined. The Government may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. The purpose of this market survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from industry, including small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and 8(a) certified firms, All responses to this market survey must be received 23 March at 4:00 PM CST. Technical questions regarding the requirements in this market survey may be sent to the Technical Points of Contact, John Aponte (john.o.aponte.civ@mail.mil, 443-861-3199), or Mark Conrad (443-861-3214, mark.g.conrad.civ@mail.mil). Please include the announcement number in your e-mail. All submittals should be submitted to: Contract Specialist, William M. Schwartz (443-861-4621, William.m.schwartz.civ@mail.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Record
- SN02696041-W 20120315/120314000440-178c202be2a18bd9bb6dedc8dc9b6b08 (fbodaily.com)
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