SPECIAL NOTICE
W -- OPFOR Robots
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 532490
— Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command, 27 SOCONS, 110 E. Alison Ave, Cannon AFB, New Mexico, 88103-5321, United States
- ZIP Code
- 88103-5321
- Solicitation Number
- FA4855-16-R-0032
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2016
- Point of Contact
- John M. Takats, Phone: 5757846153, Paul F. Aramanda, Phone: 5757846689
- E-Mail Address
-
john.takats@us.af.mil, paul.aramanda@us.af.mil
(john.takats@us.af.mil, paul.aramanda@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico intends to award a sole source purchase order to Marathon Robotics PTY LTD. Marathon Robotics will be providing four robotic human-type targets. The contractor is to lease these robots to the Air Force for use at Melrose Air Force Range for a one year period, with scheduled maintenance throughout that period. The robots are able to: self-navigate wide areas of terrain or within simulated urban environments via shared LIDAR or RADAR mapping; share mapping data to a common server which able to be downloaded to store subsequent training profiles; execute safety parameters to avoid striking a human, vehicle, or building; move at speeds up to 10 MPH; provide audible (spoken, yelled, simulated ) words, sentences, and sounds; provide instant feedback when struck by falling or stopping (or both); send wireless commands to other robots in a given scenario; be programmable real-time or preset via a common linked wireless network; operate for a minimum of 2 hours, and recharge within 3 hours; withstand rainy conditions; take direct hits from small arms calibers up to.338 Lapua; distinguish between body hits and kill-shots. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 13.501. The anticipated award date is 09 September 2016. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the product/services listed above. Deadline date for the submittals is 08 September 2016 at 2 pm, Mountain Standard Time. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The closing date for this Synopsis is 08 September 2016 at 2 PM, Mountain Standard Time. For information regarding this purchase, please contact SrA John Takats at (575) 784-2815 or john.takats@us.af.mil, orA1C Paul Aramanda at (575) 784-4479 or paul.aramanda@us.af.mil.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSOC/FA4855/FA4855-16-R-0032/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Melrose Air Force Range, Melrose, New Mexico, 88124, United States
- Zip Code: 88124
- Zip Code: 88124
- Record
- SN04249655-W 20160902/160901000147-382c33598e7e6071f6c09bd9b69df75f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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