US Army Topographic Engineering Center, Contracts Office (CETEC-CT), 7701 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315-3864

66 -- REPLACEMENT OF AUTOMATED INTEGRATED SURVEYING INSTRUMENT WITH A ROBOTIC TOTAL STATION DUE 061900 POC Kenneth Traveller or Ernest Lee 703/428-6862 or DSN 328-6862 The U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center, Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) at Alexandria, VA is submitting this Request for Information (RFI) to identify domestic and foreign manufacturers of Robotic or One-Man Total Station Surveying Systems. TEC will be conducting, subject to funding, comparative testing of Robotic or One-Man Total Stations to identify a potential replacement for the Automatic Integrated Surveying Instrument (AISI). The AISI performs second through fourth order surveys that provide horizontal control, vertical control, and azimuth data to support weapon systems, mapping, and construction in a tactical environment. The AISI (Total Station Surveying System) and AISI software (Terramodel) were fielded to the U.S. Army Construction and Topographic Units in 1995-1996. In Robotic Surveying, the Total Station is unmanned and the operator performs all surveying functions at the point being measured. All information submitted in response to this RFI will be used for planning purposes only. FAR Clause 52.215-3 applies. This is not a formal solicitation under FAR Part 15 or a FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition, but a request for interested companies to provide information. All information received will be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure. Please ensure any sensitive information is clearly marked as such. All respondents should specify the size of their business. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. Information may be mailed to the following: U.S. Engineering Research and Development Center, Topographic Engineering Center, 7701 Telegraph Road, ATTN: CEERD-TS-T (K. Traveller/E. Lee), Alexandria, VA 22315-3860. Questions concerning this RFI should be addressed to Kenneth Traveller or Ernest Lee, phone: (703) 428-6862 or (DSN) 328-6862. Posted 05/17/00 (W-SN455886). (0138)

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