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23 -- K8 URBAN ROBOT SYSTEM SOL M67854-00-R-2128 DUE 061200 POC Ellen Simonoff, PCO 703-784-5822, x246 WEB: MARCORSYSCOM Contracts Home Page, http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/mcscctq. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, simonoffe@mcsc.usmc.mil. The Marine Corps Systems Command intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with IS Robotics, Somerville, MA to provide a K8 Urban Robot. The system shall consist of a teleoperated tracked UGV with tracked flippers that enable it to climb stairs and steep ramps, stand upright, and right itself. Specifications for the system include: a. 23.5 inches long by 20 inches wide by 6.7 inches high, weighing 30 pounds, b. Impact resistant to 6 foot drops, c. 26 Volts Direct Current (VDC), 5 Ah NiCd rechargeable battery pack, d. Flat panel monitor (6.5 inches by 8.5 inches), e. 1.8 Giga Hertz (GHz) control and video, f. On board listening system, g. Rain/splash proof, h. One forward black and white low light camera, and i. Halogen and Infra Red (IR) light illumination. The K8 Urban Robot UGV was developed by IS Robotics under a research and development contract issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The K8 Urban Robot is the only small tactical ground robot that can climb stairs and is also able to sense that it has turned over and has flippers that it can use to autonomously right itself if the vehicle flips over. This capability enables the robot to conduct operations in urban buildings, a capability requirement in MCWL's urban experimental plan. This robot, the smallest and fastest of the robots funded by DARPA, is also the only tactical UGV that has successfully passed six (6) foot drop tests. Operationally, this is important because it allows a Marine to throw the robot through a window as a method of getting it in inside where it can conduct surveillance. The K8 Urban Robot UGV development effort has met or exceeded DARPA's technical goals and is ready for user evaluation. This procurement action requires one K8 Urban Robot UGV to be used for MCWL experimentation. Other offerors that have the ability to provide the above described device are invited to submit information as to addresses their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the date of this notice. No solicitation documentation exists; therefore a request for such document will not be considered. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Posted 05/24/00 (W-SN458359). (0145)

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