23--This pre-solicitation notice is posted to publicize the Government's intent to issue a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) in support of the Counter-IED Culvert Challenge.

This pre-solicitation notice is posted to publicize the Government's intent to issue a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) to large and small business concerns who exhibit the required technical capabilities, limited production capacity, prior experience, and cost in providing innovative solutions for surveillance and inspection as detailed below. Task orders issued under this MA IDIQ may be awarded as Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or a hybrid of the two. Description of work: Through this MA IDIQ, the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in collaboration with the Joint Improvised Explosive Devices Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) seeks innovative solutions for surveillance and inspection of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) emplacements and remote detection and identification of objects of interest, specifically IEDs and paraphernalia within and around culvert tunnels, tunneling events under roadways, and roadway craters. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to submission of proposals. The solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps at www.fedbizopps.gov, and is available to contractors without charge. The ARL and the JIEDDO will host an Industry Day on 25 March 2014, 1000-1130 hrs, at 2800 Powder Mill Road in Adelphi, Maryland to present an overview of the requirement and field initial questions from vendors. Points of Contact: Christine Chase, Contract Specialist: contact@example.gov Clay Socha, Contracting Officer: contact@example.gov