69--Objective Soldier Monitoring System (SMS)Industry Day Announcement

Synopsis: The Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) and Nova Technologies will be conducting an Industry Day for the Objective Soldier Monitoring System (SMS) acquisition. The SMS will enable the tracking of soldiers during designated Special Forces land navigation courses. The purpose of the Industry Day meeting is to provide interested vendors with an overview of the SMS acquisition objectives and to present updated requirements as a result of the Demonstration Week conducted in June 2011. The Industry Day meeting for all attendees will be held at 1:30 PM EST on July 21, 2011. All interested vendors are encouraged to attend. Interested vendors may request a one-on-one session for the following day July 22, 2011 to address any specific questions. Registrations should be sent to Nova Technologies, through July 15. Please see section 3.1.1 for the response procedure. After the registration period is complete notification of Industry Day details and one-on-one meeting schedule will be provided. It is requested that attendance from each vendor/team be limited to three individuals. Attendees must be US Citizens or permanent resident aliens. Note: This is NOT a "bidder's conference" and this announcement does not represent a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any offeror for presentations, marketing efforts or data offered for examination; therefore the cost of preparing information in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the government. ACQUISITION APPROACH: This effort will be executed under Special Operations Forces Requirements Analysis, Prototyping, Training, Operations and Rehearsal II (SOF RAPTOR II) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract (ID/IQ) with Nova Technologies. Nova Technologies, as the Prime Contractor of the SOF RAPTOR II ID/IQ, will be the technology integrator while a separate industry partner will provide the innovative solution for the Objective Soldier Monitoring System. Phase I: Demonstration Week A demonstration Week was previously held from Jun 4 -10, 2011. During this demonstration period 14 unique technologies were demonstrated. Each vendor demonstrated their current COTS product at the Hoffman Training Area, NC in an effort to determine current available technologies to assist in refinement of the SMS requirements. Phase II: Industry Day Industry Day will be conducted July 21 - 22, 2011 at PEO STRI in Orlando, Florida. A briefing will be presented at 1:30 PM EST, July 21st. Vendors are permitted to bring up to 3 attendees. In addition to the presentation each vendor may request a one-on-one meeting to address their specific questions. See section 3.1.1 for the response procedure. Industry Day is open to all vendors who respond per the outlined procedure. Participation in the earlier held Demonstration Week is not a requirement to participate in the SMS solicitation activities. Phase III: Source Selection A final RFP is estimated to be released, by Nova Technologies, by the end of the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2011 to solicit for the SMS solution. 3. INSTRUCTIONS TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS/DELIVERABLES 3.1 Response Requested 3. 1.1 interested vendors are requested to respond to Nova Technologies by July 15, 2011 no later than 2:00 PM EST. In your response include up to 3 names that will be attending the Industry Day (July 21), their contact information (email, phone) and if you are requesting a one-on-one meeting time on July 22. Respond to: Ms. Vanna McHale, Program Manager, Nova Technologies, email contact@example.gov; phone +1 (555) 000-0000; with a copy to the Government POC's listed below. 3.1.2 Vendors who did not participate in the earlier Demonstration Week are requested to provide a product specification document to include a cover page. The cover page should include company name, address, and points of contact including phone numbers and e-mail addresses. 3.1.3 All submissions to this notice will be treated as proprietary information and should be marked accordingly. This information will not be made available to the public, but will be provided to Nova Technologies and the Government. 4. DISCLAIMER This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject products or services nor will the Government reimburse any parties for costs associated with this request. This request is for informational purposes only. All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice. NOVA TECHNOLOGIES POC: Vanna McHale Program Manager Nova Technologies 3501 Quadrangle Blvd, Suite 150 Orlando, FL 32817 Desk: +1 (555) 000-0000 ext. 338 contact@example.gov CONTRACTS POCs: Brian D. Serra Contract Specialist U.S. ARMY - PEO STRI 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826 Desk: +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov Lovisa D. Parks Contracting Officer Acquisition Center U.S. ARMY PEO STRI 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826 Desk: +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov