REQUEST FOR INFORMAITON (RFI) Title: NEXT GENERATION CHEMICAL STANDOFF DETECTION (NGCSD) RFI: The Joint Project Manager for Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Avoidance (JPM NBCCA) is conducting a market survey regarding new concepts and technologies to enhance standoff Chemical Biological (CB) detection in support of the Next Generation Chemical Standoff Detection (NGCSD) program (formerly referred to as the Chemical Biological Distributed Early Warning Strategy (CBDEWS). The concept provides for an integrated system of systems to provide multi-layered, real-time, standoff detection and early warning capability for CB threats at fixed sites - including Forward Operating Bases (FOB), remote sites, and check points. Key technology areas of interest include: A. New or improved active and passive standoff CB detection technologies and techniques (e.g. Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), Enhanced Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Hyperspectral Infrared Imaging, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), etc.) B. Novel uses of new or improved point detection systems that can be employed in a standoff, projected, or mobile role. C. Command, Control, Communications and Computer Technologies that integrate and fuse multiple types of sensor data, provide intelligent decision aids in real-time, and slew-to-cue of sensors. D. Use of currently fielded battlefield sensors in new ways to provide information about CB events (e.g. radar, acoustic, seismic, and surveillance sensors, and unmanned ground vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles, etc. To this end, the JPM NBCCA is requesting whitepaper submissions to support potential technology integration. After review of industrys submissions, the Government may invite candidates to demonstrate their system (at their cost and on a non-interference basis) during the NGCSD demonstration events to be scheduled during the period from 6-31 July 2009 at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), UT. The Government demonstrations will provide a unique opportunity for participants to demonstrate their technologies and collect data during Government sponsored field demonstration events that would otherwise be difficult and costly to arrange. In exchange, the Government will require participants to provide data collected during the demonstration for use in evaluating the technology or system in a format to be defined in the invitation. Tests will be conducted at Dugway Proving Ground, UT from approximately 1600-0400 each night. DPG will release approximately 8 events each night for a total of about 120 releases over the 4 week period. Simulants will be TEP, MES, PEG200, BG,and EH. DPG will provide standard meteorological condition information, such as temperature, RH, wind direction, speed, inversion layer height, etc. DPG will also provide IR camera, scanning FTIR cameras along with point bio referee data. Participants will be on site for the testing with various systems and sensors. JPM NBC CA will make the final determination on participant locations to ensure all participants have a fair and unobstructed view. This notice constitutes a request for information only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL; NO CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. There will be no opportunity for questions and answers associated with this RFI. WHITE PAPER PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION: All responsible United States firms, corporations, organizations, including those within the U.S. Government, private industry, academic institutions, research institutions, non-profit organizations, etc., are encouraged to respond to this RFI by submitting a white paper. The white paper should summarize the proposed technical concept together with its rationale and objectives, methodology, the expected results, potential operational impacts and its potential integration to the NGCSD. Additionally, the white paper should include estimated system cost and delivery schedule. At a minimum, the white paper shall provide: 1) Brief Description of System or Technology and Capabilities. Describe the overall system and its capabilities. Describe the key components of the system to include size, weight and power expected. 2) Potential Integration. Describe how the system could fit into an integrated system of systems and the benefit of integrating the system. Describe how the key interfaces could be used or modified to integrate the system with the NGCSD fusion system. Describe a rough order level of effort and timeline required for integration. 3) System Maturity. Identify the maturity of the system (e.g. breadboard, brassboard, prototype, and production), estimated Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and the basis for which these assessments have been made. Provide information on the test environment that the systems were demonstrated in to obtain the TRL assessment. Provide information (if applicable) summarizing previous component or system level testing performed independently or by US Government agencies or other test agencies. 4) Demonstration Plan. Describe the target agents and release event types that would showcase the system/technologies capabilities. Estimate the number of personnel expected to operate the system and equipment footprint required to conduct a demonstration of the system capabilities. 5) Cost and Availability. Provide a rough order estimate of the proposed system cost and the availability of the system for potential procurement by the Government. The white paper shall be limited to five (5) pages (8.5 inches x 11 inches), of English text. It shall be single-spaced, 12 pitch with 1 inch left, right, top and bottom margins. All proprietary data that the respondent intends to be used only by the Government for evaluation purposes must be identified and appropriately marked. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 3.104.4;52.215-1(e). The respondent must also identify all technical data contained in the white paper that is to be treated by the Government as subject to restrictive markings. In the absence of such identification, the Government will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data in the white paper. The white paper shall be submitted in Microsoft Word format and include an electronic copy on CD-ROM compatible with Windows XP. Respondents are responsible to ensure electronic copies on CD-ROM are virus free. Submissions are to be sent to the following address Joint Project Manager NBC Contamination Avoidance, Product Director for Systems Engineering and Standoff Detection, ATTN: SFAE-CBD-NBC-SP Richard Noel, E4465 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424 to be received not later than 4:00 pm on 8 Jun 2009. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the US Government and does not imply an intention or the opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development efforts. Respondents will not be notified of the test results of the information submitted by other contractors. Point of Contacts: Linda S. Ensminger, Contract Specialist,
+1 (555) 000-0000 Cheryl A. McLaughlin, Contracting Officer,
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