AN/VAS-5B Driver's Vision Enhancer

This survey is published in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, (Market Research). The purpose of this survey is to locate potential sources to acquire the listed spare parts for the AN/VAS-5B DVE. There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in responding or in any subsequent exchange of information. Requirements Description: The AN/ VAS-5A and AN/VAS-5B are an uncooled thermal imaging systems developed for the use of drivers operating a multitude of Combat Vehicles (CV) and Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (TWV). The system consists of a sensor, a pan and tilt assembly, and display screen. The Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) is a top priority system of the US Army Armor Center and other Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) that supports a wide variety of vehicles within Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) and other Active Army and Army National Guard Units. The DVE-FOS identified spare parts and components below with their corresponding National Stock Numbers (NSN) and/or Part Number: The contract requirements will be as follows: NSN: 5980-01-525-1688 Part No: 6455160 Desc: Control-Display, Optoelectronic (Display Control Module (Dcm)) NSN: 5855-01-661-4313 Part No:1000613-201 Desc: 17 ?m TWV RECEIVER, INFRARED (Sensor Module (SM)) This is NOT a Request for Quote or Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources sought announcement (SSA) or reimburse any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this SSA. This SSA is for planning and market research purposes only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information gathered from this announcement will be used to determine if responsible sources exist, and to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or set aside for Small Business. Furthermore, the Government will use the information, in part, to determine the best acquisition strategy for a potential procurement action and/or to assist in making acquisition strategy decisions in the future. All SSA responses should be emailed to the Technical and Competition Advocate Points of Contact at the email addresses listed below. No phone inquiries will be accepted, either as a response to this action or for information requests. All requests for information must be submitted via email to the Technical Point of Contact and the Competition Advocate. Please complete the attached questionaire. If a question does not apply, please enter N/A or non-applicable.