Top

--Battlefield Anti-Intrusion System (BAIS) and spare parts

Active

W911QY-09-R-BAISFederal

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

AI Contract Overview

The contract involves a sole source award to L3 Communications Systems East for the procurement of 258 Battlefield Anti-Intrusion Systems (BAIS), AN/PRS-9, along with associated spare parts. Each system includes seismic/acoustic sensor kits, handheld monitors, and electronic equipment covers. Spare parts consist of various motion detectors, antenna motion detectors, MIC/GEO assemblies, radio and antenna receivers, programming cables, and earphones. The BAIS is a modular sensor-based early warning system designed to detect and warn of intrusion across a platoon’s defensive front, providing situational awareness to platoon, company, and battalion levels. It can cover distances of up to two kilometers, weighs 11.5 pounds, and operates on 599 channels with up to 63 sensors per channel, using REMBASS-II sensor technology developed to meet the Platoon Early Warning Device requirements. L3 Communications Systems East is the exclusive source for this system, which is why the government is pursuing direct negotiation under FAR 6.302 authority. The BAIS is critical for tactical units as it offers vital early detection and classification of personnel and vehicle movement to enhance battlefield security. The Department of Defense office responsible for this contract is based at the Natick Contracting Division, supporting the Product Manager Force Protection Systems. The solicitation was announced in December 2008 with an expiration date of late December 2008, indicating the government’s intent to proceed quickly with this procurement to fulfill operational needs.

General Info

Sole source contract to L3 for 258 BAIS systems, sensors, and spare parts for battlefield security.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

NAICS

334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

No documents available

Documents will appear here when they are available.

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

No documents to break down

The breakdown needs solicitation documents. None were found from this contract's source.

Timeline

PostedDec 15

special-notice

Ready to pursue this opportunity?

Get full access to track this contract, build proposals with AI assistance, and manage your pipeline.

Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

Office AddressNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The US Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division (NCD), on behalf of the Product Manager Force Protection Systems (PM-FPS), intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to L3 Communications Systems East (L3-CSE), 1 Federal Street, Camden, New Jersey for the Battlefield Anti-Intrusion Systems (BAIS), AN/PRS-9 system and spare parts. This action is for procurement of 258 BAIS systems, each of which is comprised of: three (3) each Kit, Seismic/Acoustic Sensor; one (1) each kit, handheld monitor; one (1) each Cover, electronic equipment. This procurement also includes BAIS spare parts, including: 72 each motion detectors; 50 each antenna motion detectors; 128 each MIC/GEO assemblies; 24 each radio receivers, 100 each antenna receivers, 50 each HMM programming cables, and 100 each earphones. BAIS is a compact, modular, sensor-based warning system that is used as either a tactical stand-alone system or as a supplemental device for other security missions. BAIS components consist of one Radio Receiving Set, AN/PSQ-16 and three seismic/acoustic Motion Detector Assemblies. The major functions of the system are to provide early warning and situational awareness information that is used and processed at the platoon, company, and battalion levels. The system provides intrusion detection and warning coverage across a platoons defensive front (450 meters) and transmits alarms to the receiver over two kilometers away. BAIS weighs 11.5 pounds, offers 599 channels for operation with up to sixty three sensors per channel, and uses the proven REMBASS-II sensors. BAIS offers small units and tactical commands a vital early detection, classification, and warning of personnel, wheeled, or tracked movement over two kilometers from the monitoring point. BAIS was developed to meet the requirements of the Platoon Early Warning Device (PEWD) Operational Requirements Document (ORD). BAIS is the only system that meets the requirements of the PEWD ORD. L3-CSE is the only source for BAIS. Therefore, the Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with L3-CSE under authority of FAR 6.302. Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to Mr. Pete Wallace by e-mail at contact@example.gov. This announcement expires at 8:00 am local time on 30 December 2008.