REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - WIDE FIELD OF VIEW NIGHT VISION GOGGLE VISUAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS

N00164-15-S-NB41 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - WIDE FIELD OF VIEW NIGHT VISION GOGGLE VISUAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS - FSG 58 - NAICS 334511 Issued Date: 21 APR 2015 - Closing Date: 15 MAY 2015 MARKET SURVEY: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC-CD) located at the Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana is issuing this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought announcement as part of market research under Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for an anticipated future procurement to procure wide field of view night vision goggle visual augmentation systems. NSWC-CD is seeking information regarding potential sources for supplying approximately 1000 each wide field of view night vision binocular goggles and/or a kit to upgrade existing AN/PVS-15 night vision binocular goggle systems suited for airborne, sea, undersea, and land-based military applications. Information provided should be relative to night vision goggles, upgrade kits, and helmet mounted low light level image intensification visual augmentation systems possessing a primary capability of a circular field of view equal to or greater than 80 degrees as the threshold. Additionally, proposed devices and or kits should meet or exceed the following list of specifications: - Binocular - Weight: less than or equal to 690 grams (threshold) less than or equal to 540 grams (objective) - Resolution: on axis resolution greater than or equal to 1 cycles/mrad (threshold) greater than 1.3 cycles/mrad (objective) - Optical Distortion: Average full field of view resolution less than or equal to 4% (threshold) less than or equal to 3% (objective) - Objective Assembly Transmission: greater than or equal to 90% (threshold) greater than 93% (objective) - Objective F/#: less than or equal to 1.5 (threshold) less than 1.35 (objective) - Eyepiece Eye Relief Distance: greater than or equal to 15 mm (threshold) greater than or equal to 25 mm (objective) - Eye-piece output spectrum: green light centered at 543nm +/- 20 nm (threshold) broadband apparent white light with spectrum approximately spanning 400 nm to 700 nm All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product literature, a white paper no longer than 10 pages, and/or other pertinent information, such as a description with performance parameters, system/sensor modeling & simulation input deck data, and a statement of current availability, summary of prior testing, test reports, a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) costs for budgetary estimate of test articles, production units, and production quantity breaks for the Government(s) consideration by 2:00 PM EDT on 15 MAY 2015. Please highlight technical features as they relate to the above specifications, human factors suitability features, available accessories, and size, weight and power (SWaP) specifications. Responses to the Market Survey shall include the following: Submitter's Name Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Announcement Number: N00164-15-S-NB41 Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contactors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or via the Internet at. At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for contractual efforts. This sources sought synopsis does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. Market Survey information may be submitted to the Technical Point of Contact any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The Technical Point of Contact for this effort is Mr. Adam Schulte, contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000. The mailing address is: NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, attention Mr. Adam Schulte, Code JXQQM, Building 2044, 300 Hwy 361 Crane, IN 47522-5001. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in this response is appreciated. Contracting Office POC is Mr. Phillip Knight, Code 0231, contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000. Please reference announcement number N00164-15-S-NB41 in all correspondence and communications.