UV detector standards

Request for Information Requiring Activity: U.S Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA) PAN NUMBER: USATA NG-W80RA6-26-20C; UPR 13033 NAISC: 334515 NOTICE TYPE: Sources Sought/Request for Information SYNOPSIS: The Army Contracting Command - Redstone, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898 on behalf of the U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA) hereby issues the following Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) to ascertain the level of interest of potential vendors desiring to contract for procurement of: The US Army Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) requires UV detector standards for use with the 365 nm UV calibrations at the Primary and Reference laboratories. The UV detector standard shall include two detectors: a Working Standard and a Check Standard. The requirements for both detector housings are: 1. The housing must be circular with a 1.500 inch outer diameter. 2. The front surface of the housing forms a reference plane. The detectors must be placed 0.335 inches behind the front surface. 3. The clear aperture of the front surface must be large enough to expose the entire active area of the detector. 4. Must include a cap or cover to protect the detector when not in use. Specific requirements for the Working Standard are: 1. UV damage resistant Silicon irradiance probe with adjustable position detector. Opto Diode Corp. model UVG100 or comparable detector. 2. High precision current-to-voltage preamplifier with gains by thermally stable feedback resistors from 1E+3 to 1E+8 ohms. Specific requirements for the Check Standard are: 1. Spectrally flat, 5 mm, Pyroelectric Detector Probe with two selectable gains: 1 G? and 10 G?. 2. Analog power supply that includes signal output and temperature output BNC connectors. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is released pursuant to FAR 15.201(e). It is issued solely for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Army is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties expense. Due to the level of this requirement, the contractor must possess a US facility clearance. All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for award. The Government's intent is to better understand the current state-of-the-art capabilities and strategies to determine the best solution. Industry feedback is vitally important and the Government will be receptive to any and all ideas. All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified and properly marked. Proprietary information is neither solicited nor prohibited; however, if submitted, it should be appropriately marked. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. All items must be in Microsoft Office 2003 (or later) format or Adobe PDF format and should be free of all computer viruses.