The US Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)-Belvoir Division (ACC-APG-Belvoir) is conducting market research on behalf of the United States Army, Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Air Systems Division (ASD) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. The purpose of this Market Research is to support the Project Manager – Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PM UAS), for the purpose of determining the state of Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payload technology and identifying EO/IR payloads compatible with the Shadow UAS vehicle with little or no modification to the airframe.
This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational purposes only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not pay for information and materials received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated by the information received.
The Army is interested in all sources that have the following characteristics:
1. Payloads must contain the following: Continuous Zoom EO Camera with selectable color/black and white modes, Infrared (IR) Camera, Laser Designator (standard or available as an option), Laser Rangefinder (standard or available as an option), and an Autotracker.
It is also desired that sources have the following characteristics:
1. Payloads have some or all of the following capabilities: Adaptable coverage modes (i.e. Autosearch modes, Step-Stare, Strip, etc…), Laser Pointer, Laser Illuminator, Low Light Level Camera, and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Camera.
2. Payloads with a weight of no more than sixty (60) pounds and have dimensions not to exceed 10.5 inches in diameter, 15 inches in total height, and may not extend more than 7.5 inches beyond the bottom of the fuselage of the Shadow UAS.
3. Payloads are desired to have a maximum average power in the range of 300 watts.
4. Payloads are fully developed, extensively tested and have initial evaluation units ready for possible procurement.
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