FedBiZOpps - PRESOLICITATION NOTICE GovWorks is issuing a Request for Proposal on behalf of the USAF Surgeon General's Office, who has a requirement for the design and fabrication personnel to rapidly prototype selected sensor technologies and test them as required. The Air Force requires technical assistance in preparing operational concepts for the laser threat mission area and preparing presentation materials to support coordination meetings. The objective of this task is to provide consultation, analysis and training software, novel sensor architectures, and rapid prototyping and testing of candidate technologies for potential laser hazards. Coordination support is required to advise the DE Task Force and make recommendations about LASINT and protection issues. Furthermore, coordination with a diverse community is needed to implement solutions including development of CONOPS and establishing proper data exploitation tools. The contractor shall develop software to implement a laser threat database including eye safety range issues with and without eye protection. The software will be designed with a graphical user interface to allow operators to quickly select threats and assess their impact for mission planning purposes. The contractor shall populate the database with recent information on lasers with military relevance. A means for adding new sources to the database shall be provided. Short duration (2-3 days) of field testing at military installations could be required. ***The period of performance will be 12 months from the date of award, with one 12 month option period. FOB shall be DESTINATION. The primary place of performance will be the contractor facilities. ***This requirement is being procured using full & open competition. The resultant award is expected to be a firm-fixed-price contract. ***The NAICS code for this requirement is 334510 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. ***The competitive Request for Proposal (RFP), specifications, RFP amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the Internet at http://www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp under RFP number 1435-04-05-RP-30729. ***The RFP is anticipated for release to the vendor community on or about March 23, 2005, and will be available via the Internet at the above web site. ***Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the web site. Interested parties must respond to the RFP in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. No written solicitation document is available, telephone requests shall not be honored, and no bidders list shall be maintained. Potential offerors are requested to direct all questions via e-mail to [email protected]. Ensure the RFP number and project title is referenced on all correspondence.

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