SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a sources sought announcement for market analysis to determine the availability of potential interested vendors.  No awards will be made from this notice.  No solicitation is available at this time.  Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.  All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a future acquisition.

The 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron located at Cannon Air Force, New Mexico, is seeking sources interested in a possible award to provide robotic human-type targets for Cannon AFB, NM. The RMO has identified a need to evaluate the feasibility of employing realistic robotic opposing force targets that can withstand live munitions on the rugged terrain of the Melrose Air Force Range  (MAFR).  This requirement is for a one-year lease of four robots with four quarterly visits to MAFR to provide preventative maintenance, repairs or upgrades.  The robots must be able to: self-navigate wide areas of terrain or within simulated urban environments via shared LIDAR or RADAR mapping; share mapping data to a common server which able to be downloaded to store subsequent training profiles; execute safety parameters to avoid striking a human, vehicle, or building; move at speeds up to 10 MPH; provide audible (spoken, yelled, simulated ) words, sentences, and sounds; provide instant feedback when struck by falling or stopping (or both); send wireless commands to other robots in a given scenario; be programmable real-time or preset via a common linked wireless network; operate for a minimum of  2 hours, and recharge within 3 hours; withstand rainy conditions; take direct hits from small arms calibers up to .338 Lapua; distinguish between body hits and kill-shots.

If you are interested in providing these supplies to Cannon AFB, NM, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected] providing the following information about your company:  (1) Company Name and Cage Code Number; (2) Mailing Address; (3) Point of Contact to include phone/fax number and e-mail; (4) identify whether your company is small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, hubzone, 8(a) certified small business concern, service disabled veteran owned, or etc; (5) degree of experience in providing same or similar supplies.

Please respond by e-mail no later than 2PM on 24 Aug 2016 at the above e-mail addresses with the above required information.  Any capability information received will solely be used for the purpose of market research.  All documents associated with this projected requirement will be posted in the FedBizOpps website, https://www.fbo.gov/ as they become available.

This is not a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid.  There is no bid package, solicitation, specifications or drawings available with this announcement.  It does not constitute a procurement commitment by the United States Air Force, implied or otherwise.  No contract will be awarded from this notice.  Responses are strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests.  The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified information.