DOR_Lightweight Mobile Lidar System.docx

Description of Requirement (DOR):

Lightweight Mobile Lidar System

REQUIREMENT

The Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is engaged in an ongoing airborne lidar research and development program (ELS3D) to prototype and demonstrate a lidar capability from High Altitude Balloon (HAB) platforms. To accomplish this, GRL needs to procure a lightweight mobile lidar system to inform the design and aid in the prototyping of ELS3D. The commercial system to be purchased will be composed of a Lidar, GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System, and software necessary to create accurately geolocated point clouds from a moving platform.

System Requirements (Tables 1-3: Table 1 entitled “System Requirements” provides the overall specifications we are seeking to satisfy. Table 2 entitled “GPS-Aided INS Requirements” provides the specifications needed to insure accurate geolocation. Table 3 entitled “Software Requirements” provides the specifications needed to operate the system indefinitely.

Selection Process: Technical experts at GRL will review each quote offered to GRL in response to this solicitation. To be considered, your quote must show that your product will meet and deliver all the specifications in Tables 1, 2, and 3. The vendor is requested to provide clear quotes showing that their products meet all the listed requirements to ensure the technical experts see that an offered product will meet all the required standards. Quotes that are ambiguous or are missing required information may be disqualified. Selection will be based on lowest price, technically acceptable.

Table 1. Lidar System Requirements

Table 2. GPS-Aided INS Requirements

*RTK = Real-Time Kinematic **PPK = Post Processed Kinematic Table 3. Software Requirements

Equipment Warranty: The vendor is requested to provide information explaining their equipment warranty and support policies to cover system problems or malfunctions inherent to the system. Equipment that fails to perform as expected may need to be returned to the vendor for inspection or trouble shooting at the vendor’s cost.

Delivery Details: For shipping, the contractor shall deliver the complete system to be shipped to: USACE ERDC GRL, Carter Sturm, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315.

Invoicing: ERDC GRL requires that the vendor electronically deliver the invoice for the entire contract to the government POCs listed in the contract after ERDC GRL has received, inspected, and accepted the equipment delivery.