HALE_RFI_Responce_Form.pdf

HALE Platform Official Response Form to Request for Information

I. Company Name and POCs Company Name:

Company Address:

Company Website:

Primary Point of Contact: Name:

Address:

Email:

Phone:

Secondary Point of Contact: Name:

Address:

Email:

Phone:

CAGE Code:

Socio Economic Status (check all that apply):

__ Small Business __ Small Disadvantaged Business __ 8(a) Business __ HUB Zone Business __ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business __ Veteran-Owned Small Business __ Women-Owned Small Business __ Small Business Subcontracting Program __ Large Business

II. Description of Capability Please describe your product. Is it a production item that is commercially available now?

Please describe system limitations for operations in 2020.

Please describe any major test event/demo which the system received an evaluation/assessment, or any upcoming test event/demo. What can you demonstrate this year?

How many units of your product have been deployed/or are operational worldwide?

How long would it take from the time your receive the order to start of data collection, move from one area interest to another, and coverage area on station for imagery and data capabilities? Describe your ability to change locations on a 24 hour planning cycle. Describe the reliability to continually remain over a 1,000 acre fire or large for multiple days.

Describe the system’s imagery sensors that are currently available to detect, monitor, or map wildland fires?

Does your solution include any Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or Edge Processing to derive products and the sensor?

Describe the systems weather data collection capabilities to improve forecasting.

Describe system options to track ground based assets to include; firefighters, fire apparatus and other fire support equipment.

Although annual support costs might vary with the implementation, what are the typical total annual maintenance, support, and update costs? What is your planned or targeted operational cost options?

Is there an option to lease the system?

If the product is available on the GSA schedule, please provide the GSA schedule number:

The information requested by this RFI shall be provided, via email or in writing, by midnight PCT on May 17, 2019.

Gwen Boyle Contract Specialist Forest Service - Incident Support Branch gwendolynn.boyle@usda.gov

U.S. Forest Service, Contracting Owyhee Building - MS 1100 3833 S. Development Avenue Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 United States mailto:gwendolynn.boyle@usda.gov