Electro-optic / infrared / laser designator payload production and system support

Amendment 0007

Please see attached Amendment 0007.

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Amendment 0006

Please see attached Amendment 0006.

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Amendment 0005

This amendment is issued to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018, 17 January 2018, and 23 January 2018 and to provide a response to a question received.

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Further guidance for YPG Flight Demonstration:

Offerors are advised that a preflight briefing will start 1.5 hours before the scheduled takeoff time. This time includes 30 minutes for the preflight brief with aircrew and range control (which offeror personnel flying on the aircraft are required to attend) and 60 minutes for offerors to conduct preflight checks and start up their system, to include any and all hardware and software needed for the system to be operational at the scheduled takeoff time.

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This provides a response to the question that would be provided by close of business today (Question #1-Amendment 0004)

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Amendment 0004

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018 and 17 January 2018.

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Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

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The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

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Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0006

Please see attached Amendment 0006.

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Amendment 0005

This amendment is issued to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018, 17 January 2018, and 23 January 2018 and to provide a response to a question received.

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Further guidance for YPG Flight Demonstration:

Offerors are advised that a preflight briefing will start 1.5 hours before the scheduled takeoff time. This time includes 30 minutes for the preflight brief with aircrew and range control (which offeror personnel flying on the aircraft are required to attend) and 60 minutes for offerors to conduct preflight checks and start up their system, to include any and all hardware and software needed for the system to be operational at the scheduled takeoff time.

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This provides a response to the question that would be provided by close of business today (Question #1-Amendment 0004)

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Amendment 0004

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018 and 17 January 2018.

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Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

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The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

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Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0005

This amendment is issued to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018, 17 January 2018, and 23 January 2018 and to provide a response to a question received.

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Further guidance for YPG Flight Demonstration:

Offerors are advised that a preflight briefing will start 1.5 hours before the scheduled takeoff time. This time includes 30 minutes for the preflight brief with aircrew and range control (which offeror personnel flying on the aircraft are required to attend) and 60 minutes for offerors to conduct preflight checks and start up their system, to include any and all hardware and software needed for the system to be operational at the scheduled takeoff time.

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This provides a response to the question that would be provided by close of business today (Question #1-Amendment 0004)

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Amendment 0004

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018 and 17 January 2018.

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Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

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The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

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Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Further guidance for YPG Flight Demonstration:

Offerors are advised that a preflight briefing will start 1.5 hours before the scheduled takeoff time. This time includes 30 minutes for the preflight brief with aircrew and range control (which offeror personnel flying on the aircraft are required to attend) and 60 minutes for offerors to conduct preflight checks and start up their system, to include any and all hardware and software needed for the system to be operational at the scheduled takeoff time.

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This provides a response to the question that would be provided by close of business today (Question #1-Amendment 0004)

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Amendment 0004

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018 and 17 January 2018.

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Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

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The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

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Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

This provides a response to the question that would be provided by close of business today (Question #1-Amendment 0004)

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Amendment 0004

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018 and 17 January 2018.

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Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

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The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

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Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0004

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017, 11 January 2018 and 17 January 2018.

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Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

*********************************************************************


The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

*********************************************************************


Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Additional questions received with responses that were readily available are now posted.

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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

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The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

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Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017 and as amended on 20 December 2017 and 11 January 2018.

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Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

*********************************************************************


The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

*********************************************************************


Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Response to Question 25 will be provided by close of business on 16 January 2018.

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Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

*********************************************************************


The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

*********************************************************************


Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0002

The purpose of this Amendment is to make corrections to the RFP as issued on 13 December 2017.

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All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

*********************************************************************


The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

*********************************************************************


Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

All questions and answers received to date on this requirement are now posted.

Due to technical difficulties, Amendment 0002 will be posted on 11 January 2018.

*********************************************************************


The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

*********************************************************************


Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

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This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

The link for the FBO posting is now active.

Amendment 0002 will be posted tomorrow, to include responses to questions received.

*********************************************************************


Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

******************************************************************



This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the due date for the AWR package from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. This change has been made to Section L, Volume II Technical Proposal, Paragraph a., Section 1 Subfactor 1.1: Payload Performance. In addition, the AWR date specified in Attachment 0006 YPG Demonstration Plan, Section J is also updated from 22 December 2017 to 10 January 2018.

Responses to questions received about Airworthiness and that were readily available will also be part of this amendment.

All other responses to questions received to date will be provided as soon as possible.

******************************************************************



This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

This provides issuance of the final Request for Proposal W909MY-17-R-0016 for the Shadow EO/IR/LD Payload. See attached documentation for details.

(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0007

This amendment provides all responses to questions received during Industry Day at Yuma Proving Ground held on 29 November 2017.

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Amendment 0006

This amendment provides photos, slides, and questions and answers from Industry Day held at Yuma Proving Ground on 29 November 2017.

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Amendment 0005

This amendment provides clarification to Amendment 0003.

For foreign visitors who are military/government or have no contract with US Army, visit requests must go through the embassy channels in accordance with the instructions in Amendment 0003 and Attachment 0006, Yuma Demonstration Plan. All other visitor requests must be submitted in accordance with the registration instructions provided upon RSVP receipt.

As a result of this clarification, RSVP has been extended by no later than 4p.m. EST on 9 November 2017. Please make sure RSVPs go to Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil and Shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil.

Note: An interested Bidders list from the Fort Belvoir Industry day is available upon request.

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Amendment 0004

This Amendment is issued to provide several documents.

Questions and Answers received on draft RFP and at Industry Day are provided. Industry feedback is requested on Question 2.

A revised NDA is provided (Attachment 0010). The Shadow CSDR Plan is provided as Attachment 0013. Industry Day Slides are provided as Attachment 0014.

Please note, per Amendment 0003, the Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

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Amendment 0003

This Amendment is issued to specify a date for the Industry Day scheduled for Yuma Proving Ground. The Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. This Industry Day limits participants to four individuals per company. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

Companies with foreign nationals are requested to email the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, by not later than 3PM ET, 3 November 2017 to verify submission of its Foreign Visit Request to their respective embassies in accordance with Attachment 0006, YPG Demonstration Plan.

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Amendment 0002

This Amendment adds Attachment 0012 which was inadvertently left out of original submission.

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Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0006

This amendment provides photos, slides, and questions and answers from Industry Day held at Yuma Proving Ground on 29 November 2017.

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Amendment 0005

This amendment provides clarification to Amendment 0003.

For foreign visitors who are military/government or have no contract with US Army, visit requests must go through the embassy channels in accordance with the instructions in Amendment 0003 and Attachment 0006, Yuma Demonstration Plan. All other visitor requests must be submitted in accordance with the registration instructions provided upon RSVP receipt.

As a result of this clarification, RSVP has been extended by no later than 4p.m. EST on 9 November 2017. Please make sure RSVPs go to Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil and Shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil.

Note: An interested Bidders list from the Fort Belvoir Industry day is available upon request.

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Amendment 0004

This Amendment is issued to provide several documents.

Questions and Answers received on draft RFP and at Industry Day are provided. Industry feedback is requested on Question 2.

A revised NDA is provided (Attachment 0010). The Shadow CSDR Plan is provided as Attachment 0013. Industry Day Slides are provided as Attachment 0014.

Please note, per Amendment 0003, the Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

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Amendment 0003

This Amendment is issued to specify a date for the Industry Day scheduled for Yuma Proving Ground. The Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. This Industry Day limits participants to four individuals per company. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

Companies with foreign nationals are requested to email the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, by not later than 3PM ET, 3 November 2017 to verify submission of its Foreign Visit Request to their respective embassies in accordance with Attachment 0006, YPG Demonstration Plan.

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Amendment 0002

This Amendment adds Attachment 0012 which was inadvertently left out of original submission.

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Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0005

This amendment provides clarification to Amendment 0003.

For foreign visitors who are military/government or have no contract with US Army, visit requests must go through the embassy channels in accordance with the instructions in Amendment 0003 and Attachment 0006, Yuma Demonstration Plan. All other visitor requests must be submitted in accordance with the registration instructions provided upon RSVP receipt.

As a result of this clarification, RSVP has been extended by no later than 4p.m. EST on 9 November 2017. Please make sure RSVPs go to Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil and Shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil.

Note: An interested Bidders list from the Fort Belvoir Industry day is available upon request.

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Amendment 0004

This Amendment is issued to provide several documents.

Questions and Answers received on draft RFP and at Industry Day are provided. Industry feedback is requested on Question 2.

A revised NDA is provided (Attachment 0010). The Shadow CSDR Plan is provided as Attachment 0013. Industry Day Slides are provided as Attachment 0014.

Please note, per Amendment 0003, the Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

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Amendment 0003

This Amendment is issued to specify a date for the Industry Day scheduled for Yuma Proving Ground. The Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. This Industry Day limits participants to four individuals per company. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

Companies with foreign nationals are requested to email the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, by not later than 3PM ET, 3 November 2017 to verify submission of its Foreign Visit Request to their respective embassies in accordance with Attachment 0006, YPG Demonstration Plan.

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Amendment 0002

This Amendment adds Attachment 0012 which was inadvertently left out of original submission.

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Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0004

This Amendment is issued to provide several documents.

Questions and Answers received on draft RFP and at Industry Day are provided. Industry feedback is requested on Question 2.

A revised NDA is provided (Attachment 0010). The Shadow CSDR Plan is provided as Attachment 0013. Industry Day Slides are provided as Attachment 0014.

Please note, per Amendment 0003, the Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

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Amendment 0003

This Amendment is issued to specify a date for the Industry Day scheduled for Yuma Proving Ground. The Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. This Industry Day limits participants to four individuals per company. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

Companies with foreign nationals are requested to email the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, by not later than 3PM ET, 3 November 2017 to verify submission of its Foreign Visit Request to their respective embassies in accordance with Attachment 0006, YPG Demonstration Plan.

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Amendment 0002

This Amendment adds Attachment 0012 which was inadvertently left out of original submission.

*******************************************************************
Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0003

This Amendment is issued to specify a date for the Industry Day scheduled for Yuma Proving Ground. The Industry Day is anticipated for Wednesday, 29 November 2017 at Yuma Proving Ground. This Industry Day limits participants to four individuals per company. Attendees must to RSVP to the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, and Contracts Specialist Tamara.n.Jenkins.civ@mail.mil by not later than 4PM ET on 8 November 2017 to receive full registration instructions. Late RSVPs will not be honored. No attendees will be permitted on Yuma Proving Ground without the appropriate registration.

Companies with foreign nationals are requested to email the Contracting Officer, shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil, by not later than 3PM ET, 3 November 2017 to verify submission of its Foreign Visit Request to their respective embassies in accordance with Attachment 0006, YPG Demonstration Plan.

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Amendment 0002

This Amendment adds Attachment 0012 which was inadvertently left out of original submission.

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Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0002

This Amendment adds Attachment 0012 which was inadvertently left out of original submission.

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Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

Amendment 0001

This Amendment provides full location information for Industry Day scheduled 24 October 2017.

Main Briefing:
24 October 2017, 0800-1200
Looft Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (4th Floor, Room 1415) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Break out Room (One-on-one sessions)
24 October 2017, 1200-1700
Large Conference Room
10221 Burbeck Rd, Building 305 (2nd Floor, Room 276) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
One-on-one sessions may extend to 25 October 2017 based on time constraints.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals who will attend this event must submit Local Visit Request Letter (Sample Letter, Attachment 0011) by RSVP date of 13 October 2017.

The location for this event is on Fort Belvoir at the Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate compound. All visitors will be required to go through the Main Entrance (Tulley Gate) and obtain a visitors pass for the day to enter the post. To enter the NVESD compound, visitors are also required to obtain a visitors badge at NVESD visitor's center. All attendees are highly encouraged to arrive at Tulley Gate with ample time prior to the event start time.

All attendees will be required to provide the following information as part of RSVP:

•Visitor's name:
• Visitor's Company or Organization Name:
•POC name and Telephone Number:
•Citizenship US/Non-US?

Badging instructions and additional information will be provided via e-mail upon receipt of RSVP. Main briefing end time may be extended as necessary.

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(Original Announcement)

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS

It is the intent of the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division to issue a Request for Proposal using full and open competition on behalf of US Army Product Manager Electro Optical Infrared Payloads (EOIR Payloads) for an Electro Optic Infrared Laser Designator (EO/IR/LD) Payload to be integrated on the TUAV RQ-7Bv2 Variant platform.

The contract will include delivery of payloads, qualification and first article testing, logistics and repair support, and other services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency in accordance with the RFP.

The EOIRLD Payloads must be a non-developmental system in accordance with FAR 2.101 and must meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the final proposal will be issued on or about 15 November 2017. A draft solicitation has been published under W909MY-17-R-0016 with anticipated evaluation and proposal submission criteria, and applicable attachments to include the Performance Work Statement, Performance Specification, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The draft documents may be used as a guideline by industry to help determine what products they have that are in compliance with military needs. Written comments/questions from industry relating to these documents must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil by 13 October 2017 to allow for response at the Pre-proposal Conference.

The Pre-proposal Conference is planned for this solicitation on or about 24 October 2017. Details on the specific data and time, location and additional information will be forthcoming as an amendment to this announcement by Friday, 6 October 2017. The Pre-proposal day will begin with a general session for all participants. Following the general session, individual-company sessions will begin. Time for individual sessions must be scheduled in advanced and will be limited to no longer than one-hour sessions. If needed, individual-company sessions will continue on 25 October 2017 starting at 0900. The purpose of the general session is to facilitate exchange between the Government and Industry on the EO/IR/LD Payload program and requirements. The purpose of the individual sessions is for the Government to obtain information and literature on any EO/IR/LD Payload systems that industry has to offer and to answer any proprietary questions. Contractors must RSVP by 13 October 2017, via email, of their intent to attend the Pre-proposal meeting in order to facilitate visitor processing upon arrival. Please provide the names, titles citizenship, company represented, and point of contact information (business mailing address and telephone number) for each attendee. In addition, individual sessions must be scheduled no later than 18 October 2017. No individual sessions will be established at the event. To schedule an individual company session, contractors should contact the Contracting Officer at shahaadah.c.nalls.civ@mail.mil with a carbon copy to Tamara.n.jenkins.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Directions and information on hotels and travel accommodations will be provided directly to registrants. The Government will not reimburse interested sources or responders to this notice or documents posted under this announcement, for any costs incurred in responding, or for subsequent exchanges of information. Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. The Government does not intend to publish the questions and comments received as a result of this announcement; however, the feedback received will be considered in finalizing the requirements. If interested in this opportunity, please continue to monitor the website identified above for updates to this requirement.

Contracts Office Address:
Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground - Belvoir Division
10205 Burbeck Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863

Place Of Performance: CONUS and OCONUS