Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensor SME

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Technology Application Contracting Office (TAKO) anticipates the procurement of services for a single subject matter expert (SME) in Rotocraft Degraded Visual Environments (DVE), LIDAR for DVE, data fusion, software algorithm analytics and geomatics. The anticipated award will be for a period of twelve (12) months. The individual identified shall have experience integrating optical sensors onto a military rotocraft, testing sensors in rotocraft brownout conditions and analyzing the capability and efficiency of fusion algorithms. The individual shall also have industrial and academic experience in building and processing LIDAR data, radar system analysis, a working knowledge of fusing multiple disparate sources of information from an airborne platform and aligning those data sources to a georeferenced coordinate system as well as a background in image processing is also a requirement of this solicitation. The individual shall have a Ph.D. in a field related to geodesy, experience as a commissioned officer in a uniformed service of the United States and an active security clearance.

The Government anticipates procuring these services IAW FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The intended source is 3D Ideas, LLC, 651 N. Main Street, Madison, GA 30650. All interested, capable, and responsible sources that would like to respond to this sources sought are encouraged to provide a statement of interest with supporting substantiation/capabilities (must include resume) to Mr. Michael Wastella, Contracting Officer, via email to michael.j.wastella.civ@mail.mil no later than 4:00 pm EDT on December 5, 2018. Questions may be forwarded by email to this address.

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