Third Generation Forward Looking Infrared Dewar Cooler Bench

Added: Mar 16, 2016 3:08 pm

The purpose of this Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) contract, W909MY-16-C-0009, for Third Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) is to design, develop, fabricate and qualify a producible Dewar Cooler Bench (DCB) to improve the U.S. Army's existing FLIR sensor technology and provide enhanced capabilities for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition. The U.S. Army requires sensor technology with the capability to correctly identify detected ground targets beyond the maximum effective range of enemy weapons systems. The end-state objectives are to have interchangeable components for the DCB, afocal, imager and circuit card assemblies (CCA) similar to the architecture of Second Generation FLIR.

The 3GEN FLIR DCB is an Engineering and Manufacturing Development requirement requiring a CPIF type contract because of the The nature and uncertainties of the work involved does not permit the use of any fixed-price type contract. The period of performance is 66 months, which includes two options. There is a 42-month base period, which includes a 24-month option period for Improved Optical Improvement; and a second option with a period of performance of 24 months for Manufacturing Risk Reduction.