Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD)

Added: Nov 14, 2016 4:57 pm

This is a PRESOLICITATION notice to publicize the planned draft solicitation release for the Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) requirement on or around 14 December 2016 under solicitation number W58RGZ-17-R-0043.

This is NOT an authorization to begin work, and does NOT commit the Government to purchase any hardware or services. No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct or indirect costs or charges will arise as a result of any responses to the notice. Interested parties shall submit their interest to the Government point of contact Ashley Wilbourn by 9 December 2016. All communication shall be submitted in writing to ashley.r.wilbourn.civ@mail.mil. No telephone calls are authorized.

The Army Contracting Command - Redstone (ACC-RSA) has a requirement for production of the CHMD System. The requirement will be a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for hardware and services. The Government plans to procure a Non Developmental Item (NDI) display capable of satisfying the Air Soldier System CHMD requirements, Support Equipment, Repair Parts, and Carrying Case hardware items in addition to post production support. The contractor shall perform the integration of the selected display with the Army helmet platform; Advanced Sight and Display Computer (ASDC); and aviation platform. The integration activity results in an Air Worthiness Release for a Government conducted flight test. Successful completion of First Article Test will be required for the display production.

The CHMD is a system that displays symbology to the Army aviator during both day and night flight operations. The CHMD, combined with head tracking, will increase the pilot's situational awareness (SA) by allowing the pilot to see critical flight symbology while keeping the eyes focused outside the cockpit during both normal flight and degraded visual environment (DVE) conditions. The full set of Air Soldier CHMD requirements is contained in Detail Specification, Item Specification for the Air Soldier Common Helmet Display, AVNS-DTL-10868 (attached). This requirement also includes the delivery of logistic data to support training and provisioning and if applicable, repair of hardware items.

This requirement will be procured through full and open competition. The RFP will require submission of supporting technical/qualification data to show the offeror's compliance with the CHMD specification. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of technical, price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the solicitation when it is issued. The anticipated award date is July 2017.

Contractors shall not contact any other Government personnel regarding this notice other than the individual designated above.

Contacting any Government personnel other than the individual designated above may result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and may result in a contractor being excluded from the competition and consideration for award.