Sources Sought Notice: Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Camera
ID: W913E525R2149Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW2R2 COLD RGNS RSCH ENG LABHANOVER, NH, 03755-1290, USA

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

PSC

COMBINATION AND MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS (6695)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)
Timeline
  1. 1
    Posted Jan 24, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
  2. 2
    Updated Jan 24, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
  3. 3
    Due Jan 30, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC
Description

The Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) through the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), is seeking small business sources to provide a broadband mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging camera. This camera is intended to support studies of sub-surface thermal anomalies and environmental phenomena in extreme conditions, requiring specifications such as an operational temperature range of -20 to +40 degrees Celsius and a spectral band of 3.0 to 5.0 micrometers. Interested vendors are invited to submit their capabilities and potential solutions by email to Tomeka McNeely at Tomeka.J.McNeely@usace.army.mil by 12:00 PM CST on January 30, 2025, with no quotations required at this stage.

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