66--LIDAR UNIT & ACCESSORY Sources Sought

Sources Sought (Special Notice) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified businesses capable of providing a handscanner Lidar unit as described in the attached Technical Specifications. This sources sought announcement is not a request for quote or proposal and the Government is not committed to award of a purchase order or contract pursuant to this announcement. The information resulting from this market research is simply for planning purposes to assist the Government in determining its acquisition strategy. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code ¿ 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing and associated size standard 500 employees apply to this announcement. All responsible sources may submit a brochure and/or technical specifications detailing the ability of their product to meet the salient characteristics included with this announcement. Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to Cheryl Ciccarelli at [email protected] and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than August 25, 2020. Responses submitted by hardcopy or the FedConnect web portal or the FedConnect Message Center shall not be accepted or considered. Technical Specifications Requirements and specifications of the handheld (and backpack-mounted) lidar system (including all hardware & software components) are as follows. The equipment needs to be small enough to be carried in pistol-grip hand-held as well as in a backpack with boom mounted extentions and adaptors, for various above ground suspension configurations, and be operable by a single person, without an assistant. The equipment must be able to work in hot (up to 50 degrees Centigrade, or higher), cold (down to 0 degrees Centigrade, or lower) and dusty (IP 54 dust and moisture protection rating, or better) field work conditions. The lidar scanner must also have all of the following performance characteristics to be suitable for USGS field use; range of 100 meters in bright daylight outdoors conditions (or better); total system weight of 6 kilograms (or less); scanner relative accuracy: 1-3 centimeters (or less); scanner pulse rate of 300,000 pulses per second (or higher). USGS also requires referenced RGB 4K video & point cloud colorization and referenced (precisely time-tagged) input of GNSS NMEA for trajectory to accurately geo-reference point cloud in post-processing. In addition, the hardware and software Lidar / surveying system must come with the following items; scanner, data logger (incl. battery), main cable, USB3 memory stick containing installation & user guide, shoulder strap (1.5m long), 14.8V battery charger, soft case, specialized backpack frame, V-mount and mounting pole for scanner, kit including all software, 3- yr. software maintenance, pole for backpack frame.