SBIR Phase III Program Sole Source

The United States Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Infantry Weapons Systems (IWS), Quantico, Virginia intends to solicit on a Sole Source basis under the statutory authority permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition 10 U.S.C. 2304(b) (2) or 41 U.S.C. 253(b) (2) to Equinox Corporation for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III Program for the following product: A Spatially Fused Aimpoint System (SFAS) that enables a warfighter to aim a weapon equipped with a Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) without looking through the sight and without losing the situational awareness provided by his night vision goggle (NVG). The SFAS shall consist of weapon and head-mounted imaging and position sensors, computational hardware and a body worn power supply. The SFAS shall electronically combine and overlay the TWS image in the correct relative location of the head mounted enhanced vision sensor scene to facilitate rapid pointing and accurate engagement of targe! ts. The SBIR Phase III program will primarily consist of transforming the computational unit into a smaller and lighter weight unit suitable for evaluation in a realistic tactical environment and achieving size, weight and performance representative of a fieldable system. This SBIR Phase III program is derived from efforts performed under prior SBIR efforts of Equinox Corporation. Equinox Corporation is the producer of the computational unit and software used to operate the system. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541512. Numbered note 22 is applicable to this notice. Agency address: Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems Command, Attn: IWS Brittney Parker, 2200 Lester St., Quantico, VA 22134. Please contact Ms. Brittney Parker at [email protected] for information regarding this notice.