Joint Standard Instrument Suite

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This RFI is ISSUED for the purpose of developing a viable solicitation that will best communicate the Government's requirements to industry. The requested information is for planning purposes only and does NOT constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct or indirect cost or charges will arise as a result of the submission of information in response to this RFI. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Proprietary information will be safe guarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Formal notices will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, http://www.fbo.gov/. The government is assembling a integrated, self contained, multispectral suite of instrumentation which will be used to collect high-quality optical data at outdoor field test ranges. The subject of this RFI is to present the draft requirements (both threshold and objective) in order to understand the state-of-the-market for these instruments. The Government requests that industry submits offerings that address the requirements and supply the requested answers to the questions below and the requested estimated design, fabrication, and installation costs (for budgetary purposes only) and estimated delivery schedule. See Atch 1 for complete RFI details.