N00164-10-R-JQ60 - THERMAL BAND LASER POINTER - FSG 58 - NAICS 334511

							N00164-10-R-JQ60 - THERMAL BAND LASER POINTER - FSG 58 - NAICS 334511

Issued Date 26 FEB 2010 - Closing Date 1 APR 2010 – Time 12:00 P.M. EDT

This synopsis is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at
http://www.fbo.gov, the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) website located at
https://www.neco.navy.mil/, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition
website located at http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/synopcom.htm. FBO is the primary point
of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is
required. However, the NECO webpage as well as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane
Division, Acquisition webpage serve as alternatives if the FBO website is unavailable.

MARKET SURVEY – SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The purpose of this combined Sources Sought is to 1) identify potential vendors to meet a need
of the United States Special Operations Command for a Thermal Laser Pointer (TLP) and 2)
notify industry that NSWC Crane may procure up to 36000 units.

This acquisition is for a laser product that provides aiming and pointing capability in the 8-12
micron wavelength range, or long wave infrared band (LWIR), for users with LWIR sensors. The
TLP should be mountable to the rail system of the M-4 Carbine without obscuring the optics. The
TLP is meant to augment or replace the current NIR AN/PEQ-2A systems.

The white paper in response to this notification, should address in detail how the manufacturer
intends to meet the LWIR requirement and future requirements in the Mid-Wave IR and Short-
Wave IR bands. Summary of the firm's capabilities needs to address as a minimum the following:

1. An executive summary of the firm's capability and experience in pointer technology.
Additional information in the executive summary should include a discussion of the proposed
solution to NSWC Crane’s requirements to include; proposed product maturity*, current status of
proposed product (concept, brass board, engineering model, in production)*, any test results if
applicable, pictures if applicable, and product literature.

2. Matrix that includes performance characteristics including expected range, power
requirements, beam divergence, output power, wavelength, weight, and +dimensions.

3. A rough order of magnitude (ROM) pricing for units to include applicable quantity breaks up to
2000.

*Note: It is NSWC Crane's intention to rapidly review the information received under this sources
sought notification and proceed to issue a Request for Proposal. It is extremely important for
companies to identify the level of maturity of their proposed solution.

Responses are due by Noon (12:00PM) Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) on April 1, 2010.
All responses shall include company’s administrative information in addition to the technical detail
requested above.

All responses must be sent electronically (Microsoft 2003 compatible) to the Technical Point of
Contact: Mr. Matt Thurner, matthew.thurner@navy.mil, telephone number (812)854-2383.


NSWC Crane anticipates conducting an industry day on April 15, 2010 to provide company(s) the
opportunity to provide a technical presentation (no more than 30 minutes in length).