SAM #VPS_DHR

Army market research for handheld infrared Directional Hemispherical Reflectometers

The U.S. Army is researching sources for handheld instruments that measure directional hemispherical reflectance across several infrared bands. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of the Army, Product Manager Vehicle Protection Systems (PdM VPS), with Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) identified in the notice. - Opportunity status: Market research only; the notice does not state a purchase, award, or required order quantity. - Product requested: Handheld Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer (DHR); no model or part number is specified. - Measures NIR (0.9–1.1 µm), SWIR (1.9–2.4 µm), MWIR bands (3.0–4.0 µm, 3.0–5.0 µm, and 4.0–5.0 µm), and LWIR (8.0–12.0 µm). - Self-contained, battery-powered operation and pre-use calibration. - Quality Control Mode with user-defined tolerances, pass/fail results, and saved measurement setups. - Password-restricted Numerical Mode, with results displayed on screen and saved to an SD card. - Validation coupons with known DHR values. - Quantity and pricing information requested: Respondents are asked for manufacturing lead time and estimated unit pricing at quantity tiers up to 15 devices; no quantity commitment is stated. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named in the notice. - Potential competing suppliers: Surface Optics Corporation and Labsphere offer reflectance-measurement products that may be relevant; their ability to meet the full requested handheld and wavelength requirements is not established here.

Description

Product Manager Vehicle Protection Systems (PdM VPS) is performing market research to identify potential sources of supply capable of providing handheld Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer (DHR) devices in the Near Infrared (NIR), Medium Wave Infrared (MWIR), Short Wave Infrared (SWIR), Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) spectral regions and Quality Control Mode.

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