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DTRA seeks capability statements for a sole-source hazardous-environment robotic system prototype

DTRA is seeking capability information for a planned sole-source prototype of a robotic system for hazardous-environment assessment. - Agency and approach: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), DTRA West Contracting (J4-CRW), Kirtland Air Force Base, intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems (RMUS) LLC. This is a sole-source notice, not a competitive request for proposals. - Quantity and outcome: One functional custom-integrated robotic system prototype that can autonomously navigate hazardous environments and create a real-time 3D map of hazardous atmospheres. - System components: The prototype is to combine a Government-furnished multi-gas chemical detector with a contractor-provided quadrupedal robot, survey-grade 3D LiDAR sensor, and tactical mesh networking radio. - Services: Applied research and development, design, engineering, software and systems integration, and data fusion to create a unified operational picture. - Sole-source rationale: DTRA cites RMUS’s pre-existing proprietary data-fusion software framework and integration experience, and says the Government does not have a suitable technical data package for competition. - Potential sources: Responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations demonstrating the required pre-existing data-fusion capability. No submission deadline or period of performance is provided in the supplied notice summary. - Value: The notice summary does not provide an estimated contract value; the range below is an independent, rough estimate for a custom prototype and integration effort.

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Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), DTRA West Contracting (J4-CRW), Kirtland AFB, NM, intends to award a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract to Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems (RMUS) LLC, 1256 W 50 S, Centerville, UT 84014, for the procurement of a Custom-Integrated Robotic System. Requirement Description: The requirement is for an applied research and development R and D effort to design, engineer, integrate, and deliver one (1) functional prototype robotic system. The system must be capable of autonomously navigating hazardous environments and creating a real-time, three-dimensional (3D) Hazardous Atmosphere Map. The core of the requirement is a complex software and systems integration task. The contractor must successfully fuse data from a Government-Furnished multi-gas chemical detector with data streams from a contractor-provided commercial quadrupedal robotic platform, a survey-grade 3D LiDAR sensor, and a tactical mesh networking radio into a single, unified operational picture for the user. Statutory Authority: This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Rationale for Sole Source: Market research has concluded that RMUS is the only responsible source capable of providing this system without unacceptable risk and schedule delays to the Government. While the hardware components are commercial-off-the-shelf, the unique requirement is the software data-fusion architecture needed to integrate them. RMUS is the sole identified vendor that possesses the pre-existing, proprietary software framework and demonstrated experience required to fuse the specific data streams from these disparate systems into the required 3D hazardous atmosphere map. No other source has demonstrated this unique, pre-existing software capability. The Government does not own a technical data package suitable for competition. Submission of Capability Statements: This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Interested parties must provide clear and convincing evidence that they possess the demonstrated, pre-existing software data-fusion capability to meet the specific requirements described herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please submit any capability statements by email to the points of contact listed below no later than the response date of this notice. Additional Links:Department of Defense Procurement ToolboxPIEE Solicitation Module Link for PWS-RD-TS-TSERegistration Instructions for the PIEE Solicitation ModuleWeb Based Training for the PIEE Solicitation Module

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