Enhanced Robotic Capabilities Market Survey
Enhanced Robotic Capabilities Market Survey STS Contract/Work Directives Edition Please provide the projected development and integration resources such as cost and timing to support the survey's obje... Enhanced Robotic Capabilities Market Survey STS Contract/Work Directives Edition Please provide the projected development and integration resources such as cost and timing to support the survey's objectives. The U.S. Army recognizes these are rough estimates and will use the information strictly as a means for gaining general knowledge. GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this QUESTIONNAIRE. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as "confidential" under this statute. (To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term "confidential" in the context of Classified Information," we will use the term "PROPRIETARY.") 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If and when a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on beta.sam.gov. It is the respondent's responsibility to monitor these sites for the releases of any synopsis or solicitation. Product Manager (PdM) Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) is beginning an effort to add capabilities, payloads, and updates to existing robot systems (specifically the existing Man Transportable Robotic System Inc. II (MTRS Inc. II) and Common Robotic System – Heavy (CRS-H) platforms). This effort may include but is not limited to performing technical studies pertaining to the integration of various payloads/capabilities onto the MTRS and CRS-H platforms; performing physical, electrical, and software updates; incorporating requirements; and managing updates to the programs. In order for us to better understand the environmental constraints of making these changes, we have the following questions for you. Does your company have experience with (provide examples): Interoperability Profile (IOP) (specify the versions) Multi-Robot Operator Control Unit (MOCU) (specify the versions) Man Transportable Robotic System, Increment II (MTRS Inc. II) Common Robotic System – Heavy (CRS-H) Software for Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS) Working with the MTRS Inc. II and CRS-H Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Performing Validation and Verification testing? (Provide examples) Updating the platform Operator Control Unit (OCU) How does your company propose to perform technical feasibility studies about the integration of payloads without the Government providing the technical data packages of the base robotic systems? (Please include estimated cost and timeframe to complete such studies) How many payloads of each technology would you examine? What type of reporting procedure on these studies do you propose? What is your knowledge and experience with the actual integration of payloads (arms, batteries, sensors, etc.) onto: A CRS-H? A MTRS Inc. II? How does your company propose to perform space claim feasibility studies about integrating multiple payloads on the CRS-H and/or the MTRS without the Government providing you with the robots or the technical data packages of said platforms? (Please include estimated cost and time frame to complete such studies) How does your company propose to (Please include estimated cost and timeframe): Perform physical updates to the systems without the Government providing the technical data packages for the base robotic platforms or Computer- Aided Design (CAD) models? Does your company have experience performing this task? Perform electrical updates to the systems without the Government providing the technical data packages for the base robotic platforms or electrical schematics? Does your company have experience performing this task? Perform software changes to the Mobility Base Unit (MBU) without the Government providing the source code or documentation? Does your company have experience performing this task? Perform software changes to the OCU? (MTRS Inc. II uses a version of MOCU 3.2, and CRS-H uses a version of MOCU 4.0.) Does your company have experience performing this task? For each of these scenarios, if your company did require additional data, what data would you request? Where does your company see any issues with our plan of integrating various capabilities/payloads onto the MTRS Inc. II and/or the CRS-H? If you need further communications with the Army concerning this questionnaire, you may contact Assistant Program Manager Mary Matthews at Mary.C.Matthews.civ@mail.mil or Lead Systems Engineer Brian Graham at Brian.L.Graham.civ@mail.mil. 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