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UPDATES: The response due date has been extended to April 6, 2022.. In addition, to listen to a discussion about the operational requirements related to this RFI, watch our Deconstructing SBIR: Detect... UPDATES: The response due date has been extended to April 6, 2022.. In addition, to listen to a discussion about the operational requirements related to this RFI, watch our Deconstructing SBIR: Detecting Trapped Survivors webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMJrvsFgUuk.. An RFI document inclusive of all updates is attached. ----- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program in support of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) is seeking Other Agency Technology Solutions (OATS) on information to develop small technological systems capable of detecting potential survivors by subterranean remote search of rubble piles, pancaked collapse, and other confined spaces. Eligible OATS must leverage previous SBIR/STTR Phase I, Phase II and/or Phase III awards from a Federal Agency. The following capabilities of a developed solution are under consideration: • The system must have the ability to detect survivors trapped beneath large rubble piles, pancaked building or other structural collapse, and other confined spaces. • The system must be small enough or flexible in size to weave through or between crevices (cm to inches) and other similar obstacles. • The system must have the ability to be operated remotely. • The system must have the ability to transmit near real-time data streams back to operator. • The system should be flexible and durable. • The system must have the ability to house sensors (video camera, IR camera, seismometer). • The system must have a battery life or power supply to last for up to at least 6 hours before being recharged or replaced and ability to be powered by an easily replaceable or chargeable source at disaster site. • The system must be able to be built to NIST/ASTM standards. • The system must have a final product cost between $10K and $25K. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, DHS is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. PLEASE SEE RFI DOCUMENT ATTACHED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDEES.