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**QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS POSTED AS OF 7/30/2020** **CLOSING DATE IS EXTENDED TO 8/10/2020. ** **QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS POSTED AS OF 7/23/2020** This posting is a Request for Information (RFI) issued sol... **QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS POSTED AS OF 7/30/2020** **CLOSING DATE IS EXTENDED TO 8/10/2020. ** **QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS POSTED AS OF 7/23/2020** This posting is a Request for Information (RFI) issued solely for informational and planning purposes. This posting is not a Request for Proposals or a Request for Quotations, and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor is the Government responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing information provided under this RFI. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI or Government use of an information provided. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. Responses will assist the Government in determining the availability of potential solutions and commercial products in the market. The USCG Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) is conducting market research seeking replacement solutions to the existing Helicopter EO/IR Sensor System currently on MH-60 and MH-65 platforms. The current system provides a gyro-stabilized platform that houses a color camera, low light camera and infrared camera that has a 360-degree field of regard. The system houses a laser range finder and a laser illuminator. The system provides four video outputs for aircraft displays and recording. The USCG desires high definition (HD) cameras in future systems. Requirements: Total system weight is no more than 64 lbs. including Turret, Mission Computer Unit (mcu), joystick controller unit (jcu), display unit (du) and cables. HD EO/IR low light and IR sensors with 10X zoom. Display position of target, mission time data, air speed, altitude, and target position. Target position data is accurate within 60 meters. Houses a class I laser range finder. Houses a class III or IV laser illuminator that operates in the range of 830 nm. Provides four (4) HD video outputs and allow at least one (1) audio input. Built in DVR with removable solid-state drive. Gyro stabilized. Software that can help identify targets of interest in over the water conditions. Software that enables EO/IR to point at a land target and display a street address. Auto Focus Auto track Range Requirements: Capable of seeing 24-inch letter from a 1000 ft. altitude from 2 Nautical miles distance. Capable of seeing 12-inch letter from a 500 ft. altitude from 1 Nautical miles distance. Capable of seeing 6-inch letter from a 300 ft. altitude from .5 Nautical miles distance. The turret can be no longer that 13.78 inches in order to fit on USCG aircraft. Proposed equipment must adhere to all applicable MIL-STDs or commercial Aviation standard equivalents (RTCA/DO-160E). When responding to this RFI, please include the following information: Provide a specification sheet and mounting requirements/layouts for any proposed EO/IR solution. This also can include a capabilities statement. Is the solution currently in production? If not, when is the product planned for production? Please provide the details and terms of any standard warranty and support for repair included with the product Is your product listed on General Services Administration (GSA) schedule? Is your firm a certified hub zone firm, woman-owned or operated or certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned? If so, indicated which apply Do you have other Government/military agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POCs and contract numbers? What additional information would be needed from the USCG to better provide an answer to this RFI or any potential Request for Proposal (RFP) for this type of solution? Responses to this notice should include company name, address, telephone number, and point of contact (POC). After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the Contract Opportunities website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not adequate response to any future solicitation announcements. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this source sough synopsis. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offeror’s list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Email responses are preferred and may be sent to Kathrine.R.Leach@uscg.mil. Please indicate “High Definition Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Sensor System” in the subject line.