C--Compact Treaded All Terrain Surveillance & Inspection Robot

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) on behalf of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) in Edison, NJ requests a quote for a compact treaded all terrain surveillance & inspection robot. In accordance with FAR Part 13, this requirement shall be set aside for small businesses only. The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement shall be: 541330 - Engineering Services. The ERT desires to procure a field robot platform to act as a sensor transport platform for an existing sensor communication system. In order to support the requirements of this project, the robotic platform must have the following specifications and capabilities: -- NIST qualification; -- Total weight of less than 50 lbs; -- Platform length of between 20-26 inches; -- Platform width of between 15-19 inches; -- Platform height of 7-15 inches; -- Platform ground clearance between 2-4 inches; -- All terrain / all weather operating capability; -- Tracked locomotion design; -- Untracked rear flipper/stabilizer bars; -- Lithium ion battery power system; -- Embedded forward drive camera; -- 360 degree pan/tilt main camera w/>25x zoom; -- Remotely operated LED lighting system; -- PA speaker on platform; -- Microphone on platform; -- Remote release trailer hitch; -- Mounting tray for external sensor hardware; -- Durable transport case; -- WiFi (802.11b/g/n) control communication system; -- Capability for fiber optic wire control; -- WiFi bridge on robotic platform; -- PC-based control software; -- PC-based control software source code provided ** Please be sure to include any shipping and handling charges should there be any. The "ship to" address is: US EPA/ERT 2890 Woodbridge Ave Bldg. 18 Edison, NJ 08837 (more information as to the POC will be distributed upon award of purchase order) Please submit your quote via email to: scott.elaine@epa.gov no later than 12 noon on June 4, 2012 for consideration. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), the determination not to compete this requirement is at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE...