A. INTRODUCTION: This notice is NOT a Broad Agency Announcement, solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. USSOCOM will host 2015 USSOCOM TALOS technology solution sessions during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in order to rapidly assess and provide feedback regarding the potential for the demonstrated technologies as they relate to the technical challenges of TALOS. TALOS is a USSOCOM Science and Technology (S&T) thrust to advance the state of the art in warfighter protection and augmentation. The primary objective of these sessions is to identify new technologies applicable to the TALOS technical challenges. The May 2015 USSOCOM TALOS technology solution sessions will be unclassified B. Event Specific Information: Selected vendors will present technical solutions to panels of SOF operators and subject matter experts. The vendor's presentation should be no longer than five minutes in length. Upon completion of the presentation the panel will ask questions and provide feedback on the presented technology addressing the tactical relevance and applicability to TALOS. The sessions will be conducted in an open forum with the limited opportunity for the SOFIC attendees in the audience to provide comments on the technology solution. Technology solutions should address one or more of the following areas: 1. Man portable power supply 2. Biomechanical modeling and simulations 3. Efficient high specific power actuation 4. Exoskeleton sensing and control strategy 5. Helmet Thermal Management 6. Visor anti-fogging solution 7. Laser eye protection 8. Communications Headset C. Presenters: Presenters are highly qualified engineers, scientists, designers, and technicians only, no business developers, sales or marketing, etc. The following documents shall be submitted by 1800 hours EDT on 8 May 2015 for consideration via email to
[email protected]: • Power point quad chart of the technology solutions • Presenter Résumé or curriculum vitae • Once your registration has been submitted, those officially approved to provide presentations will receive a confirmation via email on or before 1630, 11 May 2015. Interested vendors who fail to provide documentation by closing on 8 May 2015 will be disqualified from selection. NOTE: There will be a maximum of 12 presentations selected for presentation due to time constraints. Presenters registration and receipt of documentation will officially close 1800 hours EDT on 8 May 2015. Presenters are responsible to coordinate their lodging and transportation requirements. Presenters must coordinate SOFIC attendance. Additional administrative requirements and other event details shall be disseminated, to all those confirmed to present, via e-mail no later than 11 May 2015. D. Presenters shall assume that any intellectual property (IP) they release during their session is in the "public domain." E. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997): The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice. All participation and responses associated with this collaboration event will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal from the participants, but may be provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI) in subsequent acquisition efforts. Questions: Please email the USSOCOM TALOS Team at:
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