IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT, W909MY-16-C-0010, FOR THIRD GENERATION FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (3GEN FLIR) IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, FABRICATE AND QUALIFY A PRODUCIBLE DEWAR COOLER BENCH (DCB) TO IMPROVE THE U.S. ARMY'S EXISTING FLIR SENSOR TECHNOLOGY AND PROVIDE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES FOR RECONNAISSANCE, SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET ACQUISITION. THE U.S. ARMY REQUIRES SENSOR TECHNOLOGY WITH THE CAPABILITY TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY DETECTED GROUND TARGETS BEYOND THE MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE OF ENEMY WEAPONS SYSTEMS. THE END-STATE OBJECTIVES ARE TO HAVE INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS FOR THE DCB, AFOCAL, IMAGER AND CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLIES (CCA) SIMILAR TO THE ARCHITECTURE OF SECOND GENERATION FLIR.