SOLICITATION NOTICE
16 -- Remote controlled aerial vehicle
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service (FTS), FTS, 7T-6 Southwest Texas, 727 E. Durango, Rm A105, San Antonio, TX, 78206-1283
- ZIP Code
- 78206-1283
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FA573015T6
- Response Due
- 9/26/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- Clifford Trowbridge, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-341-8376, Fax 210-341-8304, - Clifford Trowbridge, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-341-8376, Fax 210-341-8304,
- E-Mail Address
-
clifford.trowbridge@gsa.gov, clifford.trowbridge@gsa.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the following requirement: 2.0 WORK REQUIREMENTS A. Background The US Air Force Force Protection Battlelab?s (FPB) charter is to rethink and develop new policies, doctrine, and tactics in the area of force protection. In order to achieve its mission, the FPB is looking to industry for solutions to some of the Battlelab?s initiatives. These solutions can be material solutions, a concept or a new process. One of the initiatives the FPB is undertaking is proving the military worth of using sub-tactical Remotely Controlled Aerial Vehicles (RCAVs) to apply pesticides. The government is seeking to procure a RCAV that meets the following criteria: 1. Must be capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and be launched without the use of any mechanical launching device (e.g., no catapult). 2. Must come with and fit into reusable cases that can be transported by commercial aircraft and that can be lifted by 2 people. 3. Must be powered by a fuel source that can be transported by commercial aircraft (diesel or jet fuel is preferred). 4. Must have a remote-relayed night vision capability that enables users on the ground to monitor for obstacles, especially during night flying (e.g., Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR), topography-based digital guidance, or low-light/no-light imaging). 5. Must be capable of ?auto-stabilization? and fully autonomous flight. 6. Must be available for delivery within 45 days after receipt of order (ARO). 7. Must be a ?field tested? airframe, meaning that it has already been flown. 8. Must have a minimum flight endurance time of one hour. 9. Must not require extensive aviation knowledge to operate. 10. Must have a minimum range of 4 kilometers from its ground station. 11. Must be operated by no more than two personnel. 12. Must have an ?autoland? capability. 13. Must have the ability to return to its take-off point in case of communication loss. 14. Must be of modular construction with easily replaceable parts. 15. Must have pre-programmable GPS waypoint navigation capability. 16. Must have interchangeable pesticide-dispersing mechanisms for the application of ultra-low-volume (ULV) spray and granular pesticides. 17. Must be capable of ULV spraying at a rate of approximately 5 ounces per acre with a droplet size of approximately 20 microns. 18. Must be capable of spreading powdery granules at a rate of approximately 3 pounds per acre. 19. Must have integrated control system to apply pesticides at pre-programmed waypoints. 20. Must have useful payload of at least 30 pounds of pesticides; this payload capacity must be the capability remaining after including full fuel tanks and the heavier of the 2 pesticide-dispersing mechanisms (sprayer or spreader). 21. Must be capable of carrying at least 2 gallons of liquid pesticides when the sprayer mechanism is attached. (Specific gravity is approximately 14 lbs/gal.) 22. Must be capable of carrying at least 30 pounds of granular pesticides when the spreader mechanism is attached. (Specific gravity is approximately 3 lbs/gal.) 23. Must include delivery, initial set-up, and adequate on-location training for both maintenance and operation. (NOTE: Delivery will be to either Jacksonville, Florida or College Station, Texas. Exact location to be determined by the government at a later date.) 24. Must be ruggedized for use in operational, forward-deployed environments. Based upon preliminary market research, the government will not consider proposals over $725,000 for this system. The Contractor will also propose, as a separate option, an initial provisioning spares package for their unit. 3.0 METHOD OF AWARD Vendors will provide written proposals in response to this SOW. The government anticipates awarding a ?best value? task order to the vendor whose proposal is the most technically advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. Technical proposals will be evaluated using a two-phase process. The first phase will consist of an evaluation of all twenty-four criteria/factors listed above on a pass/fail basis. Vendors meeting all criteria, or tied with the most criteria met, will proceed on to the second phase. If only one vendor meets all the criteria after the first phase, award will be made to that vendor. If a second phase is required, the following criteria (shown with associated number from the list above), listed in order of importance, will be evaluated and points assigned accordingly: ? Pesticide-dispersing capability (#16, 17, 18, 19) ? Payload capacity (#20, 21, 22) ? Endurance (#8) ? Range (#10) ? Ease of operation (#1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15) ? Autoland capability (#12) ? Ruggedness (#24) ? Modularity (#14) ? Transportability (#2) ? Video capability (#4) ? Delivery schedule (#6) ? Field tested (#7) ? Fuel type (#3) ? Training (#23) NOTE: The government reserves the option for additional quantities, up to 20 units, subject to the availability of funding. Please note the following: a. Proposals will be submitted via e-mail to janelle.feltman@gsa.gov no later than the response due date. b. Faxed responses will not be accepted. c. Vendors must be registered in GSA's IT-Solutions Shop (ITSS) web based ordering system to be considered for award. Register at http://it-solutions.gsa.gov. Registration assistance will be provided by the ITSS Help Desk at 1-877-243-2889. d. Any questions can be directed to Janelle.feltman@gsa.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: San Antonio, Tx
- Zip Code: 78216
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78216
- Record
- SN00414190-W 20030829/030827214333 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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