MODIFICATION
A -- Defense Sciences Research and Technology
- Notice Date
- 5/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA05-19
- Response Due
- 2/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 2/8/2006
- Description
- UUV POWER SYSTEMS, SOL BAA05-19, ADDENDUM 7, DUE 071505, POC: DR. VALERIE BROWNING, DARPA/DSO, Ph: (703) 696-2314 or DR. LEO CHRISTODOULOU, DARPA/DSO, Ph: (703) 696-2374, Email: baa05-19@darpa.mil, URL: www.darpa.mil/dso. Website Submission: http://www.sainc.com/dso0519/. The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is interested in reviewing innovative research and development proposals on integrated, multifunctional power and energy storage technologies that will enable long duration missions for future Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) platforms. The vision for the anticipated DARPA UUV Power initiative is to significantly increase the total transit distance and/or time on station for military UUV applications. Achieving this vision will require a tightly integrated research and development program that pursues major performance breakthroughs in power generation, energy storage, and multifunctional materials technologies. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: Current UUV platforms are deployed for a variety of commercial and military missions. The time on station and/or transit distance for many of these missions is often compromised by the energy storage capacity of the overall UUV power delivery system. For example, for many UUV applications, typical mission duration is measured in hours to perhaps a few days. Based on these limitations and reasonable extrapolations for future advances in UUV power technologies, the Navy has drafted a UUV Master Plan that describes the anticipated capabilities for future UUV missions through FY 2016 and beyond. A copy of the current UUV Master Plan can be found online at the following URL: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/technology/uuvmp.pdf. The objective of the DARPA UUV Power Systems program is to explore high-risk, high-payoff technologies that are likely to be beyond the scope of projects that the Navy will consider under the current UUV Master Plan. It is anticipated that, if successful, technologies developed under a DARPA UUV Power Systems program would enable missions that the Navy has yet to consider. To meet this objective, DARPA is soliciting input from the research and development community on novel UUV power systems that have the potential for demonstrating energy densities in the range of 1000-1500 Watt-hours per liter (W-hr/l) to include power plant, fuel and oxidant storage, power conditioning, controls, monitoring devices, etc. While DARPA does not desire a solution for a specific existing or anticipated future mission profile, some general guidelines regarding average power, peak power, mission duration, and available volume will be provided. These values are given in the context of a ?notional? UUV mission. General performance targets for this notional mission are as follows: a) average power for propulsion and payload should be in the 5-10 kW range; b) power plant should be capable of handling short duration (< 1 % of the overall duty cycle) to peak power levels in the 30-40 kW range; and c) overall mission duration > 30 days. The maximum volume available to house the power plant and energy storage is estimated to be between 4000-5500 liters (width or diameter not to exceed ~1.8 m or 6 feet). DARPA recognizes that achieving these energy densities presents a significant technical challenge in terms of both power generation and energy storage. With this in mind, DARPA is particularly interested in reviewing proposals that incorporate ?multifunctional? strategies in power generation and/or energy storage. Energy that can be stored in or extracted from the UUV structural components (bulkheads, hull, stiffeners, etc.) without compromise to their primary function should reduce the overall energy density burden of the primary energy storage and power plant systems. Any proposed multifunctional approach should not impose a volume penalty. The multifunctional energy storage and/or power generation materials and structures can be incorporated into any location in the entire UUV that would otherwise be dedicated to structural support (or other function) alone provided they do not require any additional volume. Note that, for the purposes of this demonstration program, a UUV ?hull? does not necessarily have to provide a pressure boundary, i.e., a flooded system is an acceptable approach if it meets the desired performance metrics. The desired attributes for a UUV Power system also include, but are not limited to, the following: a) neutral buoyancy?while there are no specific gravimetric targets for the overall power plant and/or energy storage system, proposers must describe a strategy for assuring that the overall UUV platform can achieve or nearly achieve neutral buoyancy; b) scalability?DARPA anticipates that, if warranted, a ?demonstrator? platform will be chosen at some point during the course of the overall program. At this point, final targets for average power, peak power, and energy density will be decided. These targets should be consistent with the range of values specified earlier in this BAA. The demonstrator platform may be an existing submersible vessel or a newly designed platform incorporating features that exploit multifunctionality concepts. In any case, it will be necessary for any candidate technology to be scalable to the specific mission and volumetric target values indicated above; and c) air independent?DARPA is specifically targeting technologies that can operate in an air independent environment. While it is recognized that certain mission scenarios can accommodate periodic ?snorkeling? events, the technologies of interest under this BAA must allow for continuous underwater operation for the full mission duration. DARPA strongly encourages proposers to consider the potential benefits of an interdisciplinary ?teamed? approach in developing their technical proposals. While DARPA does not participate or provide direction in the formation of teams, in order to facilitate teaming opportunities, a Teaming Website has been established at the following URL: https://www.sainc.com/UUVPowerTeaming/index.asp. In addition, presentations from an informational, pre-BAA workshop on UUV Power Systems can be found at this website. These presentations may contain useful information for those interested in submitting a proposal in response to this BAA. DARPA reserves the option of funding all, some, none or only sections of proposals rather than entire efforts proposed. Further, for any partially approved proposals, DARPA may suggest link-ups with other selected efforts in the program, if mutually acceptable to the parties concerned. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: Only full proposals are being considered under this Addendum. To receive consideration under this Addendum, PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 1600 ET JULY 15, 2005, to the address shown below. Proposals received after that date will be considered under the open BAA but not this Addendum. Proposers should submit proposals that describe a time phased technology development and demonstration program broken into the following phases: a) Phase 1 (12 months): Based on notional system designs, performers are to establish the feasibility of their design for meeting DARPA goals, identify the significant technology development challenges that need to be addressed in order to demonstrate their system concept, and initiate sufficient research and development efforts to provide ?proof of concept? that these technical challenges could be overcome with additional time and resources. With respect to multifunctional materials and structures the potential for producing these in engineering-compatible timeframes and facilities must be shown at the end of Phase 1 (one-of-a-kind demonstrations that cannot be made into a practical structure will not be acceptable); b) Phase 2 (18-24 months): Based on initial Phase 1 feasibility demonstrations, performers should aggressively push the development of the sub-system technologies to a performance level commensurate with the anticipated requirements for a fully integrated system demonstration; and c) Phase 3 (18-24 months): System level demonstration of a UUV power and energy storage system that targets the BAA objectives. It is anticipated that a platform for demonstrating the final integrated system will be selected near the end of Phase 2. While DARPA recognizes the increasing difficulty in accurately projecting Phase 2 and Phase 3 costs and/or level of effort, proposers are required to include their best estimates of Phase 2 and Phase 3 activities in both the Technical and Cost portions of their full proposals. It is imperative that proposers clearly identify the anticipated quantitative milestones and go/no-go criteria for each phase. Submersible vessels ?modified or equipped for military purposes? are included in the U.S. Munitions List and are, therefore, subject to United States International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Proposers must communicate in their proposals an understanding of ITAR and assure that all team members are capable of complying with the ITAR and that they are willing to do so. Full proposals should be formatted and submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in the original FEDBIZOPPS solicitation, BAA05-19 http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/solicit.htm. To facilitate the submission process, a website has been established, http://www.sainc.com/dso0519/. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS: Evaluation of proposals will be in accordance with BAA05-19. For general administrative questions, please refer to the original FEDBIZOPPS solicitation, BAA05-19, of February 8, 2005. Address for Proposal Submission: DARPA/DSO, ATTN: BAA05-19 Addendum 7, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Web address for Full Proposal Submission: http://www.sainc.com/dso0519/. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-MAY-2005). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 11-MAY-2005. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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