SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- 3-D PRODUCT MODEL GENERATION AND USE FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016405R6666
- Response Due
- 8/12/2005
- Description
- This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities(FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line(NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the NSWC Division Crane. The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in support of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is soliciting industry comments, ideas, and issues on the trend towards government procurement of digital three-dimensional (3-D) product model data for mechanical products in place of two-dimensional (2-D) drawings. This trend affects weapon system designers, equipment manufacturers, software tool vendors, and spare parts suppliers. NSWC in support of DLA is also soliciting input on how organizations are using 3-D geometry and industry product model data standards to improve your operations. Both DoD and the manufacturing industry can benefit from the adoption of 3-D data mechanical representations based on vendor-neutral international standards. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 10303 STandard for the Exchange of Product model data (STEP) is an industry-developed exchange standard for providing digital 3-D product model data in a neutral format. ISO Standard 10303, STEP has Application Protocols (APs) that provide mature, vendor-neutral data formats for representation of 2-D and 3-D mechanical part and assembly data. These standards can be procured from the US Product Data Association on-line catalog at https://www.uspro.org/ . The initial acquisition of digital 3-D product model data will be for mechanical systems. Analysis has shown that the best approach for documenting a complete (full-disclosure) Technical Data Package would be in accordance with: ISO 10303-214:2001, Industrial automation systems and integration?Product data representation and exchange?Part 214: Application protocol: Core data for automotive mechanical design processes. Conformance Class 20 includes 3-D data and drawings of the mechanical assembly. This standard will be referred to as "AP 214." ISO 10303-232:2002, Industrial automation systems and integration?Product data representation and exchange?Part 232: Application protocol: Technical data packaging core information and exchange provides the content and format of the metadata that is in the TDP. This standard will be referred to as "AP 232." MIL-DTL-31000C, (Detail Specification Technical Data Packages) states: "When 3-dimensional solid models are the basis for the product data element, the solid models shall be complete, accurate, fully defined representations of the item and contain every feature the item being represented is intended to contain. All information necessary to adequately define the item shall be contained in the 3D solid model to include but not limited to materials, tolerances, geometric tolerances, drawing notes, revision data, etc." To meet this requirement, a complete implementation of AP 214 is needed. This solicitation requests industry input and comments on ISO 10303 about capabilities, plans, and issues. Input is sought from: Weapon system vendors on capabilities for delivering digital 3-D product model data to DoD customers CAD software vendors on current capabilities and intent to develop tools for creating and updating digital 3-D product model data and CAD data for mechanical systems Viewer software vendors on current capabilities and intent to develop tools for viewing and annotating digital 3-D product model data for mechanical systems Spare parts vendors on capabilities for using 3-D product model data for manufacturing, inspection, and testing processes. Areas solicited for input and comment are listed below. Respondents may provide information on these or any other issues they may wish to identify. 1. Weapons system vendors: What are your issues with creating digital 3-D mechanical product model data for DoD customers? What are your issues with delivering digital 3-D product model data to DoD customers in AP 214:2001 format? What are your issues with delivering metadata content to DoD customers in AP 232:2002 format? 2. Software vendors: What are the current capabilities of your viewers for Computer Aided Design software to read and display data from AP 214 files? What level of demand would be required before viewer software vendors would fully implement AP 214? 3. Spare parts vendors: What are your current capabilities for using 3-D mechanical product model data for manufacturing, inspection, and testing processes? What are your current capabilities for using 3-D product model data in AP 214 format? Are you currently receiving data in STEP format? If so, what APs and what type of data? What is your level of experience using STEP? 4. All: From your organization's viewpoint, what are the risks and benefits of moving from a 2-D drawing-based environment to 3-D product model data? From your organization's viewpoint, what are the risks and benefits of the proposed approach of using AP 214 to convey product model data and AP 232 to convey metadata? Is there a need for a new STEP implementation method that can handle large data sets efficiently? What additional features of STEP (e.g., construction history) are needed in order to allow exchange of a fully functional model between two CAD systems? If these features were added, would vendors support them? Is it useful to have CAD and product data management (PDM) data in a single file? Why or why not? Do the conformance classes of AP 214 match current industry capabilities? What mandate from the Government would be necessary or desirable to enable industry to provide digital 3-D product model data to DoD customers in AP 214 format? Are policy directives needed, beyond those already in place? What changes or improvements to the STEP standard do you believe are necessary? 5. Other issues: Other issues not specifically mentioned in this RFI Please send information on concerns, ideas, or recommendations on 3-D data issues solicited in the RFI to: J. Mays maysjl@nswccd.navy.mil Naval Surface Warfare Center CD Code 2230 (Building 192, Room 128) 9500 MacArthur Blvd Bethesda, MD 20817-5700 Please be advised that your response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and in no obligates the Government under future procurement actions. Responses are requested on or before 8/12/05.
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