SOLICITATION NOTICE
15 -- Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV)
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7218
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- FA8629-06-R-2351
- Response Due
- 6/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Special Operations Systems Group (SOFSG), Battlefield Airmen Flight (BA) seeks to acquire and field a Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) system that provides the best overall value to meet the small unit?s need for real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) and battle damage assessment (BDA). The system shall have the flexibility to be modified through a Block Upgrade approach as technology matures and funding becomes available through the POM cycle. The objective for Block 0 is for the delivery of specification compliant systems IAW the contract delivery schedule, delivery of the required data items and products, and execution of the associated program support. At a minimum, the system shall meet the BATMAV initial screening criteria, Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), and Airworthiness Requirements. The objective for further blocks is for continued Spiral Development and Horizontal Technology insertion. SOFSG plans to issue formal RFP Number FA8629-06-R-2351 for the BATMAV system on or about 30 May 2006, with proposals due on or about 30 June 2006. The procurement will be a small business set-aside. The Government anticipates the requirement for BATMAV will be approximately 314 systems for the primary customer. (30 in FY07, 75 in FY08, 116 in FY09 and 93 in FY10)However, the contract is being structured on an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity basis, so that other interested customers can also use this vehicle to purchase the system. The initial delivery order will include the necessary integration effort for the Block 0 system (FY06 funding). Options for production, training and sustainment will also be placed on the initial delivery order for execution after production and operations funds become available in FY07. Thirty (30) systems are required for the initial delivery order. Utilizing the Best Value approach, the government will consider innovative or individualized solutions to meeting the system and program requirements. However, the contractor is encouraged to provide representative systems as rapidly as possible. To this end, a system demonstration will be included as part of the source selection, in order to determine each offeror's baseline capability. It is anticipated that the contractor will provide the fastest practical schedule and an alternate schedule which would accommodate additional customers. The proposed system shall consist of the following basic components: Ground Control Station (GCS) (1 per system) Air Vehicle (AV)(2 per system) AV Payload Field Repair Kit any equipment required for flight preparation, launch or recovery power sources and tactical packaging (if required) The Government contemplates a contract that shall provide for an initial delivery order to include any initial integration efforts that need to be accomplished to meet the required baseline. The configuration shall be used to meet the government?s fielding requirements and provide the initial baseline, Spiral Development and Horizontal Technology Insertions (SD/HTI), activities. The configuration shall consist of the following: BATMAV systems (described above) Contractor and Government Technical Testing Logistics Support (support equipment such as battery charger, launch assist device (if required), spares; training (including the systems to be used during training); technical manuals; and contractor logistics support). Draft technical requirements will be posted on line at FedBizOpps at http://www.fbo.gov or PIXS at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil for review and comment as soon as possible. A copy of the formal RFP Number FA8629-06-R-2351 may be accessed via the internet on or about 30 May 2006 on FedBizOpps at http://www.fbo.gov or PIXS at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil All questions and comments must be submitted electronically to Ms. Nancy Leggett, Battlefield Airmen Contracting Officer at Nancy.Leggett@wpafb.af.mil. Current POC is Ms. Nancy Leggett at phone 937-255-4284. Interested parties and offerors should obtain, read and review the complete information package to determine all technical requirements prior to submission of any offers. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government A Request for Information (RFI) was sent out for this effort under the title ?Autonomous Micro Air Vehicle?, dated 21 December 2005.
- Record
- SN01037323-W 20060430/060428220633 (fbodaily.com)
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