SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Advanced Weapons Platform Pedestal
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N68936 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Dept.2 429 E. Bowen Rd - Stop 4015 China Lake, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6893606R0106
- Response Due
- 6/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2006
- Description
- THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine the best value solution for procurement of the pedestal only portion of the Advance Weapons Platform (AWP), a subsystem of the Infrared Countermeasure Assessment System (ICAS). All interested parties are encouraged to respond with comments to the system requirement specification as well as recommendations and capability statements. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The Government is not obligated in any way to award a contract based on information received from potential sources. The AWP Pedestal is intended to provide the logistical transport, physical support, and high fidelity tracking capabilities required by advanced instrumentation used during open air flight testing of high speed aircraft. The AWP Pedestal will have the ability to point missile threat seekers, threat plume simulators, and associated radiometric support equipment at maneuvering aircraft hosting a wide variety of systems under test (SUT) in support of missile threat simulator development and infrared countermeasures effectiveness test and evaluation the Electronic Combat Range, NAWCWD, China Lake, CA. The Pedestal will host components for missile threat seekers, "missile plume simulation systems," as well as the instrumentation suites required to measure infrared countermeasure effectiveness. The pedestal will be configurable to mount some or all of the following fixtures: IR and UV sources, IR and UV radiometric devices, captive threat missile seekers, and visible and IR tracking cameras. The pedestal will be integrated with a single control system located within the Flash Site ICAS control building. Communications between ICAS and the pedestal will be via RS-422 and Ethernet. The pedestal control system will address: -Pedestal pointing and tracking travel limits (deg), accuracy (deg and shaft encoder resolution bits), velocity (deg/sec), and acceleration (deg/sec^2) -Tracking stability including transient response, backlash, jitter, and vibration. -Pedestal maximum payload weight (lbs), stall torque (lb-ft), and drive compliance (lbs-in/rad) -Environmental ruggedization parameters including Operating and Survival wind speeds, temperatures, humidity, and particulates (dust) -On and Off Road transportability, travel clearance, shock absorption, and leveling -Electrical Power connectivity, distribution, circuit breaking, and surge suppression The AWP Pedestal will be required to precisely track maneuvering targets closer than 1500m slant range, moving at speeds in excess of four hundred and fifty (450) knots. It is intended that the AWP will have some stand alone capability however real-time analysis may not be possible without the AWP being fully integrated with ICAS. The pedestals will also be transportable for unit relocation with minimal effort over paved and unpaved roads using standard commercial vehicles. Attached please find the most current draft version of the System Requirements Specification. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION It is requested that all interested sources submit to the contracting office, comments to the system requirements specification and a brief recommendation(s) and capabilities statement package (no more than 20 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating why the recommendation(s) results in the best value to the government, and vendor's ability to provide the recommended solution(s). This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: (1) prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, a brief description of how the contract referenced relates to the requirements described herein; (2) company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small business status. All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone, fax number, and e-mail address. Responses should be sent by e-mail to richard.soard@navy.mil, or by mail to the following address: Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division ATTN: Richard Soard 7000 Randwash Road Bldg. 70115 China Lake, CA 93555 Copies of responses may also be submitted to Stephanie Toftner at stephanie.toftner@navy.mil, or by mail to the following address: Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division ATTN: Stephanie Toftner 429 E. Bowen Road MS 4015 China Lake, CA 93555 Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00pm Pacific Time on 30 June 2006. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Stephanie Toftner at stephanie.toftner@navy.mil. NAICS Code = 334220 Place of Performance = N/A Set Aside = N/A Email Address = stephanie.toftner@navy.mil
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