MODIFICATION
A -- BAMS Draft Documents
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR HQ, Building 2272 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT, Patuxent River, MD, 20670
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number--24423--BAMS-Draft-Documents
- Response Due
- 8/18/2006
- Point of Contact
- Michael McLoughlin, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-757-5898, Fax 301-757-5955,
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.mcloughlin@navy.mil
- Description
- The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program is making available for industry comment an early draft System Development and Demonstration phase Performance Based Specification (PBS). The objective of posting this document for industry comment is to solicit feedback on the program's requirements and feasibility prior to issuance of the formal Request for Proposal (RFP). A draft RFP is anticipated to be released in the October 2006 timeframe, followed by the formal RFP release in January 2007. Interested parties must request a copy of the PBS from the Government. Points of contact for the written request are below. The request must include the company name, address, CAGE code, e-mail address, and point of contact with telephone number. An electronic copy of the PBS will be sent after the Government verifies the requestor's information. Comments and recommendations should be sent to the contacts listed below. Comments and recommendations are due no later 18 August 2006. The Government does not intend to respond to comments received nor to individual industry questions. Comments may or may not be incorporated into a future release of the subject document. /////// The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) will provide a persistent maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data collection and dissemination capability to the fleet. The BAMS UAS will deliver capability enabling the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) to meet the Navy’s maritime ISR requirements. BAMS UAS full operational capability will provide for up to five simultaneous orbits worldwide. Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the BAMS UAS is defined as one base unit with sufficient assets, technical data, training systems, and enough spares and support equipment to operationally support one persistent ISR orbit and is planned for FY13. At IOC, the BAMS UAS missions will include, but are not limited to, maritime surveillance, collection of enemy order of battle information, battle damage assessment, port surveillance, communication relay, and support of the following missions - maritime interdiction, surface warfare, battlespace management, and targeting for maritime and littoral strike missions. /////// THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS SPECIAL NOTICE IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT, NOR WILL THE GOVERNMENT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION SOLICITED OR PROVIDED. Questions, comments and requests for the PBS document should be addressed to Ms. Jennifer Augustine at (301) 757-5896, email jennifer.augustine@navy.mil and Mr. Michael McLoughlin at (301) 757-5898, email michael.mcloughlin@navy.mil. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (29-AUG-2006). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 20-SEP-2006, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Record
- SN01150266-F 20060922/060920224317 (fbodaily.com)
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