SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Methods to develop Cargo Parachute Releases to replace or modify the M-1 and M-2 Cargo Parachute Releases so as to provide a more reliable, lower maintenance, lower weight, and lower cost release.
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM, Natick (Soldier Support Branch), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-NM, Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W58P05-PARA-RELEASE
- Response Due
- 4/11/2008
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2008
- Point of Contact
- Allison Griffin, 508-233-4495
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to RDECOM, Natick (Soldier Support Branch)
(allison.griffin@natick.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) in Natick, MA, is conducting a Request For Information (RFI) for White Papers on methods to develop Cargo Parachute Releases to replace or modify the M-1 and M-2 Cargo P arachute Releases so as to provide a more reliable, lower maintenance, lower weight, and lower cost release. The releases must be capable of automatically releasing the parachutes from the cargo upon ground impact regardless of ground wind conditions (21 knots objective, 17 Knots threshold) and payload orientation. The new Cargo Parachute Releases, used with either a single or clustered parachute configuration, shall have the following performance characteristics: capable of delivering combat loads having suspended weights between 2,200 through 25,000 pounds (objective) (2,200 through 15,500 pounds (threshold)) for M-1 replacement; and 15,000 through 60,000 pounds (objective) (15,000 through 42,000 pounds (threshold)) for M-2 replacement; capable of withst anding the forces typically associated with operations from military cargo aircraft traveling between 130-150 knots indicated air speed (KIAS); provide a successful airdrop completion rate of 92 percent without a system abort; capable of being used and sto red in all climatic categories (hot, basic, cold, severe cold) as defined in Army Regulation (AR) 70-38. All interested firms, regardless of size are encouraged to submit a White Paper to NSRDEC in accordance with NSRDEC Broad Agency Announcement 07-09 which can be found at https://www3.natick.army.mil/ssbaa.htm. Proprietary information will not be disclosed outside the U.S. Government. Nothing shall be construed herein or through the RFI process to commit or obligate the Government to further a ction as a result of this RFI. Firms responding to this RFI shall bear all risk and expense of any resources used to provide the requested information, and all information submitted in response to this request shall become the property of the Government a nd will not be returned to the submitter. Responses shall be submitted by April 11, 2008 and may be sent via email to marc.tardiff@us.army.mil or by regular mail to US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center, AMSRD-NSR-WP-AT (ATTN: Marc Tardiff), Kansas Street, N atick, MA, 01760, Telephone (508) 233-5947, Fax (508) 233-5000. An alternative point of contact (POC) is Brian Bagdonovich, brian.bagdonovich@us.army.mil, (508) 233-5423.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NSRDEC, Warfighter Protection & Aerial Delivery Directorate ATTN: AMSRD-NSR-WP-AT, Kansas Street Natick MA
- Zip Code: 01760-5017
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 01760-5017
- Record
- SN01529629-W 20080313/080311224648 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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