SOURCES SOUGHT
19 -- Request for Information by the U.S. Coast Guard for Proven Cutter Boat Designs
- Notice Date
- 1/30/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336612
— Boat Building
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (CG-912), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (CG-912), 1900 Half Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20593-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20593-0001
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG23-09-R-2DB011
- Response Due
- 3/17/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2009
- Point of Contact
- Linda B Dearing,, Phone: (202) 475-3204
- E-Mail Address
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linda.b.dearing@uscg.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Office of Contract Operations in support of the Cutter Boat Over-The-Horizon Project Office as a means of conducting market research regarding the state of the market for two (Large and Medium) cutter boat designs. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Unsolicited Proposal, or as an obligation or intent by the USCG to acquire any products and/or services. The USCG does not intend to award a contract as a result of this RFI or otherwise pay for the requested information. The purpose of this RFI is to collect available market information that will be used to assist the USCG in evaluating its options related to its urgent need for cutter boat capability. This RFI seeks principal cutter boat design particulars and operational features on vessels that are or are not currently in operation and have the potential to meet USCG requirements. Furthermore, these vessels shall meet the USCG requirements with or without significant development (e.g. integrate with parent cutter design). Information submitted must be based on: 1) proven currently in-service vessels that are capable of being built in the United States (US); 2) service vessels that are capable of being licensed for building in the US; or, 3) building a variant of the vessel capable of being licensed in the US. New and unproven (not in service) designs are of interest in this request and will be reviewed. The Cutter boats’ missions will generally occur in both littoral (coastal) and deep water (beyond 50 nautical miles from shore) and performing the following missions: Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS), Search and Rescue (SAR), Drug Interdiction (DRUG), Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations (AMIO), Living Marine Resources (LMR), Defense Readiness (DR) and Other Law Enforcement (OLE). When deployed, operations will generally take place 12 nautical miles or more beyond U.S. shores. However, the parent cutter shall transit and operate for limited periods of time throughout inland defined harbors, canals, or waterways navigable by seagoing vessels. Recognizing that proven designs may not meet all the desired requirements listed in section I of the below listed requirements or that proven designs could possibly be modified to meet the requirements listed below, proven designs within or near the range of characteristics identified in section I of the below listed requirements may be submitted for consideration. The information requested is intended to include, but not be limited to, engineering and operational design details, boat developmental history, operational history, user contacts and other information that would be helpful for making programmatic decisions. Specifically, the requested minimum and desired information is listed in section II of the below listed requirements. Any restrictive markings included on the data shall be clearly marked. In responding to this request, data and information (drawings, documents, tables, graphs, etc.) may be submitted in different formats and media (paper or electronic files). Costs associated with returning information shall be incurred by the provider of such information. Industry is advised that Government’s support contractors (D & P, Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc, DGIT, ARL, CACI, Analytical Research, EIS and BIG) will be involved with the review of submitted information. If a Government support contractor other than those listed above will be involved with the review of submitted information, each vendor that has responded to this RFI will be notified before their information is provided to the support contractor for review. All Government support contractors required to review the information will be required to submit non-disclosure or confidentiality statements. Submission of a response to this RFI is entirely voluntary. The voluntary submission of a response to this RFI shall not obligate the USCG to pay or entitle the submitter of information to claim any direct or indirect costs or charges or any other remuneration whatsoever. The USCG understands that any pricing information submitted under this RFI is an estimate only and is not binding nor constitute a proposal. Responses to this RFI can be submitted to Mrs. Linda Dearing via email (linda.b.dearing@uscg.mil) or hard copy mail no more than 45 days after the RFI’s posting in FedBizOpps. Responses received more than 45 days after the RFI’s posting in FedBizOpps may not be afforded a comprehensive review. Responses shall state if interested in design for the CB-OTH-MK V, CB-OTH-MK IV or both cutter boats, the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. NOTE: Industrial Day will take place following the 45 days posting of this RFI, the date has yet to be determined for Industrial Day. ------------------------------------------------------------- Section I. Top level requirements for the planned Cutter Boat Over-the–Horizon (OTH) MK IV/MK V Project: CB-OTH-MK V Characteristics/Range Capabilities Length/35 feet Beam max/10 feet 8 inches Navigational Draft/Not Limited Speed, Full Load/35 knots Endurance/8 hrs @ 30 knots @ performance weight with 10% reserve in Sea State 2 (according to Pierson-Moskowitz Sea Spectrum Table) Range/90 NMs from Parent Cutter Communications/Capable of multiple (>1) HF, VHF, UHF, Real time secret-level network Connectivity. Line-of-sight (LOS) voice and data; and secure and clear over-the-horizon (OTH) voice and data, and secure and clear voice Weapons/Capable of mounting Manned Automatic Weapons (MAW) Draft/Not to exceed 24” Max Weight/26,000 lbs Cutter Boat Launch/Recovery/Over the Side or Stern Ramp Sea Keeping/All missions through Sea State 5 and recovery @ mid Sea State 6 Crew/5 (5 shock mitigating seats) with 8 (8 shock mitigating seats) guests Performance Weight/Light ship weight with full fuel and 5 people (220 lbs each) with total gear (150lbs) Full Load/Performance weight plus 8 people (220lbs each) for a total 13 people ------------------------------------------------------- CB-OTH-MK IV Characteristics/Range Capabilities Length/26 feet Beam max/9 feet Navigational Draft/Not Limited Speed, Full Load/40 knots Endurance/8 hrs @ 30 knots @ performance weight with 10% reserve in Sea State 2 (according to Pierson-Moskowitz Sea Spectrum Table) Range/90 KMs from Parent Cutter Communications/Capable of multiple (>1) HF, VHF, UHF, & Real time secret-level network Connectivity. Line-of-sight (LOS) voice and data; and secure and clear over- the-horizon (OTH) voice and data, and secure and clear voice Weapons/Capable of mounting Manned Automatic Weapons (MAW) Draft/No more than 24” Max Weight/8,500 lbs Cutter Boat Launch/Recovery/Over the Side or Stern Ramp Sea Keeping/All missions through Sea State 5 and recovery @ mid Sea State 6 Crew/5 (5 shock mitigating seats) with 8 guests Performance Weight/Light ship weight with full fuel and 5 people (220 lbs each) with total gear (150lbs) Full Load/Performance weight plus 8 people (220lbs each) for a total 13 people --------------------------------------------------- Section II. Minimum and Desired information for planned Cutter Boat OTH Project Minimum Requested Information For CB-OTH-MK V and CB-OTH-MK IV: 1.Maximum Speed at (full, half, and/or light ship displacement and engine power level, knots or m/s) 2.Fuel 3.Endurance, length of patrol (days sustainable at sea w/o replenishment) 4.Sea keeping limits 5.Communication equipment, internal and external 6.Weapon and/or combat systems, installed and/or retrofit capable 7.Navigation systems, Command & Control 8.General Arrangement drawings 9.Outboard Profile – exterior elevation drawing 10.Length (LOA and/or LWL, feet or meters) 11.Beam (max and/or max waterline, feet or meters) 12.Beam for the Rigid Hull 13.Draft (navigational or hull, feet or meters) 14.Displacement (full, half, and/or light ship, Long tons or metric tons), LCG and VCG at various loads 15.Weight Estimate and loading conditions 16.Installed engine model, engine power total (BHP, SHP, or kW) & engine manufacturer’s rating 17.Number of engines / shafts 18.Generators service and emergency (number and kW of each) 19.Number of vessels built to this design and years built, current owner/operator 20.Estimated Price/Rough Order of Magnitude Desired: 1.Trials data (speed and power, maneuvering, etc.) 2.Machinery Arrangement drawing 3.Scantling drawings or tables and structural design criteria/standards 4.Designed and/or classed by what classification society rules and regulations 5.Major system drawings (fuel oil, bilge, fire main, fire suppression, heating and cooling, ventilation, electrical – service and emergency, potable water, sewage, grey water etc.); If Applicable 6.Resistance and powering data (curves, or spreadsheets, or discrete points) 7.Intact and/or damage stability booklet and standards used in design or naval architectural information to enable determination of stability characteristics. 8.Design limits for cooling and heating systems; If Applicable 9.Self defense systems 10.Systems installed for towing and capacity of system 11.Designed for how many operational hours per year 12.Designed for how many years of service 13.Storage type and capacity 14.Design limits for maneuvering 15.Any existing Integrated Logistics Supply data (e.g. Technical manuals, Training, Maintenance, spare parts list, etc) 16.Description of installed automation 17.Space, Volume, and Electrical Power allocated for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance Requirements 18.Compliance with International Maritime Organization standards. 19.Fuel consumption Curves
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