SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- LCAC Alarm and Monitoring Systems
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Panama City Division Code B32, N61331 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PANAMA CITY DIVISION, CODE B32 110 Vernon Avenue Panama City, FL
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6133109QSH01
- Response Due
- 3/31/2009
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Hess at 850-234-4413 , or Contracting Officer Mary Hines at 850-235-5389
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought announcement, a market survey for written information only. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. Background - The LCAC Alarm and Monitor System (AMS) is a legacy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) C4N system responsible for monitoring and reporting all LCAC engineering system status. This engineering data is recorded on a ruggedized hard drive (RHD) by AMS via a SCSI-1 interface, similar to the functionality of an aircraft black box. Post-mission analysis of the recorded engineering data is accomplished on a specially outfitted computer, called a LCAC Mission Support Station (LMSS), with the LCAC Performance Analysis System (LPAS) application. In addition to interfacing with the RHD, LPAS is designed to parse and replay engineering data captured on a LCAC Common Data Recorder (CDR). The CDR is the latest evolution of the LCAC data storage system which organizes data in a more refined, New Technology File System (NTFS) file-based manner on an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard disk. Over time the reliability of the Ruggedized Hard Drive (RHD) has greatly declined due ! to RHD hard disk failures. The current hard disk technology used by the RHD reached its end of life more than seven (7) years ago and the present LCAC Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) lifecycle schedule does not eliminate the need for the RHD until FY20. To further compound the problem, the LCAC Alarm and Monitoring System (AMS) interface that interacts with the RHD cannot be revised and must be accepted. Thus, a precise course of action to mitigate these failures must be defined if the RHD is to remain operational until FY20. Need - The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is seeking information on vendors with the capability to develop a solution to bridge the existing AMS SCSI-1 interface to a modern IDE hard disk and/or a solid-state memory device. Any proposed solution must conform to the physical space limitations of the RHD frame and use the existing AMS communications scheme, including read/write timing constraints and hard disk capacity/sector analysis. At a minimum, data generated from the LCAC AMS would be recorded to the replacement RHD such that the data on the replacement RHD can interface with the current LMSS configurations and be accessed by LPAS without altering the LPAS source code. While this threshold requirement satisfies the need for an immediate solution, it provides little in terms of long-term supportability and a reduction in LCAC interface schemes. An objective beyond this threshold is for the replacement RHD to translate data on the fly into CDR! format as defined in CDR-IRS-102, Revision V, and employ a solid state memory device, such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash memory drive, which would readily interface to the LMSS. This solution consolidates the LCAC post-mission processing interface scheme, nearly eliminates storage media faults due to extreme vibration, provides a generic and portable media that can be read be all modern computers, and can be cheaply upgraded and replaced as needed. Any proposed solution would use power from the LCAC 28VDC (volts direct current)distribution system, which is 18-32VDC or from the recording computer which operates the SCSCI bus controller and provides limited power in the form of 5 VDC, 1Amp and 12 VDC, 1 Amp. The latter is the legacy power source that operates the existing RHD This announcement will serve as a first step for evaluating alternatives and supporting In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) research and development efforts planned for fiscal years 2009-2010. Components could be acquired in the future for Test and Evaluation for future LCAC ISEA installation. Both off-the-shelf and developmental approaches will be considered. Responses to this announcement should include a technical description and detailed characteristics of the proposed solution with enough information for the government to make informed decisions. Information submitted shall be marked with restrictive legends as deemed appropriate by the potential offeror. Data with restrictive markings will be handled in accordance with the restrictions thereto. Interested parties must provide paper submittals with copies on disks in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat format. The Government will evaluate the submittals for their potential to improve the reliability of the LCAC C4N suite and reduc! e operating costs. Organizations that submit materials/designs, which are determined by the evaluation team as possessing significant potential for contributing to the improvement of LCAC maintenance may be provided an opportunity to demonstrate their solution. Technical questions should be directed to Mr. Ivan Velazquez-Padilla at (850) 235-5833 (email ivan.velazquez-padil@navy.mil). Mailing address for submissions is: Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division, Code E31, ATTN: Mr. Ivan Velazquez-Padilla, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001. Responses to this sources sought should be sent to the address stated above not later than 31 March 2009. NAICS 334112 applies. FSC 5963. Size standard 500 employees. This is not a solicitation. In the event a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number and the announcement will be published in the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) and Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps). This announcement should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or to ultimately award a contract.
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