SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- Advanced Horizon Reference System (AHRS)
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-09-RFI-0174
- Archive Date
- 5/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- David Andreoli,, Phone: 732-323-5208, Darla M. Kelly ,, Phone: 732-323-7437
- E-Mail Address
-
david.andreoli@navy.mil, darla.kelly@navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Naval Air Systems Command is seeking information from potential sources that can design, develop, manufacture, integrate hardware and software, test and support components for a Next Generation (NG) Advanced Horizon Reference System (AHRS). Proposed performance parameters for the AHRS are available. This information will be sent to interested parties upon request. The AHRS described in this document is intended to upgrade and/or replace the current Horizon Reference Set (HRS), A/W37A-1, on existing ships and future ship construction for all air capable ships. It is anticipated that the AHRS will be the same form, fit, function and footprint as the current HRS, or as close as practical without affecting the ability to retrofit to existing ships. The AHRS will provide a horizon reference which is independent of the ship’s rolling motion. The visual display will be a roll-stabilized, lighted reference bar to be located near the top of the hangar face of USN air capable ships. The display will be in the same plane of vision as viewed by an SH-60B helicopter pilot conducting a normal obstruction clearance scan during landing approach and recovery operation on existing LAMPS MK III ships. The AHRS will meet or exceed all current HRS performance specifications (MIL PRF 85281C(AS) and will be Night Vision Device (NVD) compatible, solve parts obsolescence issues, and have decreased maintenance, resulting in over-all reduction in life-cycle cost. In addition, the AHRS will provide for mounting locations for optional Pilot Visual Cues (PVCs) that interface with the Aircraft/Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse (ASIST) system and will direct the pilot over a capture area using port/starboard and forward/aft cues. The AHRS will be made up of two separate components: a) A stabilization indicator assembly composed of a lighted reference bar and a warning light driven by Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology and a bar drive mechanism. b) An electronic component assembly containing maintenance/operating controls and indicators (herein referred to as the maintenance control panel). The AHRS will interface over a network to a control panel being developed for the Advanced Lighting System (ALS), which will be located in the Helicopter Control Station (HCS). The ALS control panel will have the capability of being configured for different ships to control a variety of systems, including the AHRS. The AHRS will receive ship motion signals from the ship’s gyro and will be controlled (for power, light intensity, etc.) mainly via the remote control panel located in HCS. The system shall be software configurable to be able to receive stabilization signals from ships NAVSSI or a synchro format. The maintenance control panel will be available for testing and maintenance and emergency operation. The development effort is anticipated to be conducted through an Integrated Product Team (IPT) consisting of the contractor/AHRS designer and NAWC Lakehurst AHRS team members. The first phase to be executed is the Development phase. During the Development phase, contractors will develop program plans, develop and produce the System Development & Demonstration (SDD) hardware and support documentation, and test to prove compliance with specification requirements. A single contract will be awarded for the SDD phase through a fully integrated, production representative system for Technical and Operational Evaluation. (plus additional subsystems/components required to support environmental and shock qualification of the system components). The SDD system may initially be tested at the NAWCADLKE Test Site. The SDD phase will begin in FY 10 for the AHRS. The Test and Integration phase will include shipboard install and check-out by Navy personnel. Following a successful test at the land based test site or test facility and shipboard testing, a sole source contract will be awarded for production units. Representatives of US companies who have subsidiaries in foreign countries expecting to participate will also be considered under foreign national rules. Any documentation furnished is upon the condition that it or knowledge of it's possession will not be released to another nation without specific authority from the Department of the Navy of the United States; that it will not be used for other than military purposes; that individual or corporate rights originating in the information, whether patented or not, will be respected and; that the information will be provided the same degree of security afforded it by the Department of Defense of the United States. Regardless of any other markings on this document, it may not be declassified or downgraded without the written approval of the originating U.S. agency. Since the specifications and drawings are subject to Export Control Laws, the companies are required to register with the United States/Canada Joint Certification Office through the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), and provide a copy of their executed DD Form 2345 to the contracting office before a copy of the drawing package is mailed. It is mandatory to register with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. The CCR provides the DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System + 4 number) number and a company’s CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) code that will be required to conduct business with the Department of Defense. Copies of DD Form 2345 and request for copies of the drawing package shall be forwarded to Mr. David Andreoli, 732-323-5208, david.andreoli@navy.mil, fax # 732-323-7440.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733, United States
- Zip Code: 08733
- Zip Code: 08733
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