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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 05, 2009 FBO #2748
MODIFICATION

10 -- LAV-ATA2 Upgrade

Notice Date

6/3/2009
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (Warren), TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W56HZV-N-A
 

Response Due

7/10/2009
 

Archive Date

9/8/2009
 

Point of Contact

Dan Marcantonio, (586) 574-9062<br />
 

E-Mail Address

TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center
(daniel.marcantonio@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER W56HZV-n-a. Introduction: The Family of Light Armored Vehicles (FOLAV) has been in the USMC inventory since 1983. Since the initial fielding of the FOLAV there have been two major upgrades; the Service Life Extension Program LAV-A1 (SLEP) (1998-2002) and the LAV-A2 Survivability Upgrade (LAV A2 SU) (2006-2010). While these upgrades extended the primary systems service life of the FOLAV through 2025, the upgrades did not address the variant specific 'subsystem mission suites' on the LAV-ATA2. Basic characteristics of the LAV platform are provided in Attachment 1 of this RFI. The LAV-ATA2's 'subsystem mission suite' has become difficult to support and several subcomponents are obsolete. In fact, the M901A1 TOW has reached the point of ever increasing obsolescence limiting it to USMC inventory. As part of additional service life extension and fleet upgrade efforts, PM-LAV is evaluating improvements to the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system. The specific purpose of this program is to improve the supportability and mission effectiveness of the LAV-ATA2 by providing the following 'mission suite upgrades': 1. An Anti-Tank weapon station with: * Multiple reload, and rapid capability * Ability to facilitate multiple target engagements in high intensive fights * An effective platform for Elevated TOW Systems (ETS), and offers the LAR Battalion a precision long-range capability to destroy the enemy * A second generation thermal sight and an advanced fire control system capable of firing the current and next generation heavy anti-armor missiles * Improved reliability, availability, and maintainability 2. Turret Trainers for the Operational Forces and float assets for each of the Maintenance Centers The following are specific objectives of this program: * Provide the LAV-AT mission suite upgrades initial operational capability by May 13, 2013 and full operational capability by August 3rd 2016 * Meet all threshold key performance parameters * Improve LAV-AT readiness by greater than 10% and reduce the operational and support cost by greater than 5% The deliverables/resultant products of this effort will be 115 LAV-AT modernized with the mission suite upgrades, nine LAV-AT Turret Trainers, two turrets float assets with all mission suite upgrades applied. In addition meet all milestones and provide supporting documentation required per SECNAV Instruction 5000.2D (unless otherwise directed by MARCORPSYSCOM ACPROG authority). It is anticipated that after receipt of information from the respondents of this RFI, the government will conduct a trade study followed by a downselect process to determine several leading turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system solution candidates that will undergo additional evaluation. The evaluation will include ergonomic assessments, spaceclaim and mounting studies, human factors studies, modeling and simulation. Turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system samples may also be acquired for physical measurement, performance evaluations, and testing. The proposed solutions will be evaluated against current and future mission profiles and the impact of the design on life cycle cost of the LAV system. Specific areas of evaluation for the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system trade study and downselect include these requirements (T = threshold / O = Objective): * effectively acquire, engage, and destroy threat main battle tanks beyond the range of enemy tank main guns (T) * ability to destroy bunkers and concrete buildings that harbor threat (T) * allow for search and target acquisition while stationary (T) * allow for search and target acquisition on the move (O) * allow rapid transition from battlefield movement to target engagement (T) * acquire targets, fire, and reload while under armor protection (T) * acquire targets, fire, and reload from inside the vehicle (O) * fire from a short halt (T) * fire on the move (O) * acquire, engage, and destroy the enemy with its main armament in a 3600 field of fire (T) * acquire, engage, and destroy the enemy with its main armament, day or night, under obscured conditions of smoke, fog, haze and dust (T) * store and fire a minimum of 2 ready rounds in launcher and minimum of 14 stored rounds (T) * store and fire a minimum of 4 ready rounds (O) * capable of fire multiple missiles without reloading (T) * have an automatic loader or have the capability of being retro-fit with an automatic loader (O) * accommodate ground mounting when necessary (T) * fire current and next generation USMC inventory heavy anti-armor missiles (T) * provide fire and forget anti-tank weapon system capability (O) * training commonality for current and next generation heavy anti-armor missiles (O) * LAV-AT crew consists of four Marines (T) * Full mission capability with three personnel (O) * achieve a Probability of Hit of.75 at the maximum effective range of the weapon (T) * achieve a Probability of Hit of.9 at the maximum effective range of the weapon (O) * achieve compatibility with the LAV-AT secondary armament (M240E1, 7.62 mm machine gun pintle, with azimuth and elevation travel locks with a minimum 1800 arc traverse and accessible through the commander's hatch) (T) * have degraded capability to permit targets to be acquired and destroyed when the main power and /or hydraulic system of the LAV-AT have failed (O) Responses should include descriptions of sustainment characteristics such as reliability Mean Miles Between Failures (MMBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), commonality with other systems, and in theater sustainment. Additional technical data will likely be requested from participating turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system manufacturers, including spaceclaim and interface drawings, prior test data, mass properties, and dynamic stiffness characteristics. This information will be applied to the validated modeling and simulation environment. Results of the evaluation will be shared with each potential supplier as may be appropriate. If you are interested in participating in this LAV upgrade effort, please respond by completing the Attachment 2 questionnaire (below) and send it to: Dan Marcantonio Procurement Analyst daniel.marcantonio@us.army.mil 586-574-9062 Please feel free to include any additional product brochures, test results, technical data, etc. that you believe is relevant to the LAV application. Thank you in advance for your help on our trade study for the LAV turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system and we look forward to continued discussion on this project. Attachment 1 - USMC Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Characteristics The LAV is a family of 8x8 wheeled, diesel-powered, lightly-armored vehicles combining speed, mobility and firepower to fulfill a variety of missions for the U.S. Marine Corps. The versatile LAV brings Marines to the fight on land and in water while also providing a weapons platform for anti-tank missiles and mortars, functioning as a command and control vehicle, or performing logistical and recovery tasks. LAVs are equipped with twin aft propellers and rudders and can attain 6.5 mph in calm waters of rivers or for fording streams. The LAV-AT provides ballistic protection equivalent to the base chassis. The vehicle provides the vehicle commander and gunner with full 360 visibility in the closed hatch mode via periscopes. The primary weapon is a hydraulically powered M901 Anti-Tank TOW missile weapon station and target acquisition system. The LAV-AT has a crew of four. The LAV entered the Marine Corps in 1983 with a service life expectation of 2005. As of 2007, the Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) has been in service for more than 24 years and is now projected to remain in service until at least 2025. Through programs of service life extension, upgrades to armor and armament, along with survivability and capability enhancements the LAV remains fully ready for the battlefields of the 21st century. LAV Specifications and Performance Length 20.96 ft (6.39 m) Width 8.20 ft (2.50 m) Height 8.83 ft (2.69 m) Weight 14.1 tons (12.8 m-tons) Engine Detroit Diesel 6V53T 275 Hp diesel Transmission Allison MT653 5 fwd, 1 rev Drive (8x8) Rear two axles full time, front two axles selectable Differentials Four for wheeled axles, two for water propellers Armament (LAV-AT) M901A1 Anti-Tank TOW missile weapon station A M240 7.62mm medium machine gun Two 4-barrel grenade launchers Ammunition (LAV-AT) 2 ready rounds and 14 stored rounds of TOW missiles 200 ready rounds, 800 stowed rounds of 7.62mm 8 ready rounds and 8 stowed rounds of smoke grenades Max speed (highway) 60 mph Max grade 60% Max side slope 30% Acceleration 0-20mph, less than 10 sec. Vertical step capability 18 inches Cruising range 400 miles Ground clearance 14 inches Air transportable C130 Hercules, CH53E Sea Stallion LAV Configurations There are more than 700 LAVs in the Marine Corps 2007 inventory, fielded in one of seven different model variants or configurations: LAV-25, base model, armed with an M242 25mm chain gun LAV-AT, Antitank, equipped with TOW missile system LAV-C2, Command and Control (C2) LAV-L, Logistics vehicle, providing cargo and maintenance capacity LAV-M, Mortar 81mm Mortar carrier LAV-R, Recovery vehicle LAV-MEWSS, Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System Attachment 2 - Turret and Heavy Anti-Armored Weapon System Questionnaire 1. Please describe the general design and development history of your turret and heavy anti-armored weapon systems. 2. Please describe your turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system including; how it operates, its configuration, vehicle modifications required, and any additional spaceclaim required to accommodate it. 3. Are variants of the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system currently available? 4. What is the degree of commonality between variants of the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system (if applicable)? 5. Is the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system currently fielded in any military vehicles? If so please list the vehicle and service, volume and time in field. 6. Does the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system have multiple positions, i.e. stored, fire ready, etc.? If so, please describe the drive and release/latch mechanism, whether it is manual or powered, the default position, etc. 7. Please describe the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system integration, including attachment interface and process of installation. 8. Provide all turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system power requirements and sources, e.g. hydraulic, electrical or any other sources or conversion of power. 9. Are 3D CAD envelope drawings and interface drawings of the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system available to support spaceclaim studies on the LAV ? If so, please specify the available drawing formats. 10. Please identify and describe the readiness level of each major component/subsystem in your proposed solution: i.e. COTS, GOTS, NSN, Prototype level, Development level, used in other forces, etc. 11. To what extent has internal developmental and/or validation testing been performed on the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system? If so, please describe the test setup and procedure. 12. Has the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system been tested by an independent test facility in a laboratory or fixture setting? If so, please provide details as appropriate. 13. Is quasi-static and dynamic stiffness data for the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system available to support analysis and simulation as part of the LAV survivability upgrade effort? If so, please describe the format of the data (FEA data deck, force/deflection, stress/strain, etc.). 14. How does the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system respond to the significant lateral and/or longitudinal loads that can occur? Are the strength, stability, and stiffness of the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system designed for a particular load value or acceleration levels? 15. Has the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system been exposed to rollover events, either in testing or in service? If so, please provide details. 16. What are the routine inspection and maintenance procedures for the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system? 17. Are the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system and its materiel compatible with typical military environments, including dust, sand, humidity/moisture, mud, pressure washing, extreme heat, and extreme cold? 18. Describe what affect any hydraulic or electrical power failure will have on turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system mission functions, including manual backup systems. 19. Does the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system comply with FMVSS requirements? If so, please elaborate. 20. Is the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system compatible with 5th percentile female to 95th percentile male occupants? If so, is data available to support human factors evaluations for this size of occupant? 21. Have previous egress/ingress studies or tests been performed on a vehicle with the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system? If so, are the results available? 22. Does the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system comply with any flammability standards? If so, please list the standards and the basis of compliance. 23. Has the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system been involved in actual combat incidents? If so, please provide any available details including type of event, etc. 24. Please identify and describe the supportability and obsolescence of each subsystem in your proposed solution. 25. Please provide overall schedule with timing for the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system program? 26. Provide the installed weight of the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system? 27. Provide the price of the turret and heavy anti-armored weapon system at a volume of approximately 115 units, nine turret trainers, and two float assets?
 

Web Link

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Place of Performance

Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI<br />

Zip Code: 48397-5000<br />
 

Record

SN01834775-W 20090605/090603235217-38b6bfb695e4b835a2e5485e96ff1602 (fbodaily.com)
 

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