SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Technical Support/Software Development for the Apache Attack Helicopter
- Notice Date
- 11/22/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC New Jersey Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-12-X-D008
- Response Due
- 12/23/2011
- Archive Date
- 1/22/2012
- Point of Contact
- Thomas Howes, Contract Specialist, 973-724-2962
- E-Mail Address
-
Thomas Howes
(thomas.howes1@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Army, Research, Development and Engineering Command insupport of the Armament, Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) has a requirement for technical support on the aircraft software development, integration, software test analysis and requirement verification during software test demonstrations in support of the Apache Attack Helicopter (AH-64D), Longbow Apache programs. The Apache Attack Helicopter is a highly integrated complex platform currently in Extended Block II (EBII) multi-year production procurement that requires unique expertise in support of the software development, integration and testing of the onboard mission equipment package and training device suite. To support the Longbow Apache the contractor has to be intimately knowledgeable of the AH-64D Block I, AH-64D Block II and the AH-64D Block III avionic architecture, computer software configuration items (CSCIs) and verification processes. There is a continuing effort through the EBII procurement to implement and provide enhanced capabilities to include: Variable Message Format/Situation Awareness to support Army Software Blocking, Weapon System enhancements, UAV Control and other crew station enhancements to reduce crew workload that will be applicable to the Block II aircraft baselines. Concurrently with the EBII effort, the Apache Project Managers Office (PMO) is managing the Longbow Apache Block III program during the system development and demonstration phase and entering Limited Rate Production which this office also provides support for. To support this development there will be incremental Operational Flight Program (OFP) releases to support the flight test program where domain knowledge of the system is critical to provide the necessary technical support in a timely manner. Consequently the contractor will be required to support the computer resources effort immediately after contract award to include software development, integration and verification efforts as critical program milestones in place by the Apache PMO. Specific services include: a) To provide technical expertise in the evaluation of aircraft Display processor, System processor, Weapons processor and Mission processor CSCI software requirements, analysis of test results and verification of requirements; b) Support software test environment testing, avionics integration lab testing and aircraft testing as required; c) Support the development and verification of the software requirements, lab and aircraft testing of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) component of the Fire Control Radar; d) Support the development and verification of the software requirements, lab and aircraft testing of the Unmanned Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) Assembly (UTA); e) Support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) unique Longbow Apache Block II and III OFP baseline; f) Review of software Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRL) upon completion of a Software Baseline Verification Test. Be advised that this is not a request for the submission of offers or proposals; no contract award will be made as a result of this notice. Interested parties are highly encouraged to provide a description of capabilities statement not to exceed 20 pages. Responses shall include information relative to knowledge/abilities to provide the technical support sought as well as a point of contact for questions. Responses to this market survey shall be submitted no later than 30 calendar days from the date of this notice by email to thomas.howes1@us.army.mil with stephen.haas@us.army.mil copied on the submission
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