SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- Horizon Reference Set
- Notice Date
- 6/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument 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
- N68335-12-RFI-9485
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Judith A Dastis, Phone: 732-323-7339, Elaine Lovering, Phone: 732-323-5221
- E-Mail Address
-
judith.dastis@navy.mil, elaine.lovering@navy.mil
(judith.dastis@navy.mil, elaine.lovering@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a solicitation, or an indication that the PMA-251 Program Office or NAVAIR will contract for the items contained in the RFI. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst is seeking sources and/or information for the US Navy Horizon Reference System (HRS) Upgrade in accordance with the Statement of Work. The aforementioned Statement of Work, Specifications, and Drawings contain Export Controlled Data and are subject to the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C SEC 2751). Contractors must be certified by the Defense Logistics Services Center and have a current DD Form 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement) on file. To request a copy of the Statement of Work, Specifications, and Drawings, please contact Ms. Judith A. Dastis at judith.dastis@navy.mil. Please include a certified copy of DD Form 2345, with your request. For DD Form 2345 information call DLIS in Battle Creek, MI at 800-352-3572 or visit the Internet at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp. The legacy US Navy Horizon Reference Set (HRS), P/N A/W37A-1, provides a stabilized horizon reference to assist helicopter pilots in landing on decks of small frigates, destroyers, and cruisers. The US Navy has been using the HRS on helicopter equipped surface combatants since the beginning of Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System MK III (LAMPS MK III) ships in the early 1980's. The current issues on the HRS include obsolescence of a number of components, but primarily the Electroluminescent (EL) panels on the stabilized bar. The legacy system also does not fully comply with the required Night Vision (NVIS) compatibility for pilots flying on devices. There is degradation of light intensity and uneven intensity when lighting panels are replaced. These issues and the availability of improvements in technology and industry advancements made in recent years, has led to the decision to upgrade the current HRS light panels. The HRS Upgrade effort objective is to modernize the existing (EL) Panel Bar to LED Technology. The goal is to replace the existing EL panels with a direct form/fit/function LED panel. The benefits of the HRS Upgrade effort will include reduction of total ownership costs, improved maintainability, and reduced obsolescence. The HRS Upgrade effort will include design and drawing updates. Full functional testing and a test report will be required. Any existing documentation for environmental testing is requested. Representatives of US companies who have subsidiaries in foreign countries expecting to participate will also be considered under foreign national rules. NAVAIR will not pay respondents for any information generated for or provided in response to this RFI. Submit your response in a Microsoft® Word or compatible format document in no more than twenty-five single-sided, single-spaced pages, 12-point, Times New Roman font, using a minimum of one-inch margins. Responses to this RFI are requested by 4:00 PM on 15 July 2012. Responses should cite RFI number N68335-12-RFI-9485 and be addressed to the attention of Ms. Judith A. Dastis, Contracting Officer, Code 2.5.2.5.2JD, Highway 547, Building 562-3, Room 306, Lakehurst, NJ 08733 or electronically at: judith.dastis@navy.mil. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from this RFI. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Government will not release any information marked with a Proprietary legend, received in response to this RFI, to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside of the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Facility, United States
- Record
- SN02777702-W 20120617/120615235425-0c2be25a2525871170623984de1475cc (fbodaily.com)
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