SOLICITATION NOTICE
10 -- Flight controlled Mortar (FCMortar)
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- N00178 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division 17362 Dahlgren Road Suite 157 Dahlgren, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017813Q1010
- Response Due
- 4/19/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Anson Chonko 540-653-4401 Anson Chonko,
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at https://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the Internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the Naval Sea Systems Command. This is a Request for Information (RFI) by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). This Request for Information is published in accordance with FAR Part 15.201(e), and is for PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a commitment by the U. S. Government, nor should it be construed as such. Respondents are advised that NSWCDD is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of any information submitted in response to this RFI. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or reimburse RFI preparation costs incurred by any offeror when providing the information requested under this notice. If a solicitation is released at a future date, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of any potential offeror to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This sources sought (RFI) is for technologies to support the next generation of precision fire munitions for expeditionary and maneuver warfare, in support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Code 30 s Flight Controlled Mortar (FCMortar) Program. Technologies should be focused on the expansion of operational capabilities through direct enhancement of ammunition, through add-on kits or full cartridge replacement, or capability enablers for the mortar company such as lightweight mission setter, and rapid mortar tube pointing devices. Submissions on system, sub-system, and component technologies are encouraged, and should be framed in the light of achieving the levels of performance listed below. Responses can be submitted via email. The following levels of performance are requested to identify Flight Controlled Mortars of interest. 1.Precision Delivery - Reduction of the delivery accuracy from that achievable by comparable ballistic systems to the following levels: 10m CEP50, 5m CEP50, and/or 1m CEP50 2.Ultra Extended Range - Increase the maximum range of a ballistic system by 100% (under standard conditions). 3.Urban Target Engagement - Ability to achieve a vertical flight path angle (90 deg.) at sufficient altitude over an urban target area to allow terminal miss distance correction, yielding precision weapon insertion between buildings/structures, to engage targets down to street level, where ballistic fires are normally masked. 4.Defilade Target Engagement - Ability to achieve reverse flight path angles (120deg+) at sufficient slant range to target to allow terminal miss distance correction, yielding precision weapon engagement of targets on the back side of a hill, mountain, or other terrain/topological obstruction when ballistic fires are normally masked. 5.Operations in GPS Denied Environments - Maintenance of precision weapon delivery capability in environments where use of the Global Positioning System is not possible, either at the launcher, at the target, mid-flight, or for the complete mission. Solutions outside of GPS Anti-Jam and use of Semi-Active Laser (SAL) seekers are encouraged. 6.Re-Locating/Moving Target Engagement - Ability to achieve precision target engagement against targets which have either relocated since weapon launch, and/or are continuing to move. Integrated solutions discussing both maneuver mechanism and terminal navigation sensor are encouraged. 7.Fuze Setter Miniaturization - Reduction of the current precision weapons setter down to a man-portable size for use by foot mobile infantry. Integration of additional peripheral devices such as GPS, Fire Control, Mission Planning, Mapping, Weather Station, and Digital Radio is highly encouraged. The new fuze setter device should be backwards compatible to set current precision weapons through the addition of a supplemental device/devices. 8.Fuze Setter-less Precision Fires - Ability to deliver precision fires without the use of a programming device providing pre-launch information to the projectile, while maintaining GPS level (or better) precision. Solutions which do not predicate additional equipment at the gun location or require additional carried equipment by the gun crew are encouraged. Specific Sub-System/Component Technologies of Interest: 9.Aggressive Airframe Designs - Guided projectile airframes that are capable of producing relevant increases in Lift/Drag ratio and lateral acceleration capability, while maintaining a reasonable control slope (alpha vs. delta). Reductions in payload capacity to achieve the desired aerodynamic performance should only be made in justification to readily available enhancements in warhead output and anticipated delivery accuracy, for maintenance of system effectiveness. 10.Alternative Primary Navigation Sensor - Sensors other than Global Positioning System (GPS) and Semi-Active Laser (SAL) that can be used for guided projectile navigation for either the complete trajectory or mid-course. Solutions should be able to navigate a projectile with a robust GNC system to a delivery accuracy of 10m CEP50 or less. Proposals should clearly identify the data products required to be transferred to the projectile prior to launch to enable the new sensor to function, and any external systems required to support its use. Solutions that do not require additional external support devices, such as ground based beacons, or other devices which further burden logistics, are encouraged. 11.Alternative Terminal Navigation Sensor - Sensors other than GPS and SAL that can be used for guided projectile navigation during the terminal phase of flight, for the purposes of eliminating target location error, improve overall delivery accuracy over that of a system s mid-course navigation sensor, and/or achievement of a direct hit on a point target. Solutions should be able to navigate a projectile with a robust GNC to a delivery accuracy of 5m CEP50 or less, with 1m CEP50 preferred. Proposals should clearly identify the data products required to be transferred to the projectile prior to launch to enable the new sensor to function, and any external systems required to support its use. 12.MEMS Inertial Sensors/INS/IMU s - Sensor solutions for measurement of guided projectile inertial states and/or quantities from which inertial states can be derived. Devices should survive high acceleration environments encountered in mortar and artillery launch environments, without out loss of calibration, and should experience low random walk during operation over use times of 1-2 minutes. They should also be re-calibratable during tactical operation using additional external signals. Fidelity of measurement should exceed that of existing commercially available MEMS inertial sensor devices, but is not required to meet that of high-grade IMU devices traditionally used in missiles and other navigation applications which are usually not shock survivable, too large, or too expensive for guided projectiles. Single sensor, sensor constellation, and integrated package solutions are encouraged. 13.Novel Guidance Algorithms - Algorithms for guidance of projectiles that can be tuned to maximize system performance while having the flexibility to handle multiple primary navigation sensors and multiple simultaneous flight control mechanisms. Additional interest lies in the areas of Lift/Drag optimization, Flight Path Angle Management, and robustness to temporary sensor dropouts. Implementation must be possible on high-g survivable, low-power processors. 14.Multi-Axis Control Actuation Systems - Control Actuation Systems (CAS) which can drive multiple aerodynamic maneuver surfaces simultaneously and independently of each other. CAS systems should work to minimize power consumption, and electro-magnetic interference with other projectile sub-systems. For each axis, the CAS should provide both position and velocity feedback, in addition to an absolute zero reference that can be used to calibrate the feedback mechanisms post launch. Solutions that offer zero-free play actuator/drive trains are encouraged. 15.Discarding Propulsion Systems - Propulsion systems for mortar cartridges that are no longer attached to the flight vehicle at muzzle exit, to allow for more flexible airframe design. The propulsion system should have sufficient capability to self-eject from the launcher after the flight vehicle has exited, in a manner safe to the mortar crew. Maintenance of a selectable charge increment system is preferred. 16.Hybrid Propulsion Systems - Propulsion systems which function both in the launcher and during flight of the projectile, that can provide additional kinetic energy to the projectile over that of the traditional propellant + rocket motor construct, while maintaining compatibility with existing, unmodified launchers. Proposers should consider the possibility of selectable fraction (i.e. percentage used in-bore vs. in-flight, for creating different mission capabilities), command extinguish/re-ignition, and/or completely new propulsion systems which are still compatible with unmodified fielded launchers. 17.Enhanced Warheads - Enhancements to existing and/or new warhead designs to increase the overall system effectiveness against existing target sets, and expanding to additional target sets. Designs should assume the levels of precision delivery stated above, and that warhead orientation relative to target is controllable via the projectile guidance system for certain engagement ranges. Solutions which can further reduce collateral damage by achieving a non-lethal capacity at a given radius from the target are encouraged. 18.Low-Power Electronics - Electronics for projectile systems which dramatically reduce overall power consumption both in-flight and during pre-launch operations. 19.Fuze Setter to Projectile Interface Methods - New methods for interfacing fuze/data setters to projectiles that help to reduce overall fuze setter form factor, decrease both fuze setter and projectile pre-launch power consumption, and increase overall fuze setting reliability, especially in adverse environments. All proposed technologies should be scalable/portable across the spectrum of expeditionary fire support platforms, however, proposers should tailor the submissions nominally to that of medium caliber mortars. Each proposal should clearly identify what system or sub-system topic area they are discussing. More than one submission from a given proposer is acceptable if each is addressing an obviously different topic area, and is not being used to extend the length of the proposal. Multiple submissions from the same proposer which are being used to extend the length of the proposal for a single topic area will not be accepted or reviewed. Submissions should be made in the form of a five (5) page technical whitepaper, not including the title page, or other supplemental information as specified below. Title Page (1) Technical Whitepaper (5) Supplemental Appendixes Corporate Overview Past/Current Relevant Work Experience Proposers are encouraged to include a ROM cost to mature their technologies to TRL 6, and an estimate of the current TRL, as part of their Technical Whitepaper. In addition to the 19 categories please include: Company Name and Address Point of Contact (to include phone/fax/e-mail) Corporate POC (to include phone/fax/e-mail) Technical POC (to include phone/fax/e-mail) Cage Code NAICS Codes Business Size and Status Type of Small Business (if applicable, i.e. 8(a), woman-owned, HUB zone, etc.) Capability Statement Specific customers (Points of contact, Contract numbers, and descriptions of the contract requirements) Other material (relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm) NSWCDD may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements. At no cost to the Government, responding vendors/offerors may continue technical dialogue via this market survey through the Contract Specialist after the initial response is provided. NSWCDD requests offerors responses No Later Than Close of Business 19 April 2013. Submissions accepted after this date may not contribute to NSWCDD s strategic planning and feedback may not be provided. All communications with industry must be coordinated through the cognizant Contract Specialist, Anson Chonko. Nonclassified responses should be e-mailed to him: anson.chonko@navy.mil or mailed to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) 17632 Dahlgren Road, Bldg 183, Ste 157, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5110. Responses should be labeled with the sources sought number and title. (N00178-13-Q-1010) Information received shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside Government activities and agencies without permission of the provider. Any information supplied under this RFI shall be provided free of charge to the Government. Responses can be either classified or unclassified. Information and materials submitted in response to this request will NOT be returned. If responses contain proprietary data, it shall be marked appropriately. It is the respondent s responsibility to clearly define to the Government what is considered proprietary data. Any responses to this announcement should reference synopsis number N00178-13-Q-1010, and should be directed to Anson Chonko, ph: 540-653-4401, or email: anson.chonko@navy.mil.
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