SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT) - OCCUPANT CENTRIC PLATFORM (OCP) TECHNOLOGY ENABLED CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATION (TECD) TEST ASSET
- Notice Date
- 5/8/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV13R0368
- Response Due
- 6/22/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2013
- Point of Contact
- PATRICK RUOFF,Contract Specialist,(586)282-6545 or LYNN M. BYRNE,Contracting Officer,(586)282-6553
- E-Mail Address
-
U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND
(PATRICK.RUOFF@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MI, WILL BE ISSUING A SOLE SOURCE LETTER REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN, AND BUILD OF TWO (2) DEMONSTRATION TEST ASSETS AND FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL SUB-SYSTEM TEST ASSETS FOR BLAST TESTING EVALUATION. NONE OF THE TEST ASSETS ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE OR BE PRODUCTION READY. AN OVERALL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF 5 IS DESIRED. THE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED IN ACHIEVING INCREASED OCCUPANT SURVIVABILITY (ABOVE LEGACY PLATFORM PERFORMANCE) FOR A BLAST, CRASH, AND/OR ROLL EVENT, WHILE REDUCING WEIGHT AND PROVING INCREASED MOBILITY PERFORMANCE. DESIRED OUTCOMES MAY INCLUDE: REDUCED IMPULSE INTO THE TEST ASSET THAT TRANSLATES TO REDUCED OCCUPANT INJURIES, OPTIMAL HULL SHAPING FOR BLAST MITIGATION, DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF THE OPTIMAL HULL SHAPE WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION AND POWER TRAIN, ADVANCED BLAST MODELING AND SIMULATION PRE-TEST PREDICTIONS, AND THE DESIGN AND INTEGRATION ! OF INNOVATIVE ENERGY ABSORBING AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES INTO THE TEST ASSETS. EACH TASK TO BE PERFORMED WILL BE WORK DIRECTIVE DRIVEN. THIS WILL BE ACQUIRED BY A COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE LEVEL OF EFFORT CONTRACT. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS EFFORT SHALL BE THREE (3) YEARS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE BASE AWARD WILL BE FOR APPROXIMATELY 52,400 MAN-HOURS AND THE OPTION WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 205,000 MAN-HOURS. TEST ASSETS ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT THE TEST SITE (ABERDEEN TEST CENTER (ATC)) NO LATER THAN 15 FEBRUARY 2015 AND WILL BE TESTED TO A SET OF ENHANCED BLAST, CRASH, AND ROLL INJURY REQUIREMENTS. THE TEST ASSETS WILL ALSO BE TESTED FOR OCCUPANT CENTRIC DESIGN CAPABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE MISSION NEEDS, COMFORT, AND OVERALL ACCOMMODATION OF THE CENTRAL 90% OF THE ARMY POPULATION. OCCUPANT ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ASSESSED IN A LIMITED USER EVALUATION. THE INTENT OF THIS ACTION IS TO DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED FORCE PROTECTION SURVIVABILITY AND SOLDIER ACCOMMODATION. THIS SYNOPSIS/NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; HOWEVER, ANY FIRM THAT BELIEVES IT CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERY LISTED ABOVE, MAY GIVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER NOT LATER THAN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: TACOM - WARREN ACQUISITION CENTER, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E ELEVEN MILE ROAD, WARREN, MI 48397-5000, POINT OF CONTACT(S): PATRICK RUOFF, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, PHONE 586-282-8945, E-MAIL ADDRESS PATRICK.S.RUOFF.CIV@MAIL.MIL, LYNN BYRNE, CONTRACTING OFFICER, PHONE 586-282-9729, E-MAIL ADDRESS LYNN.M.BYRNE.CIV@MAIL.MIL
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/9e92491cb9a2163f0cfa68b073f83a20)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN03056235-W 20130510/130508234957-9e92491cb9a2163f0cfa68b073f83a20 (fbodaily.com)
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