SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Ship Intergration Multi-touch system
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- 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
- N68335-13-RFI-0100
- Archive Date
- 7/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Saeed A. Goodman, Phone: 7323232094, Matthew Ludwig, Phone: 732-323-7953
- E-Mail Address
-
saeed.goodman1@navy.mil, matthew.ludwig2@navy.mil
(saeed.goodman1@navy.mil, matthew.ludwig2@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request For Information (RFI) in regards to a NAVAIR requirement for development of a digital system that utilizes multiple touch surfaces, including two large format touch tables, to digitally model, manipulate, and document the location and orientation of aircraft, support equipment, large logistics items, and other equipment located aboard an aviation capable ship. This system is intended to create an electronic environment to replace paper drawings and physical aircraft/equipment templates to conduct operational scenario modeling aboard aviation capable ships in a collaborative environment. NAVAIR Lakehurst, NJ seeks potential sources and no cost product information for commercially available and/or contractor developed systems with the capabilities listed below. This RFI is for planning purposes and information only and should not be construed as a solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part of the government. The government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the government's use of that information. Background Many studies have been executed to capture the placement/movement of aircraft and equipment aboard US Navy vessels in order to evaluate airwing mixes, shipboard suitability of sparing concepts, identify shipboard choke points, etc. These studies are currently conducted utilizing ships' plan view drawings in conjunction with physical plan view templates of aircraft and equipment. Studies can comprise multiple ships representing various different ship classes (CVN, LHA, LHD, LPD, etc.). Typically, multiple areas per ship are targeted during each study (CVN flight deck, CVN hangar bay, CVN Bulk Stowage, etc.). Paper ship drawings and metal, plastic, or foam aircraft and equipment templates in current use are sized at a scale of 1/8-inch = 1-foot, and results in a physical model space of approximately 156 inches by 36 inches per deck. Studies typically feature a CVN or LHA/LHD class ship along with additional support ships. Depicting a CVN or LHA/LHD utilizes two 13-foot tables, one for the flight deck and one for the hangar bay. These tables can accommodate up to 10 individuals with simultaneous template access. Additional support ships are laid out on smaller side tables. The number of items represented by aircraft and equipment templates can number in the thousands. While stepping through a scenario, photographs and notes are taken to document aircraft and equipment placement at the beginning of each event. After concluding the study, the images and notes are used to create hand-made representative drawings in AutoCAD which serve as the studys' publishable product. While able to facilitate group collaboration and produce valuable insight, documenting study results with the current method is manpower intensive, prone to errors, and has a lengthy turn-around time. Scenarios are constrained to a linear progression, since reverting to a previous state requires manually replacing all templates to their previous location. Since all drawings are recreated by hand from photographs, there is a significant risk of errors in addition to the drawing creation process driving processing delays. Physical templates must also be created by hand for any new items that will be represented in the study and are difficult to account for when stacked in a location. Due to our current process shortcomings, we are seeking a system that will automate the capture of study results to reduce manpower and cost while continuing to allow for group collaboration. The specified system will have the capability to display, manipulate through touch interface, and record a scaled electronic shipboard environment representing aircraft and equipment aboard Navy aviation capable vessels. The system shall have the capability to simultaneously display and manipulate up to four model spaces. Two of these model spaces shall be displayed on large format, multi-touch displays, two smaller model spaces shall be displayed on medium sized (30"-50") multi-touch displays, and the entire digital environment shall be controlled from a separate master workstation. The system shall also be expandable to include additional displays in the future should the need arise. System inputs shall be drawings in AutoCAD (.dwg) format (ships, aircraft, some SE and logistics items), and excel spreadsheets. System outputs shall be drawings in AutoCAD (.dwg) format, and excel spreadsheets. Specifications for the system are as followed: 1. General Requirements 1.1. The system must have the capability to display, modify, move, and track up to 2000 unique and irregularly shaped items representing support equipment and logistics items as small 4 square feet and two hundred pounds. These items, and the ship they are placed upon, must be dimensionally accurate to the nearest quarter inch. 1.2. The system shall be appropriately sized and have adequate screen/touch resolution to display all entities in a model space 1250 feet by 275 feet, to include one or more ship decks/spaces, all aircraft, support equipment, and logistics items placed in that space (including the smallest items as defined in section 1.1). 1.3. The system shall have the capability of concurrently tracking items on up to ten (10) aviation capable vessels, and up to five (5) decks per vessel, for a total of fifty (50) model spaces. Up to four model spaces shall be displayed and manipulated simultaneously. 1.4. The system shall display, and allow input/manipulation of items within two model spaces 1250 feet by 275 feet (must have two large format touch tables). 1.5. The system shall be capable of at least 10 simultaneous user inputs per model space. 1.6. The system shall, when prompted by the user, digitally record the configuration/arrangement of the entities within the workspace. If system processing is required to record the layout, it shall not preclude additional user inputs for more than one minute. 1.6.1. The system shall have the capability to record the layout every two minutes. 1.7. The system shall have the capability of loading a previously saved layout as a starting point to enable execution of multiple excursions from the same starting point. 1.8. The following attributes shall be defined by the user, tracked, and displayed by the system for each ship 1.8.1. Ship class, name, and hull number 1.8.2. The spaces identified for stowage of any aircraft, support equipment, or logistics item 1.8.3. The quantity, type, model, series, location, and status of all aircraft aboard 1.8.4. The quantity, type, location, and status of all support equipment aboard 1.8.5. The quantity, type, location, and status of all logistics items 1.8.6. Any special hazard areas input by the user. Special hazard areas are defined as areas which must keep clear due to special considerations such as tail over deck plus 10 (TOD+10) for underway replenishment, missile shoot hazard areas, high power turn hazard areas, fouled elevator, etc. 1.8.7. The materiel condition / status of major ship installed equipment such as catapults, JBDs, fueling stations, etc. shall be user defined, tracked by the system, and displayed by the system. 1.9. The following attributes shall be user configurable and tracked by the system for each aircraft entity: 1.9.1. Aircraft Type (displayed as text overlay) 1.9.2. Aircraft Model and Series (displayed as text overlay) 1.9.3. Aircraft side number (displayed as text overlay) 1.9.4. Aircraft configuration (displayed as change to aircraft plan form) 1.9.4.1. Wings/rotors folded 1.9.4.2. Wings/rotors spread 1.9.4.3. Fuselage appendages installed/not installed (i.e. MH-60R External Wing Stations, EA-18G external fuel tanks/pods) 1.9.5. Maintenance status 1.9.5.1. Aircraft Up (displayed as solid hatch) 1.9.5.2. Aircraft Down (displayed as striped hatch). 1.9.5.3. Aircraft Maintenance Required (displayed by user defined symbol overlay) 1.9.6. Aircraft Go Status (Displayed as user defined symbol overlay) 1.10. The following attributes shall be user configurable and tracked by the system for each support equipment and logistics item. 1.10.1. Item Description 1.10.1.1. System Defined Item ID (to be displayed as text) 1.10.1.2. Nomenclature (to be displayed as text where space allows, dependent upon zoom level) 1.10.1.3. National Item Identification Number (NIIN) 1.10.1.4. Custody Code 1.10.1.5. Quantity Aboard 1.10.1.6. Weight 1.10.1.7. Dimensions (length, width, height, area, and cube 1.10.2. Item Status 1.10.2.1. Ready For Issue (RFI) 1.10.2.2. Non-Ready For Issue 1.10.2.2.1. Awaiting Repair 1.10.2.2.2. Ship to Depot 1.10.2.2.3. Awaiting Disposal 1.10.3. Ownership (to be displayed by color) 1.10.3.1. Squadron (O-Level) 1.10.3.2. Ship 1.10.3.2.1. Air Department 1.10.3.2.1.1. V-1 Division (Aircraft Handling) 1.10.3.2.1.2. V-2 Division (ALRE) 1.10.3.2.1.3. V-3 Division (Hangar Bay) 1.10.3.2.1.4. V-4 Division (Fuels) 1.10.3.2.2. Supply Department 1.10.3.2.2.1. S-6 1.10.3.2.3. Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) 1.11. Display Requirements 1.11.1. For each class of item (aircraft, support equipment, logistics item) the user shall have the ability to define the attributes to be displayed by the system to ensure quick easy understanding and categorization of onboard equipment. The display options that shall be available to the user for each entity are as follows: 1.11.1.1. Color and Hatch Pattern 1.11.1.2. Text 1.11.1.3. Symbol Overlay 1.11.2. The system display shall have adequate resolution to display all deck markings and the smallest logistics items (including the system defined ID) without adjusting the zoom level. The smallest deck marking is a line with 2 inch width. 1.12. Control Requirements 1.12.1. The system shall be operated by a separate master operator workstation, to allow background manipulation without interrupting movement/manipulation of items via the large format touch tables Software Requirements 1.13. System Inputs 1.13.1. Unique entities (ships, aircraft, non-uniformly shaped equipment) shall be input into the system as an AutoCAD (.dwg) drawing file. 1.13.2. Standard rectangular or square shapes shall have the option of being read in via Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (.xls). 1.14. Software Support of Operational Manipulation 1.14.1. The software shall track each unique item placed in the digital workspace, and shall have the capability of tracking and displaying a table of unique items, their quantities, and location. 1.14.2. The software shall allow the transfer of any item between model spaces. 1.15. System Output Requirements 1.15.1. The system shall create AutoCAD files of the ship/aircraft/equipment layouts created by the user. These files shall be compatible with Windows-based file systems. 1.16. The electronic representation must be inserted in a user defined location as an AutoCAD block in the drawing file specified. 1.17. Items shall have the ability to track and display user defined attributes. 1.18. The system shall be able to track and display items stacked up to five (5) high. 2. Information Assurance Requirements 2.1. The system shall conform to all currently defined Department of Defense (DoD) information assurance requirements. Information Requested: Information in the following area will assist NAVAIR Lakehurst in the development of its procurement strategy. Qualified vendors should provide the following: Rough Order of Magnitude Pricing (to include yearly maintenance contract as an option) Warranty Information Development Timeframe (must be under 24 months) Delivery Timeframes
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- Place of Performance
- Address: HWY 547, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733, United States
- Zip Code: 08733
- Zip Code: 08733
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