MODIFICATION
58 -- Non-developmental Personnel Beacon - Performance Specification
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/PK - WPAFB (includes PZ, WL, WW, WI, WN, WK, LP, WG, WF, WK), 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- WNUK-14-007
- Archive Date
- 4/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jessica A. R. Tucker, Phone: 9379383800
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.tucker.3@us.af.mil
(jessica.tucker.3@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Updated Performance Specification dated 13 February 2014 Non-developmental Personnel Locator Beacon Sources Sought Number: WNUK-14-007 Agency: Department of the Air Force Office: Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Location: Wright Patterson Air Force Base NACIS code: 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications, Size Standard: 750 employees _________________________________________________________________________ Posted Date: February 11, 2014 Response Date: March 17, 2014 12:00PM Eastern Archiving Policy: Automatic, 15 days after response date Archive Date: March 28, 2014 _________________________________________________________________________ Synopsis: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Human Systems Division (AFLCMC/WNU), Wright Patterson Air Force Base, intends to award Firm Fixed Price IDIQ contract, for Personnel Locator Beacons (PLB) for the United States Air Force.Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. The intent of this notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Please submit all responses related to this notice, in writing, via email to jessica.tucker.3@us.af.mil and elizabeth.bryant@us.af.mil by 12:00 PM (EST) March 17, 2014. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining the appropriate acquisition decision for the procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to full and open competition, based on response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for offers. This is not a request for proposals, and the Government will not pay for information received. Companies may be contacted if we need further information to fully understand the marketplace. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the FedBizOpps (FBO) site for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought. Note that, if there is sufficient demonstrated interested and capability among small business contractors, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. If it is determined that a small business set-aside is appropriate and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 would be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and what type of businesses will be used for subcontracting (other than small business, small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), woman-owned small business (WOSB), economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB), 8(a)-certified business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), or Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business (HUBZone). Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided. Note that, if this effort is not set-aside for small business, small business utilization will be considered. Request that large and small businesses provide a reasonable expectation for small business utilization as a percent of total contract value. Please provide supporting rationale for the recommended percentage. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is strictly voluntary. This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request For Proposal or an Invitation for Bid. Sources Sought issuance does not restrict the Government's ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought. Performance Requirements: The Air Force seeks to identify firms with capabilities to provide/manufacture a readily available, non-developmental Personnel Locator Beacon with the following capabilities: Integrate with ACES II ejection seats, Martin Baker ejection seats and BA-series back style parachutes with NO modifications The PLB will not require aircraft cockpit modification The only integration required with other equipment will be less than or identical to the existing URT-33/URT-44 series emergency locator beacons When the PLB is stored in the parachute or survival kit, the flexible antenna must be routed through kit container fabric loops or parachute riser flute as applicable to a storage pocket within the container/parachute System will be compatible with COSPAS/SARSAT T.0001/T.0007, have a COSPAS/SARSAT letter of compliance Automatic & manual activation: automatic mode - activates the PLB upon man/seat separation (ejection) or upon parachute deployment, manual mode - enables the user to activate the beacon through the use of an on/off switch Mode selector switch will enable the user or technician to easily switch between automatic and manual modes In the ejection seat configuration, the mode selector switch must be readily accessible/visible to the user during flight or on the ground The mode selected must be clearly marked and visible to the technician or user on the ground and during flight Transmit on internationally recognized emergency frequencies (121.5, 243.0, and 406 MHz) Transmit on 406 MHz and sequentially on all hardwired frequencies Transmit a modulated swept tone signal on 121.5 MHz, 243.0 MHz, and a phase pulse digital signal on 406 MHz in accordance with STANAG 7007 (2008) and C/S T.001/T.007 (2012) Ability to transmit on 406 MHz only and sequentially on all frequencies factory loaded in the device 406 MHz Global Positioning System (GPS) Accuracy. <100 meters with embedded GPS receiver. Each PLB will transmit on 406 MHz with a unique identification and programmable number/code according to C/S T.001/T.007 The 121.5 and 243.0 MHz swept tone will be capable of being received LOS by an aircraft flying at 10,000 ft. AGL, 60 nautical miles away The PLB will be equipped with an external light (i.e. LED) to indicate to the user the device is transmitting The PLB must meet operational temperature range as specified in C/S T.001/T.007 for Class 2 beacons The PLB must meet a non-operational temperature range of -40C to +85C during its service life The system will be compatible with environmental conditions associated with flight/ejection/bailout/crash landing in accordance with MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-Hdbk-310 The PLB will be capable of operation after 2 hours of exposure to 1 meter of fresh/salt water and after 5 minutes of exposure to 25 feet of fresh/salt water Will not interfere with the proper ejection sequence or parachute deployment sequence Meet Class 2 beacon operational battery life as specified in C/S T.001/.007 The battery will have a minimum shelf-life of 5 years from date of manufacture. It will provide a minimum 3 years of service life. The PLB must conform to the fit, form, and function of current URT-33/URT-44 series beacons installed in seat kits and BA-series back style parachutes Subdued coloring The system will function as designed throughout the full performance envelope of all assigned Air Force aircraft The system will not interfere with operation of the ejection seat and all existing man/seat/aircraft disconnects during ejection The device will not interfere with safe normal and emergency egress The minimum system reliability shall be no less than 99.5% during its service life The MTTR of the repairable system components shall be 0.5 hr The service life for the PLB will be a minimum of ten years No increase in aircrew training is anticipated. As the PLB will be operated in a nearly identical manner as the existing beacon, the impact on the current curriculum and procedures is expected to be negligible. No increase in technician training is anticipated as the system is similar to currently fielded systems. The system and its components must be compatible with current and planned Aircrew Flight Equipment System must be able to survive/operate in all anticipated threat environments, to include chemical, biological, or radiological warfare environments. The system must be capable of being decontaminated to a safe level for reuse. The system must be operable by aircrew wearing CBRN gloves. The support infrastructure for the PLB will be similar to the existing URT-33/URT-44 beacons. The system will be highly portable using standard mobility storage containers and require a minimal forward logistics footprint. The system will use existing transportation processes, both military and commercial, to expedite shipment between operating locations and repair depots. Fault diagnosis will be initiated through a Built-In-Test (BIT). BIT exercises all circuits and transmits a test encoded message over the COSPAS-SARSAT system at 406MHz. The go/no- go results of the BIT will be indicated by an external light on the actual beacon. Removal, repair and replacement (antenna, battery, headphones, etc...) will be accomplished using common shop tools. Technical orders (TOs), user manuals, and vendor documentation for integration/operation and repair will include illustrated parts breakdowns, parts listings, and diagrams, theory of operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting guides. The Technical Manual supplied by the vendor will be used as a baseline for the development of a USAF Technical Order (TO). Technical orders will be delivered in digital format and will be fully compatible with the Joint Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support System (JCALS) As part of your response, please provide the beacon's weight, dimensions, transmitting power, battery type, battery life (to include transmitting duration at various temperatures), reliability data for both the beacon and its battery, environmental test summaries, and a list of current users and aircraft. Please provide a rough order of magnitude (ROM)/published price list along with capability statements for the personnel locator beacon as a complete unit or as separate components. The manufacturer must be able to produce the beacon without additional technical data from the government. Interest is in product availability within the next two to six months and can support a production range of 1,000 per month. If a Request For Proposals is issued, the following items will be required to be considered a responsible proposal: 1. Repair and failure data on all subcomponents of the system. 2. Submission of a completed Form 1494 (Transmitter Equipment Characteristics, Reciver Equipment Characteristics, and Antenna Equipment Characteristiscs only). A blank example document is attached for informational purposes only. 3. Submission of a Users Manual or Military Technical Order. 4. Submission of a COSPAS-SARSAT Letter of Compliance for the system proposed and data from properly executed COSPAS-SARSAT testing for the Letter of Compliance. 5. Submission of all (or as much as can be provided) MIL-STD-810G test data for the system proposed. Additional Information: Responses shall include the following information: 1. Company/Institute name 2. Address 3. Point of Contact 4. Cage Code 5. DUNS Number 6. Phone Number 7. E-mail Address 8. Web page URL 9. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this action is 334220, size standard 750 employees. Based on the NAICS Code, state whether your company qualifies as a: a. Small Business (Yes/No) b. Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No) c. Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No) d. 8(a) Certified (Yes/No) e. HUB Zone Certified (Yes/No) f. Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No) g. Service Disabled Small Business (Yes/No) h. Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (Yes/No) i. Statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership). j. Provide prospective small business utilization percentages (if the acquisition is not set- aside for small business) 10. COSPAS/SARSAT Letter of Compatibility 11. COSPAS/SARSAT T.001/.007 testing data 12. Manufacturing Processes to include subcomponents and subcontractors 13. MIL-STN-810 Test Data 14. Production lot testing trends/data 15. Battery Manufacturer Data 16. Detailed Design Drawings 17. Manufacturing lead time and production quantities 18. Details of warranty to include cost estimate for 1, 2, and 5 year warranty 19. Cost estimate for technical/user manual data rights Sources Sought Responses: 1. Please provide your responses to jessica.tucker.3@us.af.mil and elizabeth.bryant@us.af.mil by 12:00pm EST on 17 March 2014. Title e-mail responses in the subject line of the e-mail as follows: "Response to Personnel Locator Beacon Sources Sought # WNUK-14-007. 2. Please limit your responses to no more than 15 pages excluding attachments such as, but not limited to, user manuals and test data; and, identify a representative to support further Government inquiries and requests for clarification of the information provided. Marketing materials are considered an insufficient response to this Sources Sought. 3. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. All questions will be answered via posting answers to this FBO website; except as provided above. Additionally, questions must NOT contain trade secrets or classified information. The Government reserves the right to not address questions received after 10 March 2014. 4. Respondents should indicate which portions of their responses are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is properly marked as "proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Proprietary information must be clearly marked on the outside container and on the materials inside. The Government shall not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages, for any proprietary information not properly identified. 5. The acquisition strategy has not yet been determined. Market research results will assist the Air Force in determining whether this requirement will be a full and open, a small business set-aside, or a sole source acquisition. Contracting Office Address: Bldg. 12 1981 Monahan Way Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 United States Primary Point of Contact: Jessica Tucker Contract Negotiator jessica.tucker.3@us.af.mil Phone: 937-938-3800 Secondary Point of Contact: Elizabeth Bryant Contracting Officer elizabeth.bryant@us.af.mil Phone: 937-938-3748
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