SOURCES SOUGHT
39 -- Shipboard Crash Cranes
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333923
— Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System 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
- N68335-14-RFI-0276
- Archive Date
- 11/7/2014
- Point of Contact
- Gianna V Gatto, Phone: (732) 323-1270, Lori A Bishop, Phone: 732-323-4771
- E-Mail Address
-
gianna.gatto@navy.mil, lori.bishop@navy.mil
(gianna.gatto@navy.mil, lori.bishop@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst is requesting information pertaining to the replacement of the existing A/S32A-35 Aircraft Carrier Crash Crane (CVCC) and the A/S32A-36 Amphibious Assault Crash Crane (AACC). The USN currently uses these cranes at sea for aircraft salvage operations on flight decks. The current CVCC is approximately 34'L x 16'W x 33.5' H and weighs 133,500 lbs. It has a stationary lift capacity of 65,000 lbs at 25 feet outreach (from the front edge) and 25 feet minimum hook height with the in-rigger and counterweight deployed. It has a lift and travel capacity of 65,000 lbs at 17.5 feet outreach with the counterweight deployed and the in-rigger stowed. The current AACC is approximately 30'L x 15'W x 25'H and weighs 91,500 lbs. It has a stationary lift capacity of 70,000 lbs at 13.5 feet outreach and hook height of 33 feet with in-rigger deployed. It has a stationary lift capacity of 50,000 lbs at 20 feet outreach and a hook lifting height of 25 ft with deployed in-rigger. It has a lift and travel capacity (with in-rigger stowed) of 27,100 lbs at 13.5 ft outreach and 22,000 lbs at 20 ft outreach. The hoist drum is sized to provide a vertical hook movement of 97 feet. The replacement CVCC will be used to lift and move the following aircraft onboard CVNs: EA-18G, E-2C/D, C-2A, F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F, F-35C, MH-60R/S and UCLASS. The replacement AACC will be used to lift and move the following aircraft onboard LHDs and LHA-6 class ships: AH-1, H-53E/K, CH-46D/E, F-35B, MH-60R/S and MV-22. The cranes are to operate in moderate sea states and be stored on the flight deck in all seas. In addition to aircraft handling, they are occasionally used for other purposes including aircraft maintenance, boat handling and positioning the amphibious ships' pier-to-ship vehicle ramp. Nominal Preliminary requirements for the cranes are: 1. Lift and move aircraft listed above at sea. Maximum static weight / reach (measured from edge of crane) as a goal for each crane are as follows (if goal cannot be met, provide achievable lift and move capability as well as lift only capability for both at sea and pier side scenarios): a. CVCC - 63,000 lbs / 14 ft; 52,400 lbs / 20 ft b. AACC - 61,000 lbs / 15 ft 2. Operations include the following ship motion parameters: a. CVN: i. Horizontal Acceleration: 0.31g's ii. Vertical Acceleration: 0.41g's iii. Max Roll/ Pitch: 3 / 2 degrees b. Amphibious: i. Horizontal Acceleration: 0.29g's ii. Vertical Acceleration: 0.41g's iii. Max Roll/ Pitch: 5 / 3 degrees 3. Max crane weight: a. CVCC - 133,500 lbs b. AACC - 91,500 lbs 4. Max crane width: 15 ft 5. Deck to hook height: 25 ft min. 6. Sling drum capacity handling vertical hook movement for AACC (boom to water) of 97 ft. 7. Maximum forward and reverse speed when loaded of 3 MPH 8. The ability to stop when loaded within 2 feet from a speed of 3 MPH 9. The ability to operate eight (8) hours without refueling. As required for any typical Navy Support Equipment (SE), the cranes shall be highly reliable, maintainable and supportable. Human factors engineering shall be utilized to the greatest extent possible to make them "user friendly" Support Equipment. The cranes shall be capable of meeting shipboard environmental requirements including the following: 1. Shipboard vibration (MIL-STD-167) 2. Shipboard shock (MIL-S-901, Grade A) 3. Flight Deck EMC / EMV (MIL-STD-461 & MIL-STD-464) 4. Operating Temperature of -20oF to 125oF 5. Relative Humidity of 95% 6. Blowing rain of 4 inches / hour with 40 mph winds 7. Salt Fog (5% salt solution) The purpose of the request for information is to identify potential contractors and to gain insight into current commercial or military products and industry's interest in working with the Navy to develop the shipboard crash cranes. It is requested that information be submitted NO LATER THAN 23 October 2014 to Ms. Gianna Gatto, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Code 25212 B562-3, Highway 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5082, or by electronic mail at: gianna.gatto@navy.mil. Ms. Gatto may be reached at (732) 323-1270 or fax (732) 323-2359, or to Ms. Lori Bishop, by electronic mail at: lori.bishop@navy.mil, who may be reached at (732) 323-4771 or fax (732) 323-2359. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from the RFI. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI nor will the Government compensate any respondent with 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 the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend.
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