SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Radar Electronics Unit (REU) and Unmanned Aerial System Tactical Common Data Link (UTA) Full Rate Production (FRP) Lots 7 through 11 Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 10/8/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: CCAM, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ-15-R-SSN1
- Response Due
- 10/23/2014
- Archive Date
- 12/7/2014
- Point of Contact
- Nicole S. Sullivan-Williams, 256-313-4237
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-RSA - (Aviation)
(nicole.s.sullivan-williams.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States (U.S.) Army to identify potential production sources, and if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. The U.S. Army Apache Attack Helicopter Project Office is seeking sources with innovative approaches, designs or products in the manufacturing of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) portion of the Fire Control Radar (FCR) and the Unmanned Aerial System Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) for Full Rate Production (FRP) Lots 7 through 11. REQUIREMENTS: The REU is the brains of the FCR so it must replicate legacy mode performance, but must provide additional capacity for system enhancements for extended range and maritime operations. It should be an open system architecture design which provide for a detail BIT program and host translated software on Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) processors. This effort should be designed and produced using C language software. UTA The system must provide the aircrew with a Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL), which is a communication standard for the Apache E Model aircraft used to control the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and to send and receive high-bandwidth data, including digital compressed video. The system must provide Level 4 UAV control. The system must be mounted above the Apache Rotor System and conform to all the Center of Gravity and weight above the rotor system of the Apache. The U.S. Army will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The U.S. Army is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. The U.S. Army seeks qualified vendors to provide conceptual papers, design information, technology availability, maturity, identification of risk, product descriptions, support requirements, reliability data including Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) data addressing all or any part of the requirements or discussion points detailed above. Additionally, the U.S. Army is seeking sources with a strong background, history and/or past performance in streamlining and facilitating rapid acquisition, addressing obsolescence, enhancing USG-contractor interactions, and containing cost with comprehensive cost controls. Responders shall provide their product's Technology Readiness Level (TRL) number and back it with evidentiary data. Interested vendors are encouraged to provide substantiated evidence of their capabilities and successes in the areas cited above. The contractor shall be capable of furnishing all required labor, material, facilities and equipment to accomplish, test, packing, preservation and packaging, and return to the government in a completely serviceable/like new condition at the unit prices established at the time of a contract award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a qualified source. Contractor will be responsible for supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, reparable forecasting, obsolescence issues and delivery of serviceable assets. All interested qualified sources are encouraged to submit written notification of their interest, qualifications, and technical concepts to Nicole Sullivan-Williams, Contracting Officer via e-mail at nicole.s.sullivan-williams.civ@mail.mil. The submission of this information is for planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the USG to procure any items, nor does the USG intend to award on the basis of this request for sources sought or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Suspense is 15 days after the release date of this sources sought.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-RSA - (Aviation) ATTN: CCAM, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
- SN03546196-W 20141010/141008235518-87ea1fca6cd9d127eb5df22c935707e4 (fbodaily.com)
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