SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System - Assertion of Commerciality
- Notice Date
- 1/14/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 314999
— All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, MARCORSYSCOM, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, Virginia, 22134, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22134
- Solicitation Number
- M67854-15-I-1009
- Archive Date
- 2/21/2015
- Point of Contact
- Susan Leigh D'Lugos, , Erik Halverson,
- E-Mail Address
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susan.dlugos@usmc.mil, erik.halverson@usmc.mil
(susan.dlugos@usmc.mil, erik.halverson@usmc.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Assertion of Commerciality 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. This RFI initiates market research under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.002(b) (2) (iii) for an enhanced multi-mission parachute system. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this RFI or pay for the information requested except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in FAR Subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs. This RFI is solely for gathering information and is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. Responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government arises as a result of submitting responses to this RFI or the Government's use of submitted information. The Government will provide additional information and issue additional requests for information at its own discretion. 2. PURPOSE. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Program Manager (PM), Infantry Weapons Systems (IWS), Product Manager (PdM) Reconnaissance and Amphibious Raids (RAR), seeks information regarding industry's capability to in providing an E-MMPS. The E-MMPS could replace the Marine Corps current Military Freefall (MFF) parachute system. A basic summary of system performance requirements follows below. 3. E-MMPS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. 3.1 System Performance. 3.1.1 E-MMPS shall perform at a reliability of not less than 99.5% at 90% confidence level. 3.1.2 E-MMPS shall be suitable for static line, static line drogue, self-set drogue, hand deployed pilot chute, and over the shoulder rip cord operations. 3.1.3 E-MMPS shall operate at altitudes of 24,999 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) and below and should operate at altitudes of 29,999 feet MSL and below. 3.1.4 E-MMPS shall be able to be used in static line mode from aircraft as low as 4,000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) and should be used in static line mode from aircraft as low as 3,500 feet AGL. 3.1.5 E-MMPS shall possess a rapid reserve deployment capability. 3.1.6 E-MMPS shall be compatible with the 1500 35A Cypress 2 automatic activation device. 3.1.7 E-MMPS shall land safely in surface winds from zero to 18 knots. 3.1.8 Pull forces to activate the Main and Reserve Canopies shall be at least 10 pounds and not exceed 27 pounds. 3.1.9 The opening shock for the main, special application, and reserve canopies across the full range of canopy opening altitudes in all deployment modes shall be less than 12g. 3.1.10 E-MMPS shall be certifiable for free fall operations on all Army, United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft currently used for free fall operations. E-MMPS shall be certifiable for over-the-ramp static line operations from all over-the-ramp static line capable aircraft except the C-17. 3.1.11 E-MMPS will require Item Unique Identification (IUID) Markings on all serial numbered parts in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Clause 252.211-7003 and MIL-STD-130. At a minimum, the following parts will have serial numbers: Main Canopy, Reserve Canopy, and Harness/Container. MIL-STD-130 may be retrieved from the ASSIST database, https://assist.daps.dla.mil. 3.1.12 E-MMPS shall be compatible with the Army's 15-foot Universal Static Line (USL) and snap hook when configured for static line operations and should have a break away static line capability when configured for static line operations. 3.1.13 E-MMPS should avoid detection across the visible and non-visible spectrums. 3.1.14 E-MMPS shall have a service life of at least 12 years or 500 jumps, whichever is earlier, and should have a service life of 15 years or 1,000 jumps. 3.2 Main Canopy. 3.2.1 The E-MMPS main canopy shall support a jumper with a maximum All Up Weight (AUW) of 400 pounds. The main canopy should support a jumper with an AUW of 450 pounds. 3.2.2 The E-MMPS main canopy shall be operable in all modes for a jumper with a minimum AUW of 165 pounds. 3.2.3 The E-MMPS main canopy shall be deployable in all freefall modes as low as 3,500 feet AGL. 3.2.4 The E-MMPS main canopy shall have a 25 kilometer offset capability and should have a 30 kilometer offset capability under conditions with zero relative wind across capable weight ranges. 3.2.5 The E-MMPS main canopy's average vertical descent rate shall not exceed 16.6 feet per second (FPS) in full flight. 3.2.6 The E-MMPS main canopy's opening shock shall be less than 12 g across the full range of canopy opening altitudes in all deployment modes. 3.3 Special Application Parachute (SAP). 3.3.1 The SAP shall support a jumper with a maximum AUW of 400 pounds and should support a jumper with an AUW of 450 pounds. 3.3.2 The SAP shall be operable in all modes for a jumper with a minimum AUW of 165 pounds. 3.3.3 The SAP shall be suitible for static line drogue, self-set drogue, hand-deployed pilot chute, and over-the-shoulder ripcord operations static line. 3.3.4 The SAP main canopy shall be deployable in all freefall modes as low as 3,500 feet AGL. 3.3.5 The SAP shall have an offset capability of 35 kilometers; and should have 40 kilometers offest capability under conditions with zero relative wind across capable weight ranges. 3.3.6 The SAP's average vertical descent rate shall not exceed 11.67 FPS in full flight. 3.4 Reserve Canopy. 3.4.1 The reserve canopy shall support the same AUW ranges as the main and SAP. 3.4.2 The reserve canopy's average vertical descent rate shall not exceed 20 FPS in full flight and should not exceed 16.6 FPS in full flight. 3.4.3 The reserve canopy shall deploy and inflate within 750 feet after activation and should deploy and inflate within 500 feet after activation. 3.4.4 The reserve canopy must have a minimum period of 365 days between preventive maintenance and checks and services. 3.5 Harness. 3.5.1 The harness assembly shall fit the 5th and 95th percentile male and female parachutist as defined by MIL-STD 1472, Department of Defense (DoD) Design Criteria Standard, and Human Engineering with and without Marine Corps body armor. 3.5.2 The harness shall provide a removable and replaceable accessory pocket. 3.5.3 The harness shall allow the parachutist to conduct pin checks without lifting the main or reserve Ripcord Protector flaps. Any plastic material shall be replacable without performing maintenance on the harness container. 3.5.4 The harness shall possess safety features to release the main canopy in the event of main riser failure. 3.5.5 The harness shall possess a one-pin reserve closure design. 3.5.6 The harness shall be compatible with the Marine Corps' current parachutist's oxygen system. 3.5.7 The E-MMPS harness shall incorporate multiple equipment attaching points with one mounting position as close to the shoulder as possible. The attachment point should be of a forged construction and have minimum proof load strength of 5,000 pounds. 3.5.8 The E-MMPS harness should have minimal Velcro. 4. SUBMISSION REQUEST. Responses should include specification sheets, test data, company briefings, or in-person presentations outlining how the submission complies with the E-MMPS's performance requirements. Responses should include an estimated price and an itemized cost breakdown as appropriate. Responses should include an "Assertion of Commerciality" if applicable. Please provide sufficient information to illustrate pricing, capabilities, and specifications. Interested firms should submit capabilities, specifications and any other relevant information to MCSC, to include whether the service provider's products are available through General Services Administration (GSA). Responses must include corporate business size and whether the company is 8(a) certified, disabled veteran-owned, veteran owned, woman owned, HUB Zone, Native American, or other Small Business Administration approved designations. All written submissions shall be provided electronically. Respondents should upload and submit their RFI responses by 6 February 2015 to the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) application (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe2/). Proceed as a Guest user by clicking on "I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User." Fill in all required fields, upload your RFI response, grant access to files to the following: susan.dlugos@usmc.mil, erik.halverson@usmc.mil, shannon.eby@usmc.mil, steven.b.pope@usmc.mil and daniel.s.shedd.civ@mail.mil, and then press the "Submit" button. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION. MCSC will not return submitted information. Subsection 27 of the Office of Procurement Policy Act (Title 41 U.S.C. § 423), as implemented in the FAR, as well as the Freedom of Information Act (Title 5 U.S.C. § 552) protects proprietary information responsive to this RFI from unauthorized disclosure.
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