SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Man-Portable Tactical Navigation Aid (TACAN) System
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441, 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- NAWCADSTI154117301
- Archive Date
- 6/13/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jill Oliver, Phone: 3019958924, David Holley, Phone: 3019956389
- E-Mail Address
-
jill.oliver@navy.mil, david.holley@navy.mil
(jill.oliver@navy.mil, david.holley@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issues this Request For Information (RFI) for market research planning purposes in order to compile technical and operational data for defining a Man-Portable Tactical Navigation Aid (TACAN) system for use by the United States Marine Corps. This Man-Portable TACAN system is to be employed by the Aviation Combat Element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). A MAGTF is unique within our nation's Joint Force, providing integrated combat capabilities across land, air, sea, and cyberspace domains. MAGTF provides commanders with flexible, lethal, agile, and persistent capabilities to meet a wide spectrum of combat, combat-support, and special purpose requirements. To effectively employ aviation assets, the MAGTF and Joint Force Commander must ensure the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic with reliable and effective Air Traffic Control (ATC). The ability to provide this assured ATC to aircraft is a vital capability of MAGTF and Joint Forces. Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) must be operational in all climatic conditions, terrain, and the unique geographic locations deployed. NAVAIDs are force enablers that will provide continuous all weather, enroute navigation, non-precision landing approach guidance, and departure ATC services to receiver-equipped friendly aircraft by providing range, bearing, and station identification. The man-portable TACAN will provide enroute navigation information during initial entry tactical landing zone operations and be portable by one Marine. Man-portable is to be defined as capable of being carried by one person. Specifically, the term may be used to qualify: 1. Items designed to be carried as an integral part of individual, crew served, or team equipment of the dismounted Marine in conjunction with assigned duties; 2. In land warfare, equipment which can be carried by one person over long distance without serious degradation of the performance of normal duties. The Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) for the Man-Portable TACAN are as follows: Weight (Critical Design KPP) The man-portable TACAN (excluding power source) must be light enough for transport by one Marine; ≤ 35 pounds Threshold (T); handheld, ≤ 10 pounds Objective (O). Range (Critical Design KPP) The man-portable TACAN must provide Standard Service Volumes (SSV) Terminal Class (T Class) range and altitude boundaries (T); SSV Low Altitude Class (L Class) range and altitude boundaries (O) In Accordance With (IAW) the U.S. Standard Flight Inspection Manual, FAA Order 8200.1C. Signal (Critical Design KPP) NAVAIDs shall comply with MIL-STD 291 Standard Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Signal and STANAG 5034 TACAN Policy (T=O). Frequency (Critical Design KPP) The NAVAIDs will require multiple channels within a transmit frequency range of 962 to 1213 Megahertz (MHz), receive frequency range of 1025 to 1150 MHz (T=O) IAW MIL-STD 291 Standard Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Signal NAVAIR is interested in vendors who have performed similar efforts on other Government contracts. All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product literature in a white paper that shall not be longer than 10 pages. Respondents to this RFI should provide a description of their equipment to include the following information: Does a comparable Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) or a Non Developmental Item (NDI) exist that meets these requirements or will Non-Reoccurring Engineering (NRE) be needed? If NRE is needed, estimated time of how long. Radio line of sight capabilities highlighting range (nautical miles) and altitude (feet) Azimuth accuracy, range accuracy, and operating frequency range System input power requirements and power consumption System reliability based on actual usage if available (mean time between failures, mean time to repair should be provided at minimum) Number of aircraft that the system can provide service to simultaneously Environmental Engineering data IAW with MIL-STD-810G Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests. Packing, Handling and Storage data IAW with MIL STD-1367 Packaging, Handling, Storage, And Transportability Program Requirements For Systems And Equipment Set up and takedown times Deployment configurations Production lead time Established logistics support Submission of Information: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically in Portable Document Format (PDF) and delivered via email to the following addresses: david.holley@navy.mil and jill.oliver@navy.mil. Responses to the market survey shall include the following: Submitter's Name Street Address, City, State, Zip Code Business Size Point of Contact (POC) POC Telephone Number Announcement Number: NAWCADSTI154117301 Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the internet at www.sam.gov. At the current time, NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for contractual efforts. This RFI does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. The Point of Contact for this effort is Ms. Jill Oliver, jill.oliver@navy.mil or 301-995-8924. The mailing address is NAVAIRWARCENACDIV, attention Jill Oliver Code 41113, Bldg. 8270, 17192 Aegis Way, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-4096.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: St. Inigoes, Maryland, 20684, United States
- Zip Code: 20684
- Zip Code: 20684
- Record
- SN03714138-W 20150501/150429234953-7d24b0c67521e6ab1b69ac94aa1bf38c (fbodaily.com)
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