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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 06, 2015 FBO #4943
SOURCES SOUGHT

15 -- Tethered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) - W909MY-15-R-A012

Notice Date
6/4/2015
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
NAICS
336411 — Aircraft Manufacturing
 
Contracting Office
ACC-APG - Washington, ATTN: CCCE-CW, 10205 Burbeck Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5863
 
ZIP Code
22060-5863
 
Solicitation Number
W909MY-15-R-A012
 
Response Due
6/30/2015
 
Archive Date
8/3/2015
 
Point of Contact
Wanda Noblin, 7037043796
 
E-Mail Address
ACC-APG - Washington
(wanda.m.noblin.civ@mail.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground(ACC-APG), (Belvoir Division) is seeking sources on behalf of the CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) for a tethered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), capable of both manual and semi-autonomous control with user supplied payload. The tether is required to provide full power for platform and the payload as well as a data interface to transfer payload and health data to the ground control station (GCS) and provide mission commands from GCS to the platform/payload. The UAS should be of modular design and provide a modular interface for payload to allow a user configured EO/IR sensor payload mounted on a gimbal. The UAS shall have a maximum operating altitude of 150 feet above ground level (AGL) and is expected to provide a minimum 3 hours continuous time in air for both stationary (above fixed location) and on-the-move deployment. Payload capacity shall be between 3.6 and 10 pounds. Rotor disk/swept area should be between 30 quote mark and 60 quote mark. The UAS shall be able to operate in sustained winds of 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Ethernet based platform control and data interface connection is preferred with a tethered data bandwidth of 10 Mbps (T)-1000Mbps (O). Average payload power will range from 45 to 100 watts and peak payload power will range from 100 to 200 watts. The UAS shall provide a flight termination command that will kill power to all rotors within 100-25 milliseconds. The UAS shall provide a hard landing command that will bring the aircraft to the ground at the maximum possible descent rate without flipping over. This requirement addresses the need for procuring up to six (6) UAS. Interested parties who have the ability to satisfy the above requirements should submit a white paper, not to exceed 10 pages, addressing the following: 1.Responses should include a cover letter (not included in the page count) providing: Company Name, Cage Code, Point of Contact, POC email address, POC phone number 2.Statement as to whether or not your company is considered a small or large business. If your company is a small business, please indicate any socioeconomic classification (8(a), Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned and Operated, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Operated business, or HUB-Zone) that applies. 3.Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) in the past, if so provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort? 4. Do you plan to prime? Describe how you will either produce or subcontract for each component or assembly required. Please identify sources of supply for any components or assemblies for which you intend to subcontract production. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of services called for in the above task list? a.______ YES _______ NO 5. If you answered YES to Question # 4a, please provide specific capabilities and examples for how your company can provide these services. 6. If you answered NO to Question # 4a, please list what services in the RFI your company can provide? Please provide specific capabilities and examples. 7.Describe your company's knowledge of current UAS technology. 8. What are the core competencies of your employees that would support the requirements described above? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the requirements described above. 9.Provide specification for the proposed UAS to include the following: a. Payload capacity (not including tether weight) b. Tether performance: maximum tether length, power available on platform, data bandwidth c. Payload interface: electrical, data interface, mounting hardware, available power d. Command and Control Interface: Autonomy interface, autopilot/flight control, ICD (if available), manual control interface (OCU) e. Physical: weight, deployed dimension, storage dimension, power requirement. f. Others: safety features, on-board backup power/battery, backup wireless datalink (if available), operating environment (temperature/wind). 10.Identify the timeline your company believes would be required to deliver 6 (six) UAS. 11.If the Army were to procure 6 (six) UAS, describe how your company would provide logistics support (engineering, material, repairs, field support, etc.). In addition to the above please answer the following small business questions (not included in the page count). 1.Under the current SB recertification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under primary NAICS Code? 2.Does your company meet the Non-manufacturing Rule? If so How? 3.Does your firm possess an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) accounting system? 4.If you are a small business how do you select your partners and/or subcontractors? This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal (RFP), or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing future requirements documentation and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response is separated from the unrestricted information as an addendum. Responses are to be submitted via email to rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil and wanda.m.noblin.civ@mail.mil by 1430 hours on 30 June 2015. Include RFI number W909MY-15-R-A012 in the subject line. Technical questions and industry responses are to be sent via email to rosetta.wisdom-russell.civ@mail.mil and wanda.m.noblin.civ@mail.mil. All requests for further information must be in writing and via email; telephonic requests for additional information will not be honored.
 
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Place of Performance
Address: ACC-APG - Washington ATTN: CCCE-CW, 10205 Burbeck Road Fort Belvoir VA
Zip Code: 22060-5863
 
Record
SN03753134-W 20150606/150604235452-1d763736c37a506f6dcf235e27e71b96 (fbodaily.com)
 
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