SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- BROAD AREA CRADA ANNOUNCEMENT (BACA) FOR COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES IN SHIP-TOWED ACTIVE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DECOY SLED (STARS)
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Crane Division, 300 Highway 361, Building 3373, Crane, Indiana, 47522-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 47522-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N0016415SNB68
- Archive Date
- 10/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jenna Dix, Phone: 812-854-5049
- E-Mail Address
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jenna.dix@navy.mil
(jenna.dix@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- N00164-15-S-NB68 - BROAD AREA CRADA ANNOUNCEMENT (BACA) FOR COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES IN SHIP-TOWED ACTIVE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DECOY SLED (STARS) ISSUE DATE 10 SEP 2015 - CLOSING DATE 08 OCT 2015 - TIME 4:00PM EASTERN Special Notice The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), through its Maritime Electronic Warfare (MEW) Division, is a leading Department of Defense (DoD) facility providing cradle-to-grave life-cycle sustainment and technical support for all surface Electronic Warfare systems. Additionally, the MEW Division actively collaborates with academia and industry on projects that jointly benefit the partnership. NSWC Crane is interested in joint Research and Development (R&D) to determine the feasibility of connecting, streaming, towing and recovering an Electronic Attack (EA)/Electronic Protect (EP)-configured decoy ‘sled' to the existing AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Fiber Optic Tow Cable (FOTC). The Ship-Towed Active Radio Frequency (RF) Decoy Sled (STARS) concept proposes to leverage off the existing infrastructure of the AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Torpedo Decoy suite installed on surface ships to provide power, data, and a means of deployment for the STARS decoy sled. NSWC Crane seeks Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) partners that possess the expertise, capabilities, facilities, and experience in this area to explore R&D opportunities with MEWSD. The specific areas to be explored are as follows: i. Research to determine maximum sled size and weight for effective utilization with current FOTC characteristics ii. Research to determine materials available for construct of the sled that will meet the size and weight requirements determined by i. iii. Research, identify and contact potential sled manufacturers iv. Build a scale model of the sled and test for stability This synopsis serves as sources sought for CRADA participants and seeks information from companies, academia, and OGAs capable of providing expertise, capabilities, facilities and experience in any of these fields and applications with respect to a CRADA effort. Any group that believes it has the ability to perform collaboration with NSWC Crane in these areas can identify its capabilities by submitting the information to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Science & Technology Division (Code QXN), Att: Mrs. Jenna Dix, Bldg 2044, 300 Hwy 361, Crane, IN 47522. Mrs. Dix can also be reached at (812) 854-5049 or jenna.dix@navy.mil. This is not a procurement, nor a notice for such and at this time there is no plan or funding for a follow-on procurement. The legal authority for this cooperative research effort is the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, codified in Title 15 United States Code, Section 3710a, et seq. Under a CRADA, the partner may contribute funds, equipment, or in-kind services to the joint research effort, leveraging their efforts with those of the federal agency for a mission-related objective. The Government will not provide funds to the CRADA partner, but may provide non-monetary contributions to the collaborative effort such as Government technical expertise, equipment and limited materials, etc. There may be a future acquisition directed to some or all of the capabilities which are the subject or focus of this research and development effort. Therefore NSWC Crane desires to avoid or mitigate unfair competitive advantages being conferred on any potential contractor or offeror as a result of CRADA efforts herein which actually or appear to compromise the integrity of the procurement process. In particular, NSWC Crane seeks to avoid or mitigate (1) - unequal access to information on Government needs and Warfighter evaluations of proprietary systems or improved versions resulting from this CRADA effort; (2) - impaired objectivity arising from CRADA partners' collaborative efforts with Government employees or Warfighters; and (3) - biased ground rules for a possible or potential future acquisition directed to a capability which may be a focus of this CRADA effort. This effort is expected to produce CRADA subject data deliverables which may be used to facilitate a possible follow-on acquisition using a Name Brand or Equal acquisition strategy, which is designed to ensure a fair competition while respecting the proprietary rights and previous investment of potential CRADA partners. At Government discretion, subject data deliverables and inventions delivered under any CRADA agreement may be used in future competitive acquisitions. Responses are requested by close of business October 8th, 2015. After reviewing the responses, NSWC Crane may request a meeting or teleconference with responding parties to gain further insight into their capabilities. NSWC Crane is not obligated to hold these meetings with any or all respondents. If NSWC Crane decides to meet with a party, it will only meet with those that responded to this notice. NSWC Crane will not reimburse costs for participation in these meetings or teleconferences. NSWC Crane reserves the right to enter into CRADA agreements with no, any or all respondents based upon NSWC Crane's judgment of the potential success of collaborative efforts.
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