SOURCES SOUGHT
83 -- Airdrop Soft Landing System
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 314999
— All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), BLDG 1 KANSAS ST, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-16-R-SOFT
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Rick Gallimore,
- E-Mail Address
-
richard.p.gallimore2.civ@mail.mil
(richard.p.gallimore2.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY for a soft landing airdrop system that is capable of meeting the basic requirements described below. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources for planning purposes only. Responses to this notice are not considered as offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information presented or the use of any such information. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), Natick, MA is seeking a source for an airdrop soft landing system for test and evaluation. The goal of the program is to reduce the impact forces upon landing and to allow for a roll-on/roll-off capability. REQUIREMENTS: NSRDEC is seeking a system that is designed for 3000 - 14500 pounds rigged weight (T) and 2500 - 20000 pounds rigged weight (O). The system would allow for a minimum drop altitude of 1000 ft AGL (T) and 500 ft AGL (O). The system will be compatible with C-17 (T) and also C-130 (O). It would be capable of being gravity and extracted from the delivery aircraft. The primary goals of the program are to reduce the rigging time (T = 20% time reduction, O = 40% time reduction) and roll-off time after landing (T = 20% time reduction, O = 50% time reduction) for various payloads. It is the goal of this program to allow for ease of rigging for future variants of payloads with minimal redesign, test and certification. To facilitate this, the impact G's sustained by the payload should be below 7 G's (T) and below 2 G's (O). This will allow for greater payload survivability. The proposed system should maximize compatibility with existing heavy airdrop equipment, such as, but not limited to parachute systems, platforms (Type V and/or DRAS), lashings, parachute release, and extraction systems. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: This system should work in Basic Hot and Cold Conditions. The system should be capable of adaptation to other US forces for strategic, operational and tactical military operations. REQUESTED INFORMATION: Vendors who believe they have the ability to develop product(s) capable of meeting the above requirements are requested to submit a short (no more than five (5) pages total) summary, including description of the vendor's ability to develop the requested system, current Technology Readiness Level (TRL), as well as pictures, website, and test report(s), as applicable. The five (5) page summary must include Company name and address, point of contact with phone number, DUNS number, Cage Code and a statement regarding any small business designation (if applicable), by the date and to the address noted below. The small business size is 500 employees. Any information submitted will not be returned, and no payment will be made by the Government for such information. Responses to this notice are to be sent to the RFI POC below. This notice is for market survey only. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement. POINT OF CONTACT (POC) Interested parties shall submit responses to this RFI to: Mr. Richard Gallimore Email: richard.p.gallimore2.civ@mail.mil Responses shall be received no later than 4:00PM EDT 29 February 2016. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responses to this RFI are not offers for contract and will not be used by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Natick, Massachusetts, 01760, United States
- Zip Code: 01760
- Zip Code: 01760
- Record
- SN04002216-W 20160129/160127234215-7720cd3efdc635027a2bbfc1cc109a0e (fbodaily.com)
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