SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- System of Systems Controlled Environment Test Infrastructure (SCETI)
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - Orlando (W900KK), 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32826-3224, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3224
- Solicitation Number
- W900KK-17-SCETI
- Archive Date
- 7/5/2017
- Point of Contact
- Aurora I. Ramirez, Phone: 4072083495, Joseph Candelaria, Phone: 407-208-3220
- E-Mail Address
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aurora.i.ramirez2.civ@mail.mil, joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil
(aurora.i.ramirez2.civ@mail.mil, joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice For System of Systems Controlled Environment Test Infrastructure (SCETI) Purpose : The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is to identify sources capable of fulfilling the requirements presented below for the System of Systems Controlled Environment Test Infrastructure (SCETI). The responses received from this SSN will determine the contracting strategy pursued to fulfill this effort. Summary : The Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI); Project Manager for Instrumentation, Targets, Threat Simulators and Special Operation Forces (SOF) Training Systems (PM ITTS); Instrumentation Management Office (IMO) in partnership with the Redstone Test Center (RTC) Alabama is requesting responses from vendors capable of fulfilling the requirements of the SCETI. Sources may address available products and technologies to produce components and/or a complete test capability for degraded visual environments (DVE) such as blowing sand, dust, rain, fog, clouds, smoke, night, flat light, and snow. SCETI will support testing of rotorcraft systems that aid aircrews flying in DVE conditions by immersing the DVE pilotage system under test (SUT) in controlled, repeatable, and realistic DVE conditions. SCETI will emulate rotorcraft flight dynamics for testing individual or aggregate SUT sensors and systems. SCETI solutions will employ low risk commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for SUT motion, DVE generation/emulation, DVE instrumentation, and a relocatable test control center. The Army and the Department of Defense (DoD) are developing materiel solutions that enable rotorcraft aircrews to safely operate in DVE where various forms of weather, obscurants or obstacles continue to cause lethal accidents. These accidents occur when visibility conditions are reduced such that situational awareness and aircraft control cannot be comprehensively maintained as in normal visual meteorological conditions. DVE conditions include rain, snow, blowing sand, dust, fog, smoke, clouds, darkness, and flat light conditions. Aircraft systems being developed to mitigate DVEs include the Degraded Visual Environment/Brownout Rotorcraft Enhancement System (DVE/BORES) and the Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS). In addition, the Degraded Visual Environment Mitigation (DVE-M) Science and Technology (S&T) program is developing technologies that could lead to or be part of a future acquisition program. These systems utilize some combination of millimeter wave radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, and/or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) to help penetrate DVE conditions. Requirements are as follows: SUT characteristics include •Weighs 175 lbs. up to 250 lbs. •Requires up to 2kW power •Produces data from 10 Gb/s up to 100 Gb/s. Function Requirement: Emulated DVEs 1)Rain up to 4"/hr. with drop sizes and distributions equivalent to natural rain. 2)Sand and dust up to 1 g/m3 with particle sizes and distributions equivalent to natural sand and dust. 3)Desire to emulate fog, smoke, night, flat light, and snow. 4)Emulation Volume at least 100' x 200' x 50' high. 5)Floor of Emulation Volume able to support trucks, portable obstacles, poles, wires, and simulated structures. 6)At least four (4), preferably eight (8), independently controllable zones for each type of emulated DVE. Instrumentation 1)Sand and dust measurement of particle sizes and distribution for concentrations from minimal to greater than 1 gram per cubic meter. 2)Rain drop sizes and distribution, smaller than 0.5 mm to greater than 5 mm. 3)Continuous measurement of each zone of DVE Volume in near real time. 4)Measure visual acuity in dust and sand for open air testing. 5)Desire instrumentation for measuring fog, smoke, night, flat light, and snow. 6)Mobile and capable of supporting controlled environment and open-air testing. SUT Motion 1)Move SUT anywhere within a Movement Volume of 600' x 200' x 80' high, or larger, by computer control. 2)Speeds up to 34 ft. /s horizontal from an at rest stand-off position of 165 ft. and 5 ft. /s vertical. 3)Translational accuracy at least with 2 ft. root sum squared (RSS) x-y-z error, 0.5 ft. RSS accuracy desired. 4)Rotation at least +/-20 degrees pitch, +/-10 degrees roll, +/-180 degrees yaw. 5)Rotational accuracy within 5 degrees of commanded roll, pitch, and yaw; within 1 degree desired. 6)Repeatable motion with less than 4 ft. RSS variance; less than 1 ft. variance desired. Test Control Center 1)Control and monitor all equipment and test operations. 2)Collect, analyze, and store test data. 3)Workstations with dual displays for 10 operators/analysts. 4)Relocatable and fully self-contained including power, heating, and cooling. The Government is looking for suppliers who can provide low risk solutions for realistic rain, blowing sand and dust, and other DVE conditions in a controlled environment; instrumentation that accurately characterizes these conditions; a motion system to emulate low altitude rotorcraft dynamics without impacting SUT performance; and related DVE test infrastructure. The Government is also interested in suppliers that can provide a completely integrated capability. Realistic rain generation will allow operators to specify the rain rate, with resulting drops in size distributions that mimic natural rainfall at that rate. Compliance with environmental regulations may require a catchment and storage for recirculating the water. Blowing sand and dust generation will entrain specified concentrations to simulate rotor downwash interaction with arid environments. Compliance with environmental regulations may require a means to minimize dust drifting to other locations, and managing dust before and after operations to minimize health risks including carcinogenic effects of small dust particles. Instrumentation is needed to measure both rain and dust, which could be a single combination instrument or individual instruments for various parameters. Dust concentrations can be very high and non-uniformly distributed throughout the DVE Volume. Measurement is needed in near real time during setup and operation, with data conveyed by Ethernet or similar interface to nearby computers. A mobile Test Control Center (TCC) will provide control workstations, data collection and analysis equipment, and ancillary equipment. The TCC will shelter operators from heat and cold to support test operations at a fixed site or at remote locations. If possible, the solution for the SUT Motion capability should be mobile and transportable between test sites by Government test engineers. Request: Interested and capable vendors are requested to respond to the questions below. A vendor is not required to fulfill the full requirement to respond. Please provide the appropriate detail on your specific solution. 1.A technical description of the potential solution or complete capability. The description should address the following: a.What part of the overall capability does your solution address? b.How does your solution work? c.What are its limitations? d.How effectively has your solution been used in similar systems or applications? e.What evidence exists that your solution is applicable if it has not been used in similar systems? f.How mature is your system? g.Is it new development? h.Does a prototype exist? i.Is it similar to previous successful developments? j.Is it an extension or evolution of an existing product? k.Is it already in production? l.Is solution mobile and transportable between sites? If yes, what is required to transport? If no, how much development would be required to modify? 2.Explain/describe the maturity of your system, and whether or not is a new development or prototype. 3.Provide a schedule estimate from contract award to operational capability. An initial operational capability would include a test control center with initial software,a SUT motion system and atmospheric instrumentation. All other capabilities would be included in final operational capability. 4.A cost estimate. 5.Recommendations where performance can be traded for reduced costs or where performance can be added for little or no cost. Responses: The response shall be due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 20 June 2017. The responses shall be emailed to Ms. Aurora Ramirez at aurora.i.ramirez2.civ@mail.mil and Mr. Joseph Candelaria at joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil. Responses shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format and are limited to ten (10) pages (double sided will be counted as two), single-spaced, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper size, and the font shall be Times New Roman with a minimum size of 12 point including cover letter. In addition, you may include up to five (5) attachments that consist of pre-printed commercial brochures or sales literature. The Government will not review any pages beyond the 10 - page limit. If your submittal contains company proprietary information it should be marked accordingly. If your submission contains unclassified but sensitive information it should be properly labeled, handled, and transmitted in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Classified responses are not desired and will not be reviewed. Submissions to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the Government that the cost estimates provided as a result of this request are "best" estimates only. The cover page of the response shall include: 1.Company name, address, POC, email addresses, phone, and the company's web page (if applicable); 2.CAGE Code, DUNS number, and Place of Performance Address 3.Point of contact, including: name, title, phone, and email address 4.Size of company, average annual revenue for the past three years, and number of employees 5.Whether the business is classified as a Large Business, Small Business (including Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and Indian tribes), Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (including ANCs and Indian tribes), or Women-Owned Small Business 6.Company capabilities and experience relative to the capabilities and requested information provided above Disclaimer : This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a request for proposal and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject products or services nor will the Government reimburse any parties for costs associated with this request. The Government will use the information received to forge its acquisition strategy. Additionally, all submissions become government property and will not be returned. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this SSN. Requests for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ) or more detailed information may be issued at a future time. Contracts Point of Contact: Aurora Ramirez, Contract Specialist Email: aurora.i.ramirez2.civ@mail.mil, Phone: (407) 208-33495 Joseph Candelaria Email: joseph.candelaria5.civ@mail.mil Phone: (407) 208-3220 Technical Point of Contact: Primary - Bobby Arora, bobby.arora.civ@mail.mil, (407) 384-3976 Secondary - Brian Stockbridge, brian.s.stockbridge.civ@mail.mil, (407) 208-3076
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Army Contracting Command Orlando, Bravo Division, 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32828, United States
- Zip Code: 32828
- Zip Code: 32828
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