SOURCES SOUGHT
69 -- Maritime Bridge Simulator - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333318
— Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (CG-912), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE, STOP 7828, Washington, District of Columbia, 20593-7828, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20593-7828
- Solicitation Number
- Ship_Control_and_Navigation_Training_System
- Archive Date
- 11/21/2017
- Point of Contact
- Richard J Murphy, Phone: 202-475-3232, Dorothy J. Pelis, Phone: (860) 701-6771
- E-Mail Address
-
richard.j.murphy@uscg.mil, Dorothy.J.Pelis@uscg.mil
(richard.j.murphy@uscg.mil, Dorothy.J.Pelis@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFI Word Doc United States Coast Guard Academy Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS) Maritime Simulator Replacement Market Research Request for Information (RFI) This RFI is part of a market research effort by the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) to assess maritime bridge simulator technologies. The USCGA intends to use the information collected from this RFI to conduct detailed systems analysis that quantifies and evaluates technology applicability, device or equipment capability, acquisition (non-recurring) and life-cycle operating costs (recurring). You are invited to respond with information to assist the Academy with its market research to identify potential sources of maritime bridge simulation technology. This RFI will also be used to determine if a future solicitation will be based on a specific socioeconomic category. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), this RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI. It is the vendor's responsibility to monitor the FEDBIZOPPS website at https:\\www.fbo.gov for release of any future solicitation that may result from the RFI. The North American Classification System Code (NAICS) for this notice is 333318, "Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing". The small business size standard for this NAICS is 1,000 employees. Please send questions and responses to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Dorothy Pelis, at Dorothy.J.Pelis@uscg.mil and Contracting Specialist, Mr. Richard J. Murphy, at Richard.J.Murphy@uscg.mil. Questions will not be accepted after 5:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, October 31st, 2017. Answers to RFI questions will be posted as soon as possible to FEDBIZOPPS. All RFI responses in line with the details below shall be provided by 5:00 pm ET on Monday, November 6th, 2017. Responding to this Request for Information USCGA desires that responses to this RFI address all of the topics discussed below in the "SPECIFIC TECHNICAL INFORMATION REQUESTED" section. Topics may be combined or treated individually. However, if information is not available for some of the topic areas, your submission is still of interest to the USCGA. When responding to the RFI, please include the following information: • A one page cover letter that provides a brief summary of the response and indicating if supporting documentation is included. • Amplifying information that addresses all areas of information requested by this RFI. If pre-developed marketing or technical information and specification sheets are provided, please include additional information, as necessary to "fill the gaps" between pre-developed material and the information required. Digital photographs, line drawings, and illustrations that clarify descriptive text are encouraged. • A description of any information relative to what products/technologies are currently available and what additional products/technologies may become available over the next 6 to 12 months. • If multiple products/technologies are presented by the same entity, the responses to these questions should be specific to each product/technology. • Provide a list of U.S. (or international) Government contracts for products/technologies where applicable. • Provide any digital photos and/or digital videos of the products/technologies in operation if able. • In order to fully analyze the responses please include justification / amplifying information (e.g. reports, videos, actual applications, etc.) which supports your responses. • Please limit electronic responses to no more than 25 pages per product/technology. Supporting documentation in the form of a glossary or attachments to the RFI response will not be counted towards the 25-page limit. Your email submission may not be greater than 5 megabytes (MB) due to USCG email size restrictions. However, you are allowed to split your information if necessary in to multiple emails. Description The Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS) maritime simulator, located at the USCGA in New London, Connecticut, has been operating in excess of 30 years. SCANTS is the USCGA's primary shipboard navigation training simulator. On average, SCANTS is utilized to provide approximately 3,000 hours of training to: USCGA cadets, Command & Operations School students, Officer Candidate School, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Basic Officer Training Course, and USCG cutter crews. To support the training listed above, SCANTS operates two (2) Full Mission Ship Simulators and three (3) Part-Task Visual Simulators, which are fully interoperable with each other, as well as four (4) instructor control stations. Specific Technical Information Requested The USCGA desires detailed information regarding full bridge MARITIME navigation and ship-handling simulators. Submissions can include new applications of proven technologies, but this request is not seeking any low Technical Readiness Level (TRL) concepts. The following information, or best available estimate, is requested for each proposed product/technology. If multiple products/technologies are presented by the same entity, the information should be specific to each product/technology The following questions/statements should be addressed for each product/technology described in your response to this RFI: General Simulator Specifications A. What is your standard product that is most applicable to the USCGA SCANTS? B. Is it customizable? C. Is your product currently in use at a facility that is certified by the National Maritime Center for compliance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchstanding (STCW)? D. Does your product have an associated instructor control station (ICS)? If so, how many simulators can your ICS run concurrently? Can it simultaneously run multiple simulations on multiple simulators? When using multiple ICSs can other instructors control/interact with the simulation? E. Does your standard product accommodate stimulated equipment? F. Is your product a COTS product currently in use at a naval or maritime training facility? Physical/Visual Specifications A. What is the physical footprint (shape and area) of a bridge that can accommodate 10-20 people using your product/technology? B. What is the physical footprint (shape and area) of a bridge that can accommodate 5-10 people using your product/technology? C. Is all simulation hardware contained within the footprint of the simulator or does it require additional equipment housing? D. What is the physical footprint (shape and area) of your standard ICS? E. What is your standard method for displaying an "out the window" visual scene? F. What is the physical footprint (shape and area) to achieve a 270 degree "out the window" visual scene using your standard display method? Does this footprint change appreciably using a different method to display the visual scene? Is there a significant difference in cost between display technologies? G. What is the costto incrementally expand or reduce the displayed visual scene? What is a standard increment by which you typically expand or reduce the displayed scene? H. What standard technologies does your company produce or employ to enable viewing of the remaining visual scene and to provide students with a simulated "lookout"? I. Does your technology enable visual bearings to be taken through a standard navy type alidade, or do does your technology include an active bearing alidade? Modeling and Simulation A. How many visual databases (US and international ports) does your product currently employ? Which ports do you have existing databases for? What is the cost to purchase additional existing visual databases? B. Does your company have models of USCG assets? If so, which assets have you modeled? What is the percentage of accuracy for the USCG asset models? C. What is the cost and time of creation for new own ship hydrodynamic and visual models? D. What is the cost to purchase a complete, existing target ship model? E. What are the dimensions (in NM) of your standard exercise area? F. Do your standard ownship hydrodynamic models enable accurate simulation of ship handling in the following circumstances? -Maneuvering (advance and transfer) -Docking/undocking/anchoring -Towing operations (astern and alongside) -Transiting shallow waters -Ship handling in various sea and weather conditions -Navigation in confined/restricted waterways -Replenishment at Sea (RAS) Operations Communications A. What is your standard suite of simulated external (ship-ship, ship-shore) communications? B. What is your standard suite of internal (station to station) communications? C. What technology do you use to model communications circuits? D. Can you use actual ship-board equipment for internal/external communications capabilities? Monitoring and Debriefing A. Does your simulation software enable playback as a debriefing tool? B. Does your standard configuration include visual and audio recording of the bridge to include internal and external communications circuits? Does it have a recording and playback capability for debriefing? Installation and Integration A. What is the typical installation timeline and cost for one bridge simulator and associated ICS? B. Are simulators and ICSs purchased through your company as individual units at different times compatible with one another? (i.e., could one simulator and one ICS be scaled at a later time to include multiple simulators and ICSs?) C. What additional steps would be required to make individual simulators or ICSs purchased subsequent to an initial acquisition compatible with existing infrastructure purchased through your company? D. Are all components of your system COTS? E. Are any major components of your simulation system provided by third party suppliers? If so, specify supplier information. Support and Follow-on Development A. Has your company provided life-cycle maintenance (tech refreshes and updates to avoid obsolescence) and warranty packages as part of an initial purchase in the past? If so, what is the scope, duration and cost of such agreements? Are these warranties available in a tier/level approach, and what is included in each tier/level? B. Does your software architecture enable customer's own developers to generate ship models (visual and hydrodynamic), operations area databases and simulation exercises? Performance History A. What agencies, governments, or other maritime service providers, currently use your products? Thank you for your time and we look forward to h
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 31 Mohegan Ave, New London, Connecticut, 06320, United States
- Zip Code: 06320
- Zip Code: 06320
- Record
- SN04725096-W 20171029/171027230834-540e73d61727d4a8055e666861310499 (fbodaily.com)
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