SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Request for Information (RFI) - Fast Steering Mirror in High Energy Laser (HEL) Weapon Systems
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2023 8:51:47 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF DEFENSE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Response Due
- 3/13/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Claire Dowd
- E-Mail Address
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claire.m.dowd.civ@army.mil
(claire.m.dowd.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS) 2.0, Above Water Sensors and Lasers, will take procurement action in this matter.�Further, PEO IWS 2.0 will not be responsible for any cost incurred in furnishing information.� Directed Energy (DE) weapons are maturing to the point that the DoD is planning on fabricating High Energy Laser (HEL) weapons in significant quantities for integration on various land, sea, and air based platforms.� This requires that the DE Industrial Base be capable of meeting the anticipated production demand.� The Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS) 2 Above Water Sensors Office is tasked with ensuring that commercial vendors are prepared to meet this demand.� This RFI is being used to determine the status of the industrial base to cost effectively fabricate Fast Steering Mirrors (FSMs) that meet the mechanical, optical, and electrical requirements necessary for HEL weapon systems. �A fast steering mirror (FSM) is part of the beam control system to provide beam stabilization, pointing & tracking. It is used to compensate for rapid target motions and platform vibrations when commanded by various sensors in the beam control system. The goal of this RFI is to analyze production challenges that contribute to delivery timelines as well as performance and cost issues (i.e., supply chains, component requirements, etc.). PEO IWS2 will use the results of this RFI to assess current domestic industrial capabilities for anticipated HEL Weapon System production needs. Additionally, this information will be used to develop investment strategies to address cost, lead time, and performance issues.� Background: �PEO IWS2 has analyzed the industrial base and determined that there is insufficient industrial capacity to provide FSM�s that are able to meet performance requirements while being produced in sufficient quantities at acceptable costs to support Navy and Army Laser Weapon system programs. Requirement:��The anticipated demand for HEL weapon systems across the Department of Defense requires the investment in the manufacturing processes of Fast Steering Mirrors to alleviate the current capacity constraints and cost drivers. A generalized list of typical requirements for FSMs are listed in the attached table. This RFI is asking for information and inquiring for answers to the following key questions: What are the main contributing factors to the production timeline of FSMs? Provide a general breakdown of the production steps and timelines necessary to fabricate a FSM that meets the above requirements. What are the impacts to the production processes for FSMs with more stressing requirements (i.e. larger clear aperture, higher bandwidth, etc.)? Is there an ability to invest in production to provide flexibility for adjustments to larger sizes and higher bandwidth? Are there specific areas of the FSM production process that can benefit from investment to reduce timelines and lower cost? Examples of production steps include procurements, tooling, fabrication, validation, etc. Examples of components include production of voice coil actuators, controllers and optics. Does FSM production include any fabrication methods that cannot support high quantity? If so, can an investment be made to replace these with high quantity production methods? An example is going from producing 5 per month to 20 per month. Examples include automation rather than by-hand production, standardization of customer requirements, etc. Anything else? State other ideas on how production timelines for manufacturing of FSMs can be improved and costs be lowered while still maintaining performance and quality? Contract Type Considerations:��The Government anticipates issuing a single Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement. Responding to this RFI:� Interested parties responding to this RFI must provide the following information: Company name Business size If your company is a small business, please identify any socio-economic category that applies CAGE code Name of the primary point of contact for the response Email address Phone number All information received in response to this RFI may be marked �Proprietary�. An e-mail response will be sent after all data has been reviewed. � � � ��Response Submission Deadline:��Responses to this RFI must be submitted no later than 4PM Central on 13 March 2023.� RFI submissions will be accepted as email attachments only.� All responses must be sent to the Agreements Specialist, Claire Dowd (Claire.m.dowd.civ@army.mil) with �PEO IWS2 Fast Steering Mirror RFI Response� in the subject line.�
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