LIGHTWEIGHT HYBRID TORPEDO POC Stephen Facini, Contracting Officer, 02611, (703) 602-7706. The Navy's Lightweight Torpedo Program Office (PMO406) is interested in obtaining information from industry on their ability to support the development and production of the Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo. The Hybrid Torpedo is being developed to counter the growing Rest of World threat posed by diesel submarines operating in the shallow water/littoral environment. The Hybrid will utilize MK 50 forebody components with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) based receiver/processors, the MK 103 warhead, and the MK 46 afterbody upgraded to include selected MK 50 and ADCAP components. Torpedo tactical software will reflect commonality with that of ADCAP and MK 50. Pending a successful Milestone review in early 1995, the notional strategy of the Hybrid program is as follows. Award of a Production Prototype Model (PPM) contract is planned in FY96. This contract is expected to require selective torpedo hardware development, limited hardware and software development of test equipment, systems integration, procurement of 35 PPM units for an environmental and rigorous in-water test program, and engineering support for testing including torpedo and Functional Item Replacement level failure analysis. Selected MK 46 and MK 50 components will be provided as GFE along with the tactical software which will be developed by NUWC Newport. Completion of the Technical Data Package by the PPM Contractor is planned for FY99. This will lead in the same year to a contract award for 25 LRIP kits which will be integrated by NUWC Keyport into MK 46 Mod 5A(S) torpedoes. IOC is planned in FY01 with full production planned starting in FY02 for a total of 2000 kits. The Unit Production Price is roughly estimated at $200K in constant FY94 dollars. Successful offerors for LRIP and full production awards will be required to provide all Hybrid unique hardware including unmodified MK 50 components, i.e. MK 50 components will not be provided as GFE. The only qualified producers of the MK 50 are Alliant Techsystems and Westinghouse who are under contract to produce a total of 1,063 torpedoes, of which 687 have been delivered to date. Any other firm who has yet to qualify to produce MK 50 components required for the Hybrid should expect to do so within the schedule set forth above and without any additional cost to the Navy. Interested firms are invited to advise the Navy on their knowledge, experience and capability in the following areas: (a) electronic component development and torpedo component production; (b) COTS application experience in an underwater vehicle environment including shock, vibration and temperature; (c) test equipment development including test program sets and interface devices; (d) factory, environmental and in-water testing of underwater vehicles including failure analysis and corrective action; (e) program management of weapon systems covering design, material procurement, production, testing, cost/schedule control and configuration management. Responses to this Notice should be unclassified, not exceed 50 pages, and be submitted by 3 February 1995 to: Program Executive Office Undersea Warfare (PMO406), 2531 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22242-5169. The Navy will not contract on the basis of this Notice and will not reimburse any firm for expenses incurred preparing its submittal.

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