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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS FOR CV-22 PRE-PLANNED PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT (P3I) PROGRAM SOL USZA22-98-R-0008 DUE 010998 POC Maj G. Martin, (813) 840-5446 WEB: Special Operations Acqusition Center (SOAC) Solicitations (RFPs, Amendments, IFBs, Draft), RFP#USZA22-98-R-0008, www.soac.hqsocom.mil. E-MAIL: Maj Martin, marting@soac.hqsocom.mil. The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Bell Helicopter, Fort Worth TX in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR Part 6.302-1; only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Bell is the only contractor who has a CV-22 simulator. Development of another CV-22 simulator will require approximately $24M and will take 3 years to complete. The Department of the Navy is procuring a Full Flight Simulator for the USMC as part of a planned program to develop and procure 8 simulators through the FYDP. Bell Helicopter is the prime contractor for that simulator development. The first CV-22 simulator will be procured in FY99, with delivery in FY02. Until the CV-22 completes CDR, no other contractor will have the necessary insight into CV-22 detail design to accomplish the trade studies being done under this contract. It's contemplated the contract will cover FY98 with two option years. The CV-22 is aspecial operations forces (SOF) variant of the V-22 aircraft being developed by the Department of the Navy for the US Marine Corps. USSOCOM will implement a preplanned product improvement (P3I) program to integrate USSOCOM SOF unique capabilities. The P3I program will choose between competing functional systems being developed for other aircraft platforms. The selected system must then be integrated into the CV-22 design, tested, incorporated in production planning/retrofit, and supported by the CV-22 logistical concept. The contractor must have insight into the evolving CV-22 development baseline as it progresses from Preliminary Design Review last August to Critical Design Review in Jan 99. The following trade studies are required: IRCM. The CV-22 has a requirement for an infrared countermeasures (IRCM) capability at IOC. The IRCM will improve CV-22 aircraft survivability against IR missile threats and will save aircrew lives. Candidate systems must be evaluated based on how well they meet the operational requirement in a CV-22 configuration, the difficulty in integrating the system into the CV-22 design, and the cost and schedule impacts to the ongoing production program. The Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) is being developed by the US Army for use on rotary wing aircraft. The Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) is a being developed jointly by USSOCOM and the UK Ministry of Defense, and will be installed on C-130 aircraft. IRCM. The CV-22 has a requirement for an infrared countermeasures (IRCM) capability at IOC. The IRCM will improve CV-22 aircraft survivability against IR missile threats and will save aircrew lives. Candidate systems must be evaluated based on how well they meet the operational requirement in a CV-22 configuration, the difficulty in integrating the system into the CV-22 design, and the cost and schedule impacts to the ongoing production program. The Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) is being developed by the US Army for use on rotary wing aircraft. The Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) is a being developed jointly by USSOCOM and the UK Ministry of Defense, and will be installed on C-130 aircraft. The trade study will recommend which system to put on the CV-22 based on the current classified threat. GATM/GNS. DoD has mandated compliance with an FAA/ICAO directive to have all aircraft communication and navigation systems compatible with the Global Air Traffic Management/Global Navigation System (GATM/GNS). It ensures all aircraft can communicate with air traffic controllers and will improve the efficiency of sequencing transoceanic air traffic and terminal control operations. The trade study will recommend which systems to integrate on the CV-22 and how best to meet the requirement technically. Radar Improvement. USSOCOM will investigate methods to reduce susceptibility of CV-22 aircraft to be detected while using terrain following/terrain avoidance radar. A trade study will define what level of improvements could be obtained from the current CV-22 design and compare those with previous test results. There will be other trade studies to be accomplished in FY99 to incorporate additional P3I capabilities. The contract will also continue a tactical simulation effort begun in FY97 and enhance its operational realism and functionality. The tactical simulation support allows AFSOC aircrews to develop tactics to employ the CV-22 aircraft on SOF missions. The hybrid characteristics of the CV-22 (hover like a helicopter/fly like a fixed wing airplane) provide the user with new capabilities and approaches to execute mission scenarios. SOF tactics need to be developed and validated so crews can be trained and mission capable when CV-22 operational aircraft are delivered. The contractor has already developed a simulation that includes approximately 60% of the CV-22 functionality planned for the aircraft. The contractor will develop the necessary software to include the remaining 40% functionality in the simulation as those capabilities evolve in the CV-22 design. Anew operationally realistic environment will be developed for the simulation under this contract to allow aircrews to adequately assess the functionality of the CV-22 design. The contractor will build a database, including electronic warfare (EW) threats, from government provided source material. Maximum effort will be made to port existing government owned terrain and threat databases over to the new simulation. The resulting database will be classified. The software and databases developed under this contract will be owned by the government. The RFP will be located on the Special Operations Acquisition Center (SOAC) web site, at www.soac.hqsocom.mil, under Procurement Opportunities, Solicitations (RFPs, Amendments, IFBs, Draft), RFP# USZA22-98-R-0008. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. For further information, contact Maj Martin, (813) 840-5446. Email address is: marting@soac.hqsocom.mil. See Numbered Note 22. (0329)

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