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A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCMENT FOR MODULAR, TACTICAL FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM SOL N47408-98-R-3928 DUE 042798 POC Contract Specialist, Rosalie Hammonds, 805-982-5097 This announcement constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) under FAR 6.102 (d)(2) to solicit proposals for basic and applied research for new and innovative technological solutions to problems in the areas of MODULAR, TACTICAL FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEMS. Part of the proposed areas listed in this BAA are being considered 100% set-aside for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) or Minority Institutions (MIs) as defined by the clause at 252.226-7000 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Interested HBCUs and MIs should provide to the contracting office as early as possible, but not later than 15 days after this notice, evidence of their capability to perform the contract, and a positive statement of their eligibility as an HBCU or MI. If adequate response is not received from HBCU/MI's, then, institutions, non-profit organizations, and private industry proposal abstracts will be evaluated. The effective period of this BAA is one year from the publication date of this requirement in the Commerce Business Daily. Awards maybe made at any time throughout the effective period of the BAA. The abstract submittals to this BAA shall be no longer than five pages. The abstract should concisely describe the merits and objectives of what the contractor is offering the Navy with sections discussing the following technical evaluation criteria: (1) the overall scientific or technical merits of the proposal; (2) the potential contribution of the effort to the mission of the requiring activity; (3) the offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combination of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; (4) the qualifications, capabilities, and related experience of the proposed principal investigator, team leader, or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposal objectives; (5) the end-product delivery of the proposal; (6) a preliminary cost estimate, timeline, and major milestones. Based on the abstract submittal, vendors with technology or methodology found to have merits will be requested to submit a full technical and cost proposal for contract award consideration. Proposals must be submitted by 15 May 1998, however proposals submitted after the cut-off date will be considered throughout the effective period of the BAA. If requested, the cost portion of the proposal should contain a cost estimate sufficiently detailed by element of cost for meaningful evaluation. Persons wishing to submit the requirements in response to this BAA should submit an abstract to: Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Contracting Office, Code 2714-2, Building 41, Naval Construction Battalion Center, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301, Attn: Rosalie Hammonds, (805) 982-5097. Questions regarding this BAA may be sent by facsimile transmittal (FAX) to (805) 982-3015. An offeror should submit four (4) copies of its abstract regarding this BAA topic to the address noted above. Abstracts are to be submitted no later than 27 April 1998. However, abstracts submitted after that cut-off date will be considered throughout the effective period of the BAA. Any abstracts transmitted by FAX are not allowed and will be disregarded. The cognizant NFESC technical personnel for this requirement are Mr. Chip Nixon at (805) 982-1259 (cnixon@nfesc.navy.mil) or Mr. Buck Thomas at (805) 982-1590 (bthomas@nfesc.navy.mil). Potential offerors are encouraged to contact Mr. Nixon or Mr. Thomas directly regarding technical issues. Abstracts will not be evaluated against each other since each is a unique technology with no common work statement. Proposals identified for funding may result in a contract; however, there is no commitment by the Navy to make any awards; to make a specific number of awards; or to be responsible for any money expended by the offeror before award of a contract. Multiple phase development contracts may be awarded at the $30,000 to $700,000 level for system and/or component development and demonstration over a two-year period. After the successful completion of a Phase I contract, Phase II award, subject to the availability of funds may be considered. The following is a description of the research required for this BAA. TOPIC NO.BAA 98-004, MODULAR, TACTICAL FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. The objective of this BAA topic is to develop and demonstrate enabling technologies for the development of modular, batch fuel delivery concepts to support US Navy/Marine Corps emerging operational concepts for amphibious operations. The work scope under this topic would be to, (i) develop concepts for batch fuel delivery containers, transport pallets and/or their components, and (ii) design, fabricate, and test batch fuel delivery concepts at the component and assembly level. Concept demonstrators will then be delivered to the government for further performance testing and evaluation. The batch fuel delivery system is envisioned as consisting of three major sub-assemblies; nominal 500-gallon fuel containers, a transport pallet, and a pump assembly. All of these assemblies must be designed to handle the loads (3 g) and conditions (heavy salt spray) associated with Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) transfer operations as well as the loads and conditions associated with offroad transport by Marine Corps logistics vehicles. Fuel Container: The nominal 500-gallon containers are envisioned as high strength, collapsible units designed to be stacked or nested when empty to minimize the cube required for empty stowage aboard ship. When needed the containers would be removed from stowage, assembled, and filled. The filled containers would be rigid and designed to interface with the USMC 4k forklift as well as the CH-46, CH-53 Helicopter, or MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft when slung as external cargo. The containers would also be compatible with the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) logistics variant and the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) as internal cargo. Specific areas of interest are: hardpoints for tiedown to other logistics transfer platforms; compatiblility with kerosene based fuels; suitability for use through a wide range of temperatures (-30 to 120?F) and environments; and compatibility with existing Marine Corps tactical fuel equipment. The container design should meet DOT requirements for transport of hazardous liquids and would feature a removable, replaceable fuel containment liner. The container assembly would include fittings that would allow fill/discharge rates of up to 150 gallons per minute (gpm) and be designed to interface with the transport pallet described below. Transport Pallet: The transport pallet is envisioned as a means of transporting up to ten fuel containers as a single unit and interfacing with the Mk-18 self-loading trailer variant of the Marine Corps Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) as well as the Army Palletized Loading System (PLS). The transport pallet should also provide a means of distributing its load so as to not damage or overload the deck of a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) when loadingand offloading from the LVS or PLS. Specific areas of interest are: suitable hardpoints for tiedown to the deck of the LCAC or other lighterage; "hands off" lockdown and manifolding of the containers allowing containers on the pallet to be filled and emptied simultaneously. Containers placed on the pallet would activate a mechanism that would lock the container in place and engage the pallet manifolding system with the container fill/discharge fitting(s). The manifolding system is envisioned as allowing individual fill/discharge of the containers at flowrates up to 150 gpm or 600 gpm maximum into multiple containers simultaneously. The fittings on the pallet that interface with the fuel containers must minimize the potential for spillage. The manifolding system must have a valved 4-inch male and female camlock fitting at opposite ends of the pallet base to assure compatibility with existing tactical fuel assets. Pump Unit: The pump unit envisioned provides a means to empty the fuel containers in the field. Specific areas of interest are: interface with the transport pallet in place of two adjacent fuel containers, and use the same lockdown mechanism and manifold connection as the fuel containers; powered by an electric start (24vDC) diesel engine; ability to dispense fuel at flow rates ranging from 10 to 200 gpm; equipage with four live dispensing reels (two on each side) fitted with a separate emergency shutoff valve, one reel on each side capable of dispensing fuel at rate between 10 and 25 gpm, the other reel able to dispense fuel at a maximum of 100 gpm; each fitted with a minimum of 50 feet of discharge hose and a standard, overwing, gravity type fuel dispensing nozzle. The pump unit must be equipped with a 2" female camlock suction and 2" male camlock discharge fitting to assure compatibility with existing tactical fuel assets. The pump unit would also be equipped with a removable, auxiliary, 24vDC electrically powered pump equipped with 10 feet of 1-inch suction hose and 25 feet of 1-inch discharge hose. Deliverables: Deliverables under this BAA shall include: (1) Concept sketches to support briefings; (2) Fabrication/Design drawings of concept components and assemblies; (3) Baseline operations and maintenance manuals consisting of vendor supplied and contractor developed documentation; (4) Concept demonstrators consisting of, 30 fuel container assemblies, 2 transport pallet assemblie, 1 pump unit. (0091)

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