Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Washington Detachment 901 M.Street, S.E. Bldg. 200 4th Flr., Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 203

A -- R&D SEMI-AUTOMATED PAINT APPLICATION, CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR U.S. NAVY SHIP HULLS!! SOL N00600-98-I-2030!! DUE 042298 POC To make requests for a copy of the Draft Solicitation, contact FISC Norfolk Det. Washington, Customer Service Center by fax at 202-433-9569. For additional Information contact Mr. David Brown, Contract Specialist, Code 02W1.7A at 202-433-8494!! The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Detachment Washington, intends to issue a draft solicitation Request for Information (RFI), N00600-98-I-2030, for Industry Comment in support of The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWC), for a System Process Development Contractor to coordinate the work of design contractors and to develop and produce for the Navy a prototype mobile semi-automated paint application, containment and treatment system (APACTS) which shall be used to paint U.S. Navy ship hulls in a dry-dock. APACTS shall apply paint evenly over the hull of a ship. We require that the developed system shall paint in excess of 2,500 square feet per hour per coat. The APACTS device shall not touch the hull surface so as to avoid disturbing previously applied coats of paint. APACTS shall be designed and engineered to paint with no overspray as it shall recover overspray and contaminants which are generated during the spray painting process, and it shall treat the collected residue. The APACTS control system must be capable of navigating over the hull of the ship, and of controlling adjacent paint application passes in order to insure appropriate spray pattern overlap and a resultant constant paint thickness. Degree of automation concept is that a single operator will be capable of controlling the transporter and manipulator while painting the ship hull. The technology integrated into this system is expected to be adaptable to aircraft and other metal structures. The contractor shall have experience in coordinating the results of the efforts of others in order to develop a complete and functional paint application, containment and treatment system. NSWC has contracted with a number of agencies to develop specific technologies for incorporation into the required system. A hull paint spray collection shroud for overspray and contaminants are being developed. The development of a conceptual design for treatment of overspray and associated contaminants including Hazardous Air Pollutants(HAP's) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) is under contract. Analysis and conceptual design of manipulation and control approaches for a mobile transport device for the delivery and recovery hardware is under contract. The Contractor shall report to the Government bi-monthly, with written and oral presentations, providing current status, problems, suggested solutions to the problems and financial status. The Government shall be provided manufacture, assembly and working drawings as well as all rights to use developed technology and equipment. The contractor may utilize the technology by providing the Government a fee of 15% of net profit. Work shall be funded and performed in phases: Phase 1 -- Conceptual design of a prototype system, based on information provided by the above referenced contractors. Phase 2 -- Detailed design prototype systems. Phase 3 -- Construction of a prototype system, which will be operational in all aspects. Phase 4 -- Delivery of the prototype system to the Navy, ata shipyard designated by the Navy at that time for use in a drydock; training and services required in order to make the system functional for the Navy. EVALUATION CRITERIA shall be based upon Technical, Past Performance and Cost. The contractor shall have experience in one or more of the following areas: commercial spray paint application of multi-layered paint systems (over 10000 gross square feet); open area (not in a chamber) recovery of sprayed solid particles (overspray), liquids and/or volatile organic contaminants (VOC's) as one would expect in a chaotic industrial area such as in a drydock where paint is expected to be expended at a rate in excess of 80 gallons per hour; Automated, mobile platform motion systems, as expected in a chaotic environment (not a controlled environment) such as in a drydock where other unplanned tasks are being performed in the vicinity of operation of the developed equipment. The contractor shall also have program managerial experience where interface with more than one design contractor was necessary to provide a finished product. Experience with the design and production of automated/robotic paint application systems. Experience with automated, mobile platforms. Experience with application of marine and industrial coatings. Experience with containment, capture and treatment of VOC and HAP containing air streams. Degree to which you will utilize any previously described Navy funded efforts. The Government intends to award based on a trade-off process. The Government intends to award a Completion-Type, Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract. The Government intends to have oral presentations with only the contractor personnel participating in the presentation. There will be a site visit to a typical drydock. Sample Tasks will be used in the Evaluation Criteria, the offeror will be required to answer at the oral presentation the assigned task in a given amount of time. This requirement is for a base year and four one-year options. The SIC code for this procurement is 8731. This requirement is unrestricted and full and open competition is encouraged. ***** (0100)

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