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A -- DEVELOPMENT OF SHIP SIMULATION STUDY OF CAPE FEAR RIVER AND WILMINGTON HARBOR, WILMINGTON, NORTH CARO SOL DACW39-98-R-0024 DUE 070898 POC Cynthia Sims, Contract Specialist, (601) 631-7250 WEB: ERROR --, http://www2.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract. E-MAIL: Cynthia Sims, b4ctccls@smtp.lmk.usace.army.mil. The U. S. Army Waterways Experiment Station plans to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a simulation program for proposed channel improvements for Cape Fear River, North Carolina (Wilmington Harbor). Wilmington Harbor is divided into three reaches for the proposed improvements. A "real-time" ship simulation study shall be conducted to evaluate proposed channel modifications. The offeror will supply WES with a methodology, plan, or procedure to use the simulation model as an evaluation tool. The primary objectives of the simulation program are first to evaluate the safety of the proposed improvements and second to optimize channel layout. Simulation models shall be developed for the existing condition and proposed channel modifications. The project should be modeled for its entire length even though the entire length will not be transited during the simulation program. The existing condition shall be used to validate the models, to provide familiar "warm-up" runs for pilots, and to compare results from the simulations of the proposed channel modifications. The simulator facility must have a pilot-controlled bridge and a real-time model of vessel behavior. Realistic modeling of the design vessels is essential. Two simulators with ship-ship interaction are required for two-way traffic exercises. A visual scene and radar image of the simulation scenarios must be developed. WES will calculate tidal currents. Simulation runs for both ebb and flood currents are required. The study shall begin with a reconnaissance trip to the Wilmington, NC, area. The existing condition simulation model shall be validated with two river pilots and one docking pilot licensed for the Cape Fear River. A formal simulation program shall be conducted with six river pilots and three docking pilots. Existing and proposed channel layouts will be supplied to the contractor as AutoCAD.DWG files. Issue date for Request for Proposals is on or about 20 May 1998. Proposals are due by 1400 hours on 8 July 1998. Award willbe made based on "best value" technique. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal which shall be considered for award. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments (if any). The applicable URL is as follows: http://www2.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract. (0121)

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