Supply Department Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035

A -- POWER SOURCE FOR XM 80 SOL BAA 98-008 POC Brenda Price, 1143B, (301) 743-6570 E-MAIL: BAA 98-008 synopsis, BrendaPrice@mail.ih.navy.mil. DESC; THE INDIAN HEAD DIVISION, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER (IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT PROGRAM OFFICE, has interest in proposals for providing a power source for the XM 80 submunition proximity fuze systems. The power source must meet all the environmental and performance requirements of the host submunition. Technologies should be mature, and commercially available to allow for transition into weapon system acquisition with-in two to three years. Particular emphasis should be placed on the physical size requirement, environ-mental requirements, reliability, safety, and life cycle costs. Environmental requirements include the life cycle of the weapon system as well as the manufacturing and disposal processes. Specific areas of interest are: power source design, performance, and testing; composition/ chemical system, processing techniques; and disposal technology. General design requirements include but are not limited to the following: Standard Navy ship environments, storage temperature of -65 to +160 degree F, and the power source must meet all operational requirements after a minimum of 20 years of storage under these conditions. The power source must survive a 5 foot drop test without activating, and must meet all storage and operating requirements following the 5 foot drop test (MIL-STD-331). The power source will be subjected to a gun launch shock of 11 to 16 Kgs peak, and may or may not be activated at gun launch (See below). Subsequently, at submunition ejection, the power source will be subjected to a shock of 2 to 3 Kgs peak. The power source shall operate in a non-spinning device and must maintain a minimum of 3 v under all loads. The current XM80 fuze design envisions a total power requirement of 100 milliwatts. There are three operational temperature requirements and three activation scenarios that must be addressed as to feasibility, power source volume/size, and any other issues that the offeror deems relevant. The potential operating temperature ranges are as follows: a. -50 to +160 degrees F (U.S. Army requirement) b. -40 to +160 degrees F (U.S. Army requirement) c. +20 to +130 degrees F (U.S. Navy requirement) Activation. There are three activation scenarios described below. Note: If any method other than using launch or ejection forces is considered to activate the power source, the activation mecha-nism must be addressed: a. Activation at Launch (Navy Requirement): If the power source is activated at gun launch, it must achieve an unloaded potential, or open circuit voltage (OCV) of 3 v dc within 2 minutes, maintain an OCV of 3-4 v for the remainder of 10 minutes, then support a 30 ma load for 6 seconds. b. Activation at Launch (Army Requirement): If the power source is activated at gun launch, it must achieve an unloaded potential, or open circuit voltage (OCV) of 3 v dc within 15 seconds (or 6 km flight time), maintain an OCV of 3-4 v for the remainder of 10 minutes, then support a 30 ma load for 6 seconds. c. Activation at Dispersion: If the power source is activated by submunition ejection, it must reach a loaded potential of 3 v within 100 ms, then support a 30 ma load for 6 seconds. Offerors are requested to submit an abstract of their proposed effort prior to submitting a complete proposal to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of the offeror. Any offeror whose abstract is found to be consistent with the intent of the BAA will be invited to submit a full technical and cost proposal. Such an invitation does not assure subsequent contract award. Abstracts should conform to the following format:(a) title page -- clearly labeled "Proposal Abstract " including the BAA points of contact along with telephone and facsimile numbers, and signed by the authorized officer; (b) a maximum three page summary that includes an overview of the proposed technologies and/or concepts and how they address the objectives of the program, deliverables associated with the effort, including estimated cost and schedule broken down by fiscal year (fiscal year begins 1 October). Proposed effort should be structured to have a base period of performance of twelve months, but may include multiple year phased options that could extend beyond the initial twelve month period. No award can be made without a proposal to perform a specific effort within an estimated cost and schedule. The IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN anticipates that initial selections will be made during the September/October 1998 timeframe. Responses are due no later than COB 14 August 1998. Proposals may be reviewed and acted on as they arrive. The government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. It is the policy of IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN to treat all proposals as competitive information and to disclose the contents only for the purpose of evaluation. Proposals shall conform to the stated format and include the following information:(a) title page -- clearly labeled "Full Technical Proposal " including the BAA points of contact along with telephone and facsimile numbers and signed by the authorized officer; (b) a one page summary of the technology and deliverables; (c) a one page summary of the schedule and milestones; (d) a one page summary of any proprietary claims to results, or systems developed for or supporting this proposal; (e) a statement of work clearly detailing the scope and objectives of the effort, and, if any, specific contractor requirements -- if any portion of the effort is predicated upon the use of government owned resources of any type, the contractor shall clearly identify the resource (s) required, the date the resource is required, the duration of the requirement, the source from which the resource may be acquired, if known; (f) a technical approach with description of the results, products, and transferable technology expected from the project; (g) a brief overview of previous qualifications and accomplishments closely related to this effort; and (h) one page cost and fee summary and detailed cost breakdowns by option year (fiscal year), by tasks or sub tasks of labor hours by labor category, material, travel, computer or other direct or indirect costs. Offerors should submit proposal(s) (originals, and three hard copies) to Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Attn.: Code 1143B (Brenda Price), 101 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head, Maryland 20640-5035. [To be considered in the initial contract award period, proposals should be submitted by offers within 30 days of being notified that their abstract was found to be consistent with the BAA.] Evaluations of proposals will be based on the following criteria: (1) overall technical merit of the proposed effort to provide a power source to meet the environmental and performance requirements of the XM 80 submunition: (2) potential contribution to power source/power supply technology: (3) offeror`s capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique qualifications: (4) innovation in the identification of problems and approaches to solutions; (5) realism of schedule to meet program objectives and transition opportunities:(6) realism of proposed cost and schedule and availability of funds. All proposals submitted to IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN shall be considered government property. This announcement solicits the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the government'needs. The government will not cover any costs associated with proposal preparation, nor pay, as a direct expense preparation costs on awarded contracts. DFARs 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applied to all contracts awarded after 6-1-98. Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your proposal. Call 1-888-227-2423 or utilize the following Ind=ternet address: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil for additional information. Posted 06/26/98 (0177)

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