Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

R -- POWER CABLE TECHNOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING SERVCIES REQURIED FOR THE SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES SURFACE INFLUENCE SWEEP PROGRAM SOL N61331-99-R-0024 DUE 041599 POC Buyer-Jesse Johnson, 850-234-4539; Contracting Officer-Carol A. Dreger, 850-234-4863 WEB: www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Johnson_JL@ncsc.navy.mil, Johnson_JL@ncsc.navy.mil. The Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, NSWC, Panama City, Florida intends to award a sole source contract to Cogent Defense Systems, Newport, South Wales for Power Cable Technological and Production Engineering Services required for the Surface Mine Countermeasures Surface Influence Sweep Program. The contractor shall provide personnel, materials, facilities, equipment and test instrumentation for establishing production methods and demonstrating these methods through prototype production of underwater power cables, their terminations, and repair procedures. Examples of tasks include (a) advancing state of the art in cable jacket materials and large scale intrusions, (b) design of crimp and termination methods and demonstration through prototype tooling and production, (c) establishing the industrial base for production and subcontractors to support the production of new design underwater power cables and recognized technical espertise to address the solution to a problem related to repair of new design underwater power cables. This solicitation is not available for full and open competition due to the efforts already completed by Cogent Defense Systems. Cogent Defense Systems has previously performed three extensive design studies exploring fifty possible jacket materials. They have already created mathematical models based on numerous variables including conductor temperature, cable density, conductor resistance, ambient temperature, thermal resistance, material strength, construction, conductor size and current capacity. To have another contractor come in at this time would not be able to duplicate the efforts that have already been performed without great expense and it would be very time consuming for another contractor to reach the knowledge base Cogent already has. The period of performance for this effort will be five (5) years from date of award. SEE Note 22. Posted 03/19/99 (W-SN310438). (0078)

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