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A -- ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF SONOBUOYS SOL N00421-00-R-0501 DUE 052200 POC Ben Hansford (301) 757-1784 of Lisa Wormser (301) 342-0047 WEB: Click here to access the synopsis utilizing the NAVAIR, http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, hansfordbj@navair.navy.mil. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT for engineering support and assistance of the Acoustic Technology Branch of Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River. The Acoustic Technology Branch is responsible for the design, development, construction, and testing of all expendable, air deployable ASW sonobuoys. This includes the initial research of the component technology and subsystems as well as the construction of over-the-side and air launched fully capable advanced and engineering development models, as well as the testing of this experimental hardware at sea. The purpose of this contract is to provide a vehicle where modifications to existing buoys or prototypes can be performed/produced and tested quickly and efficiently to determine if these changes will provide improved performance and if a full scale engineering investigation to refine the modifications will be cost effective. The tasks will include: 1. Analysis of possible designs for hardware and/or software to be used in sonobuoys2. Analysis of operational use of present or future sonobuoy designs 3. Analysis of acoustic data collected from various targets, sources, and/or locations 4. Feasibility studies for improvements to sonobuoys or processing of their data 5. Engineering investigations of present and/or future sonobuoy designs and processing 6. Data collection and/or reduction of data from various targets, sources, and/or locations 7. Providing prototype sonobuoy hardware/software and/or sub-assemblies, and associated analysis 8. Providing modified sonobuoys with prototype hardware/software and/or subassemblies, and associated analysis 9. Support and/or perform testing of prototype equipment during evaluation in the laboratory, at sea, or other locations 10. Develop, debug and provide software for the sonobuoy program 11. Tasks may include cost and schedule estimates for incorporation hardware and/or software in development of production sonobuoys. Any contractor responding to this notice is expected to have the capability of mass producing the sonobuoys. The anticipated contract type is Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and will consist of one base year and four option years. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL PROCUREMENT AND THEREFORE IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THIS NOTICE IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ULTIMATELY ISSUE AN IFB, RFP, RFQ, OR CONTRACT. All interest sources may fax a capability statement of no more than five pages detailing your technical capabilities to the attention of Ben Hansford at (301) 342-0121 by 17 MAY 2000. Please include your small business concern status, under SIC 8711, in your capability statement. Any questions may be sent via e-mail to Ben Hansford at hansfordbj@navair.navy.mil. Posted 05/01/00 (W-SN450090). (0122)

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