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

59 -- SIDE-SCAN SONAR SYSTEMS SOL N61331-00-R-0044 DUE 082100 POC Contract Specialist, Mark Ross, (850) 235-5624; Contracting Officer, Carol Dreger, (850) 234-4863 WEB: www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Ross_Mark@ncsc.navy.mil, Ross_Mark@ncsc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, Florida, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price commercial contract to Klein Associates, Inc., Salem NH, for a firm quantity of one each Klein 5000 Series Multi-Beam Side Scan Sonar with an option quantity of five each. This sonar will be used to demonstrate a capability for sea bottom characterization and environmental data collection for the MCM/MHC class ships. The addition of this capability will provide the war-fighter with an improved ability to conduct peacetime route survey operations in tactically significant littoral regions. Additionally, this commercial technology shows great promise in providing digitally recorded sea floor information and in the population of Mine Warfare (MIW) contact databases for use by naval assets. This acquisition is unsuitable for full and open competition for the following reasons: The side scan sonar must simultaneously meet the following minimum critical operating characteristics: (a) Along track resolution of 20 cm x 7.5 cm (b) 200 meter swath width at an operating speed of 12.5 knots at full resolution (c) Ability to connect a responder (d) Operator selectable pulse width (e) Side scan sonar operating depth must be 600 feet or greater Government sonar engineers have conducted an extensive market survey and literature search to determine which if any existing COTS side scan sonar systems can meet these requirements. They have determined that the Klein 5000 series multi-beam side scan sonar is the only system capable of meeting all these requirements simultaneously. Therefore, Klein Associates Inc. is the only known source capable of meeting this requirement. Note 22 applies. Posted 08/08/00 (W-SN483507). (0221)

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