SOLICITATION NOTICE
59 -- Engineering support for LCAC Service Life Extension Program RIP Command, C4N System
- Notice Date
- 12/16/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NSWC Panama City, Code XPS1, 110 Vernon Ave Panama City, FL
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6133104R0007
- Response Due
- 1/31/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/1/2004
- Point of Contact
- Mary Helen Moore 850-235-5058 or Contracting Officer Carol Dreger at 850-234-4863.
- Description
- The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC-PC), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32407-7001 is the Systems Integration Agent (SIA), In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA), Technical Support Activity (TSA) and Software Support Activity in support of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Navigation (C4N) program. NSWC-PC intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to Titan Corporation of San Diego, CA. for acquisition of the production of selected components for the LCAC SLEP Reliability Improvement Program (RIP) C4N System. This requirement is for acquisition of the following components required to improve the reliability of the LCAC C4N systems. The initial acquisition will be for four sets of the components with options for an additional nine sets for LCACs scheduled for the Service Life Extension Progra m (SLEP) and options for seven back fit kits for LCACs that have already completed the SLEP. The components are: a. Integrated UKB Computer systems (one per set) b. Integrated Navigation Computer systems (one per set) c. Integrated IP based Common Data recorder (CDR) Computer systems (one per set) d. Ethernet Network Switch Units (two per set) This acquisition is unsuitable for full and open competition for the following reasons. a. These components were uniquely designed by Titan Corporation for the LCAC C4N RIP and are not commercially available. Titan Corporation also built the first prototypes for testing. The prototype RIP hardware has undergone environmental qualification testing (EQT) in the 1st Qtr of FY04 and Titan is currently refining the design based on the results of these tests. b. The LCAC Navigation (NAV) System RIP processing unit, Universal Ke yboard System RIP processing unit, the Control & Alarm Monitoring System (CAMS) Video Switch RIP equipment, LCAC Common Data Recorder RIP and the LCAC Ethernet Switch Assembly being procured are required to be compatible with existing LCAC equipment. The RIP equipment specified above is 100% compatible with the existing LCAC Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) equipment with the transition from FDDI to Ethernet. Software (embedded operating systems, operational flight software and offline diagnostics) has been developed and tested with the new RIP hardware configuration. Maintenance and operator training have also been developed for the LCAC C4N RIP configuration as well. Technical manual updates are being performed to match the new RIP hardware configuration. Therefore it is in the Government?s best interest to purchase the equipment from Titan Corporation that will a llow for re-use of the developed software, training and qualified hardware as well as being compatible with other existing C4N equipment. c. While drawings were developed for the equipment they are insufficiently detailed at this point to support competitive acquisition of the components. d. This is a direct follow-on to efforts conducted under contracts N61331-98-D-0002 and N61331-03-D-0001 for highly unique components of a complex system within the meaning of FAR 6.301(a)(ii). Given Titan Corporations intimate and detailed knowledge of the design of these components it is unlikely that any other vendor could overcome the learning curve required to be cost effective.
- Web Link
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NSWC Panama City Synopses
(http://www.ncsc.navy.mil/Contracts/Ztables/syntable.htm)
- Record
- SN00490762-W 20031218/031216212557 (fbodaily.com)
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