SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- Extremely light-duty mat system
- Notice Date
- 6/24/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-1, Lakehurst, NJ, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-04-R-0118
- Response Due
- 7/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/6/2004
- Point of Contact
- Amelia Hayward, Contract Specialist, Phone 732-323-2921, Fax 732-323-4069,
- E-Mail Address
-
amelia.hayward@navy.mil
- Description
- This is a request for information only. There is no solicitation package available. NAVAIR Lakehurst is seeking product samples for testing and information from sources that may be capable of providing an extremely light-duty mat system in support of the Expeditionary Airfield Program. Product samples will be utilized for testing. The contractor providing the samples is responsible for shipping costs to and from Lakehurst. Any information obtained from testing will be provided back to the company providing the product sample. The Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) Concept is a shorebased, aviation weapons support system which permits deployment of landing force aircraft within effective range of ground forces. This concept allows for the construction of portable, reusable, forward-deployed airfields which can be assembled in a building block concept for the rapid introduction of air power. These airfields are fabricated from aluminum panels. The aluminum panels can be assembled to form an airfield's runways, taxiways, parking areas, and other areas required for aircraft operations and maintenance. While the existing EAF airfield surfacing system is a highly capable medium-duty, battle-proven system, the substantial weight and cube embarkation profile of this system is time consuming and costly slowly reducing the operational capability and feasibility of deploying this system for all applications. The direction of the Marine Corps is advancing towards reliance on a small, lightweight MEU concept with heavy use of rotary aircraft such as the CH46, CH53, AH1 and UH1 These aircraft do not require an airfield surfacing system that can withstand high impact/wheel loads. An extremely light-duty expeditionary mat system would be more practical and mobile to support the Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) operations of these aircraft.This type of mat system would have the ability to be installed, removed and repositioned rapidly as the front moves forward and would not be required to withstand the high thermal profiles of the JSF, AV8B and MV22, or the wheel loading of ground taxiing of any aircraft. Extremely light-duty mat must, at a maximum, be .25 pounds per square foot in weight. The Government will not pay for any information or product samples received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Interested sources must respond to this notice by 30 July 2004. Product samples must be received at Lakehurst, NJ no later than 31 August 2004. Samples can be shipped to the Naval Air Engineering Station, Receiving Officer Building 271, Highway 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733, Mark for: Mike Jiavaras, Code 48J200-596-2. Product samples must be marked with RFI# N68335-04-R-0118. Point of contact is Amy Hayward at (732)323-2921 or FAX: 732-323-4069.
- Record
- SN00609728-W 20040626/040624212505 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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