MODIFICATION
A -- CAD/PAD Technologies for Aircrew Escape System Applications
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- N00174 101 Strauss Avenue, Bldg. 1558 Indian Head, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017405R0043
- Response Due
- 9/15/2005
- Point of Contact
- Contractual POC: Dan Twombly, Code 112D daniel.twombly@navy.mil 301-744-6648 Technical POC: Tom Blachowski, Code 5230H thomas.blachowski@navy.mil 301-744-2362
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Daniel Twombly
(daniel.twombly@navy.mil)
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR R&D AND CAD/PAD TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRCREW ESCAPE SYSTEM APPLICATIONS This is not a request for proposals and no contract will be awarded as a result of this notice, nor will reimbursement or any other compensation be made for any costs associated with providing a response to this announcement. The Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center is seeking sources for Advanced Development of Delay Cartridge and Initiators used in various CAD/PAD Aircrew Escape System Applications. Interested potential suppliers should submit a White Paper detailing their proposed concepts and manufacturing capabilities to incorporate very precise time delay concepts while maintaining the form, fit, and function of current fleet time delay cartridges and initiators. Specifically, current fleet time delay cartridges utilize pyrotechnic materials to provide a specific delay once system inputs are received. These pyrotechnic delay cartridges have time tolerances of between 8% and 25% over the aircraft required temperature range of -65? F to 200? F. From a ! physical size perspective, a goal of this program is to develop a single concept capable of being installed in the current CCU-40A/A delay cartridge (1.095 inches long, 0.379 inches in diameter, and containing the initiation means, electronic delay circuit, and output charge). If a potential supplier has a concept that nearly meets this physical size goal, this concept will be considered based on the minimum size and weight as offered. In addition, these pyrotechnic time delay cartridges are time life-limited items requiring maintenance change-out at the end of their useful lifetimes. Sources are sought to develop alternate concepts, which provide precise event timing (less than 1% tolerance over the temperature range) and longer installed lifetimes than the current pyrotechnic delay cartridges. Sources are sought for potential suppliers to present alternate concepts for the Government to review through an on-going joint USN/USAF Design Verification Test (DVT) and Service Release Test (SRT) {Qualification} program. Successful completion of these programs will allow an efficient implementation of the selected concept(s) into fleet use. Suppliers wishing to participate in this program must submit a White Paper to IHDIV, NSWC by 15 September 2005, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. These White Papers should detail the following elements: (a) the basic technical concept, its pedigree, and any previously conducted functional tests, (b) the suppliers? recommended DVT program (consisting of approximately fifty (50) cartridges of a frozen design being subjected to various aircraft environmental conditions, e.g. shock, vibration, temperature cycling), (c) the suppliers? recommended SRT program (consisting of approximately two hundred (200) cartridges of a frozen design being subjec! ted to environmental and functional testing detailed in MIL-C-83125 ? Table I). All White Papers submitted under this request shall be considered Government property and treated as ?Competition Sensitive? materials. If a contract is pursued in the future, the Government may select to negotiate for unlimited data rights for the development work. After a complete review of the White Papers submitted under this request, the Government may choose to solicit contract proposals in October 2005. The White Paper should be limited to not longer than ten (10) pages and should highlight the following elements: (1) technical and administrative points of contact, (2) technical summary of the concept(s) offered, (3) pedigree of the technology, (4) recommended approach to both DVT and SRT, and (5) approximate schedule to accomplish all of these elements. For planning purposes only, fleet procurements of the final qualified delay cartridge design should be established at approximately between 500 and 2,000 cartridges per year.
- Web Link
-
NSWC Indian Head
(http://www.ih.navy.mil)
- Record
- SN00858224-W 20050731/050729212602 (fbodaily.com)
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