SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- IMMEDIATE CARGO UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS)
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Systems Command, M67854 MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785409R9015
- Response Due
- 6/1/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2009
- Point of Contact
- Ira D. Patterson (703) 432-0982 Captain Jeremy L. ConradProject OfficerTel: (703) 784-0056Email: jeremy.l.conrad@usmc.mil<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has a requirement to procure the services of a contractor(s) that can successfully demonstrate a cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capable of operation in deployed remote locations by February 2010 or sooner as a result of a contract(s) awarded as a result of RFP M67854-09-R-9015. A single air vehicle shall be able to deliver 10,000 pounds of cargo in a twenty-four hour period (threshold), 20,000 pound of cargo in a twenty-four hour period (objective) to a round-trip distance of 150 nautical miles and hover in ground effect/hover out of ground effect (HIGE/HOGE) at 12,000 ft density altitude (DA) but fly at 15,000 ft DA with a full cargo load. The smallest element in a cargo package shall be equivalent to at least a standard wood pallet (48 x 40 in. Stack ~ 67 in.) of cubic volume and at least 750 lbs (threshold), 1000 lbs (objective). In order to accomplish this, the vehicle shall demonstrate the capabilities outline! d in section 3.1 for the demonstration at a representative location within the United States. The following system capabilities are desired: (1) Operate autonomously, beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS), (2) capable of command and control with remote terminal control capability at a site BLOS from the original launch site, (3) terminal control cargo delivery accuracy within ten meters (objective), (4) cargo lift operation of at least 750 lbs (threshold) 1000 pounds (objective) at a 12,000 ft DA, (5) in-stride multiple drop capability, (6) 150 nautical mile round-trip range for FOB to FOB employment, (7) ability to launch from a FOB or unimproved road, (8) integrate with existing airspace control agencies at deployed locations, (9) command and control radio frequencies (RF) must be compatible with deployed location RF spectrum requirements, (10) contractor will be required to operate and maintain the system, (11) Marines shall be able to interface with the system regarding airspace integration and logistics packaging, loading and unloading, (12) capable of material retrograde from the FOB (objective), (13) operate in all! -weather conditions, comparable to Marine Corps manned aircraft, (14) operate at night with overt and covert lighting (15) maintain seventy knots indicated airspeed with a full cargo load (objective), and (16) a system with the capability of en-route re-programming to alter the delivery point(s) (objective). Interested parties should submit a formal written request for the Request for Proposal (RFP) to the following address: COMMANDING GENERAL, MARCORSYSCOM, 2200 Lester Street, CODE CTQIDP, ATTN: I. D. Patterson, Quantico, VA 22134-5060, email ira.patterson@usmc.mil. The solicitation will be posted on FedBizOps. The closing date of the request for proposal will be 01 June 2009.
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- Record
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