SOURCES SOUGHT
20 -- Maritime Energy Reduction Opportunities
- Notice Date
- 7/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336611
— Ship Building and Repairing
- Contracting Office
- N00024 NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, DC 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue S.E. Washington Navy Yard, DC
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0002409R4225
- Response Due
- 7/29/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Michael Robinson - (215)897-8946<br />
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- PURPOSE: The Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA 05Z) is hereby issuing a Request for Information (RFI) from all potential sources who may be interested in the development of energy reduction technologies and procedures for use on Naval vessels. The Department of Navy's (DoN's) Maritime Working Group, as established by the Navy's Task Force Energy, is investigating emerging technologies, operational concepts and other types of initiatives that have the potential to positively change and secure the energy needs of the Navy's current and future fleet. This includes, but is not limited to, changing operational behaviors/policies for reducing fuel consumption; retrofitting the current fleet with energy efficient technologies/equipment; integrating energy efficient technologies/equipment into new designs; and utilizing energy sources which are abundantly sourced, cost stable and inflict minimal (to no harm) on the environment. BACKGROUND: Volatile and rapidly fluctuating energy costs are one of the top challenges for both our nation and the DoN. Despite a reduction in force structure and increased conservation efforts over the past several years, the rapid increase in energy costs has placed significant pressure on the DoN Readiness budget. Energy management is an operational and strategic imperative. The DoN fuel tether has a direct impact on war fighting effectiveness. The DoN mission is to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations. To that end, the DoN must be able to maintain a forward presence, even in an anti-access environment. Fuel efficiency enhances endurance, improves operational flexibility, and supports forward presence and distributed operations, while reducing vulnerability inherent in a long supply line. The DoN has created Task Force Energy (TFE) to deliver shore and tactical energy security, and to reduce our carbon footprint. The Maritime Working Group is one of four functional working groups established by TFE, the others being Aviation, Expeditionary, and Shore. The Maritime Working Group is focused on delivering the strategic road map to achieve tactical energy reductions, energy efficient equipment, and increased petroleum energy security for all Navy Surface/Sub-Surface ships including the Military Sealift Command. The Maritime Working Group is planning to release a Navy Energy Roadmap (Maritime) in the fall of 2009. The purpose of this Roadmap is to outline what the Navy believes are the best avenues of opportunity to enable meeting the goals that will be part of the Navy's Strategic Energy Plan. By providing this Roadmap, the Navy intends to drive investment within the Navy and by its industry and academic partners where it can be the most effective. The Roadmap will also propose efforts required to develop and/or provide the right decision aids/toolset that will enable planners in force structure development and capabilities requirements to make smart energy decisions while maintaining required readiness levels. The Roadmap will draw attention to future large energy demand signals that will require special attention to ensure early assessment of overall energy impact and close monitoring of these energy drivers. Finally, the Roadmap will discuss the efforts required to bring about a change in culture, both within the operational forces and with their relationship with industry. It will propose ways that energy can be conserved operationally, without impacting effectiveness, and suggest avenues where the Navy and industry can develop standards and requirements that will drive energy efficiency to the lowest component. RESPONSES: The Navy believes that it needs its Industry and Academic partners' input to fully perform the analysis required to develop the Roadmap. This announcement, in parallel with upcoming Maritime Industry Day, currently planned for July 23, 2009 (Washington Navy Yard vicinity from 0900-1200), and Energy symposiums and workshops,are the Navy's attempt to actively engage industry in this effort. The Navy is seeking technologies and operational concepts for all Navy manned and unmanned surface ships, submarines, carriers and Military Sealift Command ships that include, but are not limited to, Acquisition, Technology and Operational categories. (1) The Acquisition category includes opportunities to make decisions (force structure, platform, technologies, and energy sources) based on energy demand early in the requirements analysis and definition stages. (2) The Technology category seeks current and future fleet opportunities to introduce energy efficient architectures/technologies/equipments/sub-components and increase the use of energy sources which are abundantly sourced, cost stable and inflict minimal (to no) harm on the environment. Within the Technology category, there are subcategories to be looked at for Architectures (propulsion, distribution, support systems); Hull & Propulsor (shapes, materials, appendages); Prime Movers (gas turbines, diesels); Generators (voltage, AC, DC, frequency); Transmission Systems (gears, motors, shafting, bearings, seals); Distribution (voltage, AC, DC, frequency); Power Conversion (transformers, inverters, rectifiers, drives, analog, solid state); Energy Storage (batteries, capacitors, flywheels); Controls and Automation - Energy Monitoring and Control System (EMCS) (global, local, distributed, autonomous); Non-Combat System Electric Loads (AC plants, lighting, galley, pumps); Comb! at System Electric Loads (radars, C4I, rail guns, directed energy); Alternative Energy Sources and Energy Recovery Systems (sails, fuels, solar, non-petroleum); Materials (hull coating, components (e.g. piping, pump casing)); and Other (technologies not directly associated with the sub-categories above, but have the potential to contribute to reducing the overall energy needs of the ship or ship systems). (3) The Operational category seeks opportunities to reduce fleet petroleum energy consumption through strategy, planning (efficient ship routing), and monitoring techniques/technologies that influence, incentivize, or drive change to the culture and behavior of fleet fuel consumption. The timescales for the roadmap will be divided into 4 periods: (1) 5 Year Plan for technologies and operational concepts requiring little or no research and development which can be taken from current state of readiness to state of fleet operational readiness by 2015; (2) 10 Year Plan for technologies and operational concepts where operational effectiveness could be demonstrated to a state of fleet operational readiness by 2020; (3) 20 Year Plan for technologies and operational concepts that could be taken to fleet operational readiness by 2030; (4) and 30 Year Plan for technologies and operational concepts that could be taken to fleet operational readiness by 2040. This RFI in no way binds the Government to offer contracts to responding companies. The information provided will assist the Navy in developing and further defining future procurement and acquisition strategies. Responses should be submitted as a White Paper, between 5-10 pages in length. A cover page is required and shall have the words "Maritime Energy Concepts Proposal" no smaller than 20 point font. Additionally, include "Business Sensitive" and "For Official Use Only" if applicable. Each White Paper shall contain an Abstract, a Concept Definition, and a Risk Definition. The Abstract should include a brief technical overview, benefit description, a rough cost estimation of the associated development effort, and should identify the objective and applicable area as described above. The Concept Definition section should describe the concept being proposed and its operational use scenarios. It should address the benefits to the Navy, fleet, and/or vessel as well as how the benefits can/should be measured. Include technology characteristics such as weight, dimensions, projected efficiency gain, net efficiency, specific fuel consumption, kW/hr or BTU/hr consumed/delivered, maintenance, training, support and other characteristics as applicable. Cost estimates should be included in the White Paper to include research & development, procurement, and maintenance cost. Provide a schedule that outlines the effort required to develop the concept through full scale testing. Describe the current maturity of the technology or operational concept. Maturity of the technology can be defined using the Technology Readiness metrics found in Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) Deskbook May 2005. Describe the prior success/failure of the technology or operational concept. The Risk Definition section should identify and describe any risks and characterize both the likelihood of occurrence and effect to the system in the event of occurrence. Defense and commercial contractors, including small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, HUBZone small businesses, and woman-owned small businesses are encouraged to participate. There will be no award in direct response to this RFI. The Navy plans to analyze responses for potential inclusion to energy strategy. The Navy reserves the right to request of any, none, or all proposals further inquiry. NAVSEA requests your responses by 10:00 am (EST), on 29 July 2009. However, submissions will be accepted after this date, but feedback may not be as timely or contribute to the Navy's strategic planning. White Papers should be e-mailed to Mr. Michael Robinson at michael.robinson3@navy.mil and labeled with the solicitation number and "Maritime Energy Reduction Opportunities". Questions can be submitted electronically to michael.robinson3@navy.mil. Industry representatives interested in participation in the Maritime Industry Day shall e-mail their contact information to Michael Broderick at michael.r.broderick@jlha.com and will be notified when the event is planned; no further announcement of the Maritime Industry Day will be provided. Detailed technical information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities and agencies without the permission of the provider. However, it is the intended purpose of these White Papers to contribute to the Roadmap. As such, the White Paper shall clearly indicate any aspects that are sensitive and that would be restricted from further dissemination. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. NAVSEA may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements and may request a presentation and/or a site visit as deemed necessary.
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