MODIFICATION
19 -- RECOVERY--19--Unerwater Remotely Operated Vehicles
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 423690
— Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City, US Army Engineer District, Kansas City, ATTN: CENWK-CT, 700 Federal Building 60l East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106-2896
- ZIP Code
- 64106-2896
- Solicitation Number
- W912DQ09R1034
- Response Due
- 8/13/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- Andre D. Vasseur, 816-389-3435<br />
- E-Mail Address
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US Army Engineer District, Kansas City
(andre.d.vasseur@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- RECOVERY--The purpose of this amendment is to correct the Statement of Work portion of the Synopsis/Solicitation to read as follows: Mechanical The weight of the vehicle shall be less than 50 lbs. Thrust will be provided by 4 individual thrusters (2 horizontal, 1 vertical and 1 lateral). These thrusters shall have the following thrust to weight capabilities without extra payload; horizontal greater than 0.84 with both thrusters, vertical greater than 0.42, lateral greater than 0.42. Thrusters shall be brushless DC, magnetically coupled. ROV shall be rated for a depth of at least 900 feet and have a extra payload capability of 4.0 lbs with extra floatation provided. Cameras Two cameras shall be provided and mounted to the ROV. The cameras shall be mounted on an assembly that can tilt as well as rotate 360 degrees. One camera shall be color with a resolution of at least 480 lines and a sensitivity of at least 0.01 lux. The other camera shall be black and white with a resolution of at least 600 lines and a sensitivity of at least 0.0003 lux. The ROV shall come with the ability to have an extra camera mounted on the aft end. Depth Transducer The electronic depth transducer shall be mounted in the ROV and be programmable for fresh or salt water. Electronic Compass The electronic compass shall be of a GYRO type, mounted in the ROV and be capable of transmitting this information to the operator. Lights The ROV will be fitted with two low voltage LED type mounted in the ROV with the following performance. The light shall be capable of at least 2000 feet in depth. The light housing construction shall be made from anodized aluminum. Each light power output shall be at least 35 watts and equivalent to a 250 watt halogen for a total of at least 70 watts and equivalent to a 500 watt halogen. Beam angle for each light shall be at least 110 degrees. Sensitivity for each light shall be at least 1030 lux at 1 meter or 1740 lumens. CABLE The cable supplied with the ROV shall have the following characteristics; 1) At least 1000 feet long 2) Connectors on both ends 3) Weigh less than or equal to 0.1 pounds per foot 4) Have a Kevlar strength member of at least 1000 lbs. 5) Be neutrally buoyant 6) Conductors shall be at least 1 Cat5e Lan Cable and have at least 12 - #22 AWG conductors, no fiber optic cable is allowed. 7) Cable reel with slip rings capable of handling all supplied wire. POWER SUPPLY Power supply shall be portable and weigh less than 60 pounds. Voltage supply shall be variable between 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hertz and a max of 1800 watts. Unit shall be protected by a GFI circuit. Output to ROV shall be sufficient to run all equipment simultaneously. Unit shall have all connectors for ROV cable, hand controller, keyboard, Sonar and Video output. Overlay of video shall include at a minimum; depth, heading, time/date stamp, and diagnostics. Unit shall have at least 1 12 inch color monitor and HDD DVR video recorder. Unit shall be provided with a laptop style console. HAND CONTROLLER Hand controller shall be a 3-axis control single joystick design with at least a 16 button keypad for control of vertical thruster control, camera tilt control, light dimmer control, auto hover on/off, auto heading on/off, thruster power level, 2 manipulator arm buttons and 4 spares. GRABBER ARM Grabber arm shall be included in bid with a 3 prong style grabber end. IMAGING SONAR Unit shall come fitted with an imaging sonar with the following characteristics; 1) Less than 2.5 Watts from 24 VDC 2) Serial communication is utilized, RS-485 or RS-232 at 115.2 kbps. 3) This unit will scan a maximum of 360o with a maximum range of at least 150 feet. 4) The total weight in water is less than 0.2 kg (0.4 lbs). 5) Frequency of 675 and 850 kHz +/- 50 kHz 6) Transducer shall be an imaging type, fan beam with fluid compensation, beam width of at least 2.5 degrees by 22 degrees, transmitting pulse length of at least 100 microseconds, range resolution of at least of an inch, minimum detectable range of approximately 6 inches, and a maximum operating depth of 900 feet 7) Able to operate from cable length of at least 3,000 feet 8) Housing shall be made from a material that does not corrode easily in salt water (i.e. aluminum or stainless steel) 9) Unit weight shall be less than 1 lbs. 10) Software shall be of a Microsoft compatible format 11) SONAR and software shall be capable of at least polar, sector and side scan modes 12) Sector size shall be at least 0 180 degrees in 18 +/- 2 degree increments or 360 degree in continuous increments 13) Range scales shall be at least 15 feet, 30 feet, 60 feet, 90 feet, 120 feet, and 150 feet. 14) Step sizes in normal mode shall be a maximum of 3 degrees and in fast mode it shall be maximum of 6 degrees. 15) Grid type shall be polar 16) External inputs shall be at a minimum, depth, heading and turns. SPARE PARTS Units shall come with a total number of the following list of spare parts; 1) 4 Thrusters 2) 8 Water bearings for the thrusters 3) 2 LED light assemblies 4) 2 Cable splice kits TRAINING Contractor shall provide at least two consecutive 8 hour days of training at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Stockton, Missouri. Training shall be set up for 8 Corps Employees with both classroom and hands on training. Time of training shall be no sooner than 1 month after delivery of ROVs and no later than 3 months after delivery. WARRANTY ROV shall come with a 12 month warranty that covers entire vehicle including electronics and accessories. CASES All equipment and accessories will have hard, damage resistant cases for storage.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Kansas City ATTN: CENWK-CT, 700 Federal Building 60l East 12th Street Kansas City MO<br />
- Zip Code: 64106-2896<br />
- Zip Code: 64106-2896<br />
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