SOURCES SOUGHT
20 -- Large Unmanned Maritime Vehicles
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2009
- 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
- N0002409R6319
- Response Due
- 9/30/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Ms Tam Nguyen, (202) 781-1581, Tam.L.Nguyen@navy.mil (technical point of contact)
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- The US Navy's Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Systems Program Office, PMS403, is performing a market survey to determine the potential availability of large Unmanned Maritime Vehicles (UMVs) for dedicated use in the next 12 months to support in-water experimentation with existing or newly integrated payloads and features. PMS403 is requesting this information to ensure that only the most recent and accurate information is considered for future planning. The Navy's interest is in the Large-class of UUVs as defined in the 2004 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Master Plan, and in the Harbor, Fleet, and Snorkeler class of USVs as defined in the 2007 Unmanned Surface Vehicle Master Plan. The output of this survey will be assessed against Fleet needs in coming years. This is a request for information (RFI) and not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately at a later time. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU APL) will be conducting an extensive review and analysis of the information provided. All reviews will be coordinated between JHU APL and PMS403. Interested parties must execute a non-disclosure agreement with JHU APL and present it to the Government before the Government will release the submission to JHU APL for review. The point of contact at JHU for the purpose of negotiating a non-disclosure agreement only is Ms Kimberly Funk. She can be reached by email at Kimberly.Funk@jhuapl.edu and her phone number is (240) 228-6524. PMS403 welcomes responses from academic and commercial organizations that develop or operate such vehicles. To assist PMS403 in determining which large vehicles would support future Navy plans, the following information is requested as part of written responses to this RFI: 1.Name or designator of the vehicle. If you are the developer/builder of the vehicle, how many vehicles of this type have been built? 2.Size, shape, dry weight, displacement of the vehicle and description of the vehicle's structural characteristics (e.g., RHIB, flooded, dry pressure hull, material, etc.). 3.Speed capabilities of the vehicle (minimum speed, maximum speed, most efficient transit speed). 4.Vehicle payload capacity. Provide statement of wet/dry weight, volume and shape, as well as available voltages and current limits. 5.Vehicle endurance, as affected by speed, hotel power load, and payload power load. 6.Does the vehicle have a towing capability? If so, provide details on tow force vs. tow speed, and impact on endurance, and a description of what sensors or systems have been towed. 7.Identify the depth capability of the vehicle for UUVs or snorkeling USVs (minimum submerged depth, maximum depth). Does the vehicle support surfaced operations? Does it have the ability to hover? 8.Vehicle's energy or fuel source and type of propulsion system (from prime mover through propulsor)? 9.Launch and recovery methods that have been used for the vehicle. Provide a statement of key constraints for launch and recovery, e.g., host platform requirements (deck space, freeboard, etc.), and environmental conditions. 10.Total at-sea footprint for the vehicle system, including any control or maintenance equipment or vans, or any dedicated launch and recovery equipment. Identify any special requirements for shipboard deployment. 11.Hours of in-water operations over the past 12 months and/or system life, and measured Reliability and Availability of the vehicle. If no measured values are available, provide a summary that includes number of operations, operations terminated early due to failure, and reasons for failure. 12.Describe the modularity and "open-ness" of the system architecture that would support integration of new payloads or missions. 13.Describe the vehicles's level of autonomy. What types of behaviors or vehicle operations can be commanded? 14.Describe the vehicle's control system (e.g., types of control effectors, controllable degrees of freedom, etc.) 15.Does the vehicle have a variable ballast capability (if a UUV)? If so, please provide a description containing details on capacity and ability to support potential payload deployment or recovery. 16.External communications capabilities (LOS or OTH RF, RF satcom, acoustic comms, etc). Identify if vehicle masts and/or sensors are integral or are required (added) to support external communications. Identify antennas and/or systems required to support communications from the support site/node (if any). 17.Navigation sensors and techniques employed by the vehicle and the demonstrated underwater navigation accuracy. 18.Baseline sensors and capabilities currently configured on the vehicle, and/or have been integrated/demonstrated over the past 12 - 24 months. 19.Availability of the vehicle within the next 12 months to support Government experimentation activities with existing or newly integrated payloads and features. Consider availability as including leasing or purchasing options. 20.Provide photos of your vehicle, system overview/descriptions and any other unique capabilities and features of the vehicle. All responses must be provided no later than 1700 EST 30 Sept 2009. Firms may provide their information via e-mail to Ms. Tam Nguyen, at Tam.L.Nguyen@navy.mil. (202-781-1581). Hard copy responses should be addressed to: Program Executive Office for Littoral and Mine Warfare, Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Systems (PMS403)614 Sicard Street SE, Stop 7014Building 201Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376-7014
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