SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- AN/ASN-157, Doppler Navigation Set
- Notice Date
- 11/7/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B, HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- MARKET-SURVEY-5528-1
- Response Due
- 12/5/2013
- Archive Date
- 1/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- Tineka C. Davis, 443-861-5439
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(tineka.c.davis.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Lawrence J. Donohue, lawrence.j.donohue.civ@mail.mil This market survey is to locate a qualified manufacturer who is capable to design, develop and manufacture a Doppler Navigation Set (DNS), previous procured as AN/ASN-157, contained in a single Line Replaceable Unit (LRU). The DNS is a commercial off the shelf (COTS) and non-developmental item (NDI) that provides highly accurate 3-D velocity and navigation data to display in the AH-64D/E Longbow Apache Helicopter. The equipment offered in response to this market survey must meet the BAE System Performance Specification, R201A191A100, for the AN/ASN-157 Doppler Navigation Set and the provisions of Installation and Acceptance Test Document AV-IT5845-001A. Only those offerors who can meet the total technical and delivery requirements with a fully qualified ASN-157 DNS that meets Form, Fit and Function requirements should respond. Offerors must provide proof of their ability, in response to this market survey, to the procuring activity no later 05 December 2013. The Government is not planning a qualification test of equipment prior to Formal Solicitation. Offerors proof of their ability to meet Government requirements shall, as a minimum, include the following: A. Equipment availability and validated bench and flight (helicopter) test data to show the offeror's capability to meet Apache Longbow operational requirements. B. Availability of operational manuals (draft manuals acceptable). C. Ability to meet government total delivery requirement commencing 11 months after award of contract at a rate of 11 sets per month throughout the performance period of the contract. The production DNS to be procured, in response to the formal Army solicitation shall, as a minimum, have the following capabilities: A. Meet the requirements of the BAE Systems Performance Specification, R201A191A100, dated 05 May 2000 for the AN/ASN-157 Doppler Navigation Set and the provisions of Installation and Acceptance Test Document AV-IT-5845-001A. B. Operate with any SAE-15531 (MIL- STD-1553B) bus control unit. C. Mechanical mounting characteristics such that the DNS can be mounted to existing aircraft holes per AV-IT-5845-001A. D. Protected against permanent damage and shall not incur lasting performance degradation when exposed to electromagnetic fields of up to 200 volts/meter reference MIL-STD-461, RS03. This action is not a request for proposal and does not commit the Army to procurement of the AN/ASN-157. Only those offerors with extensive Doppler navigation design experience, and who can meet Army requirements should respond. Offerors' believing they have equipment that is capable of meeting the stated technical requirements and delivery schedule should respond with validated operational test acceptance data and supporting rationale. Where minor changes to an existing design are necessary in order to meet the provisions of the referenced documents, the offeror shall outline the exact changes required to meet the Government requirements and describe the validation testing that must be done before production delivery. Interested parties shall respond with the information requested NLT 05 December 2013. Written responses shall be sent to: ESA Directorate F3-140-92 ATTN: RDER-PRA-AB (Donohue) 6007 Combat Drive Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 Technical questions and requests for the referenced documents shall be sent to the above address or through email. No telephone inquires will be accepted. The planned basis of award is quote mark Sole Source quote mark.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Record
- SN03230780-W 20131109/131107234622-94350e791183f2f1fe750147dd4b2146 (fbodaily.com)
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