A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FIBER OPTIC TOWED ARRAY (FOTA) HEADING SENSOR

Notice Date

October 13, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

ZIP Code

22242-5160

Solicitation Number

N00024-00-R-6328

Response Due

November 1, 2000

Point of Contact

Janel Duval, SEA 02632J, Contract Specialist, 703-602-0951

Description

This is a modification to Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for FIBER OPTIC TOWED ARRAY (FOTA) Heading Sensor. This modification extends the due date for submission of cost and technical proposals from 18 October 2000 to 01 November 2000 and provides responses to questions received in regards to this BAA. Questions and answers are as follows: Question 1: Regarding the lake test support, what level of support is foreseen, and is there travel required, and if so, to what destination? Answer 1: One person qualified in operating (and repairing the inboard portion of) the heading sensor interrogater/signal conditioner will be required to provide on-site support to the lake test at Lake Pend Orielle, Idaho for 3-5 days. Scope of support would also include on-site evaluation of the heading sensor performance, and troubleshooting heading sensor problems. Question 2: What is the desired interface to the NAVSEA's controller for FOTA? Answer 2: It is anticipated that the three-sensor prototype will be a stand-alone system. The 12-sensor ADM interface requirements will be developed under the contract. Question 3. The FOTA heading sensors will provide signals indicative of the strength of earth's magnetic fields along 3 axes. Is the contractor also required to produce fully processed orientation angles from the magnetic data (which would require knowledge of geographical location)? if so, what is the desired output format (e.g., Excel spreadsheets, graphical representation, etc.) Along those lines, is delivery of a FOTA sensor computer desired/required? Answer 3: No. Question 4: Are the cylinders for the heading sensor (with I.D. of 0.625 inch, and 5.1 inch length) to be fabricated by the contractor, or Navy will provide the cylinders? If contractor needs to supply, some additional information about the desired material, O.D., etc. would be helpful. Answer 4: The contractor will be responsible for design, fabrication, and integration of the heading sensor (including its cylindrical housing) to meet the requirements of the BAA. The specified 0.625 inch diameter is OD, not ID.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001017/ASOL002.HTM (W-287 SN5042I9)