SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- A - SOURCES SOUGHT FOR BASIC VEHICLE OF MISSION RECONFIGURABLE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE(MRUUV). THIS IS INTENDED AS A SUBMARINE OPERATED SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MEETING REQUIREMENTS FOR CLANDESTINE INTEL,
- Notice Date
- 3/21/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NAVSEA HQ, Code 027 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC, 20376
- ZIP Code
- 20376
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-MRUUV
- Response Due
- 5/30/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2002
- Point of Contact
- Michael Lee, Contracting Officer, Phone 781-2915, Fax null, - Louis Manuel, FBO+Coordinator, Phone 202 781-2923, Fax 202 781-4771,
- E-Mail Address
-
LeeMG@navsea.navy.mil, ManuelLJ@navsea.navy.mil
- Description
- The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is seeking expressions of interest to understand the Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) industry and identify potential solutions to address the challenges of developing a mission reconfigurable UUV. NAVSEA seeks to design and build a 21" diameter Mission Reconfigurable Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (MRUUV). The MRUUV is intended as a submarine (SSN688 and Virginia Class) operated system capable of meeting the Navy's requirements for clandestine Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and limited Ocean Survey. The system will be housed in the submarine's torpedo room with launch and recovery through the submarine's torpedo tubes. The MRUUV will consist of two sections, a basic vehicle and a mission payload. This sources sought is for the basic vehicle only. The basic vehicle is defined as the propulsion, energy, navigation, communications, electronics, guidance and control, obstacle avoidance, and launch and recovery subsystems, as well as the support equipment that allows the MRUUV to conduct basic vehicle functions. Development and procurement of mission payloads will be though separate agencies and efforts. Payloads are mission specific hardware, which when integrated into the basic vehicle allows the MRUUV to conduct the desired missions. The initial operational capability (IOC) for the 21" diameter MRUUV is scheduled for fiscal year 2007. Achieving this IOC will require quick resolution of several basic vehicle performance risks. Areas requiring immediate risk reduction include vehicle recovery, autonomy, energy, and reliability. Fluid flow and vehicle dynamics around an operating submarine are not well defined, and therefore present a risk for both system design and certification. After launch, the vehicle must operate entirely autonomous of the host submarine. Autonomous functions include transit to operating area, obstacle avoidance, collection of data, transmission of data, responding to directed changes, return to a designated rendezvous location and recovery. The MRUUV will require a high energy density system to meet endurance, and transit requirements. High energy dense systems require safety certification prior to deployment aboard a submarine. Submarine certification is a time consuming, costly process. Previous UUV studies determined that achieving the required reliability for long endurance missions requires early and concerted engineering efforts during the vehicle design. Interested companies should provide a ten (10) page (maximum) presentation explaining how they plan to modify or repackage existing systems to develop the basic MRUUV vehicle. Presentations should describe how the company would address the above basic vehicle requirements and risks, identify any required Government furnished equipment or information (GFE/I), the proposed system integration effort to repackage existing subsystems and any GFE/I, a schedule to meet the required 2007 IOC and a rough order of magnitude cost estimate. The ROM estimate should be based on the cost to design, fabricate, test, and field one vehicle, the necessary shipboard equipment and any depot support equipment required. Responses are required to include the firm name, mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers, World Wide Web(Internet) presence (if any), size of firm, number of years performing related work and direct points of contact including e-mail addresses. Only written responses transmitted electronically, by mail or facsimile will be accepted. The Government will not provide payment for any information provided in response to this synopsis, nor will the Government return any data provided. All data will be for official Government use only. A list of interested parties will be compiled from the firms who respond to this announcement. Firms that wish to be included on the interested parties list must be able to, as a minimum, 1) access the World Wide Web; 2) send and receive unclassified e-mail; and 3) access, download and print pre-solicitation documents from Internet websites. Responses to this announcement should be received in this office NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM (EST) on 08 April 2002. Please direct all responses to attention of LTJG John J. Simonson (SEA 02612S), fax number (202)781-4654 or e-mail address: simonsonjj@navsea.navy.mil. This sources sought announcement is for informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. All information will be considered. This is not an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quotations (RFQ) or a Request for Proposals (RFP).*****
- Record
- SN00046653-W 20020323/020321213355 (fbodaily.com)
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