SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Parachutist Navigation System
- Notice Date
- 12/16/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 314999
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- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QYAAAABBBB
- Response Due
- 11/17/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/16/2009
- Point of Contact
- Roberta Boswell, 508-233-4946<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U. S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is seeking technical information on a Parachutist Navigation System (PARANAVSYS) that will provide the Military Free Fall (MFF) parachutists a more dependable method of in flight navigation by providing continuous GPS-based information for accurate direction to an intended landing point during High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) operations. The PARANAVSYS will allow the Military Freefall (MFF) parachutist to navigate with their hands free to control the canopy, and will be effective for all experience levels with minimal training. The PARANAVSYS shall have the following capabilities: (Threshold (T) is a must-meet criterion; Objective (O) exceeds criterion.) (1) Network Ready - 100% of interfaces, services; policy-enforcement controls; and data correctness, availability and processing requirements designated as enterprise-level or critical in the Joint integrated architecture (T) 100% of interfaces, services; policy-enforcement controls; and data correctness, availability and processing requirements for the Joint integrated architecture (O). (2) System GPS Accuracy- Verify system can successfully locate impact point in a target box of 100 ft x 100ft (T) Verify system can successfully locate impact point in a target box of 50 ft x 50 ft (O). (3) System Availability- 0.95 reliability at 90% confidence (T) 0.99 reliability at 90% confidence (O) (T/O). (4) Electromagnetic Impulse (EMI)- The system must have EMI levels that meet the requirements of MIL-STD-464A (T) The system will have a maximum no-fire current of 180 mA with a resistance between 1.2 and 1.8 ohms (O). (5) Must have both a screen display and goggle mounted micro display option (T/O). (6) The system will operate at an altitude up to 24,999 ft (T) up to 35,000 ft (O). (7) The system will operate at a minimum temperature of -40 F (T) -60 F (O). (8) The system will operate at a maximum temperature of 120 F (T) any ambient temperature above 120 F (O). (9) The system must withstand a mechanical shock of 7gs (T) 10 gs and a 36 vertical drop (O). (10) Must withstand thermal shock and mechanical vibrations experienced during routine MFF operations (T/O). (11) Display must be visible in all light conditions, both day and night (T/O). (12) The system must be capable of storage in altitudes up to 50,000 ft MSL (T/O). (13) The system must be capable of storage at a minimum temperature of -25 F (T) -50 F (O). (14) The system must be capable of storage at a maximum temperature of 130 F (T) 150 F (O). (15) The system must withstand mechanical shock and mechanical vibrations experienced in routine MFF equipment storage and transportation (T/O). (16) The system must be capable of both hardwired and wireless communication with a mission planning computer for data transfer (T/O). (17) The system must have Military Selective Availability Anti Spoofing Mechanism (SAASM) GPS (T/O). (18) The system will have an on/off switch (T/O). (19) The system and mission planning software must display locations coordinates in both Latitude/Longitude and Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) (T/O). (20) The system must be equipped with a one hand, three key control for SAASM GPS Zeroization (T/O). (21) The system display must be capable of a background color change (T/O). (22) The system must allow the user to choose between primary and alternate landing zones (T/O). (23) The system display must have a user controlled brightness adjustment (T) automatically adjusts brightness based on ambient light intensity with a user control option (O). (24) The system display must have a main navigation screen (T/O). (25) The system display must have a jumpmaster screen (T/O). (26) The system will display jumper and cargo locations for situational awareness (O). (27) The system display will have topographical features and moving maps (O). (28) The system display must have a setup or setting display screen (T/O). (29) The system display must have a user selectable dark on light or light on dark color scheme (T/O). (30) The system optical focus must be adjustable (T/O). (31) The system optical alignment must be adjustable (T/O). (32) The system must display speed in user selectable mph, kph and knots (T/O). (33) The system must display direction in whole degrees (T/O). (34) The system must display altitude in user selectable feet and meters (T/O). (35) The system GPS must acquire lock within 10 seconds of a warm start (T/O). (36) The system battery must last 3 hours in standard GPS receive mode after being fully charged (T) 6 hours (O). (37) The system battery must be rechargeable and easy to remove and replace (T/O). (38) The system battery must be capable of being replaced without loss of data for 1 minute (T) without loss of power for 1 minute (O). (39) The system must have a low battery warning (T/O). (40) The system must be as small and sleek as possible in order to prevent line snags (T/O). (41) The system weight must be less then or equal to 3.5 lbs (T) less than or equal to 0.5 lbs (O). (42) The system data refresh rate must be at least 1 Hz (T/O). (43) The GPS receiver must be able to log data points at a rate of at least one per second (T/O). (44) The system display must be readable when viewed through standard military NVGs (T/O). (45) The system equipment rigging must be standard for all current MFF operations (T/O). (46) The system will be fully compatible with the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) including a wireless data transfer from the JPADS mission planning software (O). (47) The system software must not have a fixed hardware compatibility and be open to different hardware platforms (T/O). (48) The system mission planning software must allow for 3 user selectable contingencies for landing zones and release points (T) 5 contingencies (O). (49) The system mission planning software must include a user selectable entry coordinate system in decimal degrees, degrees-decimal minutes, degrees-minutes-seconds, UTM and MGRS (T/O). (50) The system mission planning software must include user selectable canopy performance parameters such as glide ratio and K factor (T/O). (51) The system mission planning software must include user selectable units for wind data entry including mph, kph and knots (T/O). (52) The system mission planning software must display direction in whole degrees (T/O). (53) The system mission planning software must display altitude in user selectable units between feet and meters- 1000 ft increments to 10,000 ft and 2,000 ft increments above 10,000 ft to 30,000 ft. (T/O). (54) The system and system mission planning software must display distance in user selectable units- mi (statute), km, and nm (T/O). (55) The system and mission planning software must operate on a Windows CE operating system (T) Windows XP (O). (56) The system mission planning software must have a screen displaying the mission file information being sent to each system and another confirming that each system has received the mission file and been updated. Likewise, the system display must be capable of notifying the jumper when new information has been received (T/O). (57) The system must be capable of accepting the following data in setup mode- LZ locations, setup units, User ID, wind data (directions, magnitudes and altitudes), parachute characteristics (T/O). (58) The system must be capable of accepting the following data in operational mode- IDs (T) IDs and locations of other jumpers (O). (59) The system must be capable of transmitting the following data in setup mode- User ID, confirmation of update of information (T/O). (60) The system must be capable of transmitting the following data in operational mode- User ID (T/O). At this time, RDECOM is seeking sources, technical, and product information for a navigation system that meets the Army's requirements. This market survey is for informational purposes only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). All interested firms, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. Proprietary information will not be disclosed outside the US Government. Responses may be sent via e-mail to jason.craley@us.army.mil, or by regular mail to US Army RDECOM, SFAE-SDR-CIE (ATTN: Jason Craley), Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760, Telephone (508) 233-6244, Fax (508) 233-6350.
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