SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Amendment 0005 to BAA W9113M-09-0001 for Special Announcement: Logistics Lift Airship Technology
- Notice Date
- 10/18/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander, ATTN SMDC-CM-AP, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801
- ZIP Code
- 35807-3801
- Solicitation Number
- W9113M090001
- Response Due
- 4/9/2010
- Archive Date
- 1/16/2011
- Point of Contact
- Amy Aguirre, 256-955-1254
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander
(amy.aguirre@smdc.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government has particular and urgent interest in technologies pertaining to and innovative solutions for Logistics Lift Airship design. The Logistics Lift Airship technologies development is urgently needed to enhance the capabilities of the Department of Defense in transporting personnel, supplies, equipment and other materials to increasingly numerous and dispersed locations around the world to respond to any crisis. The Logistics Airship technology development is needed to support current and anticipated Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) challenges and emerging joint service operational concepts. The Government is interested in receiving White Papers (as described in Paragraph 6.a. of the Broad Agency Announcement) NLT 22 October 2010 for a Logistics variant of Hybrid Airship/Airship designs that can augment existing theater transportation delivery capabilities while minimizing transportation risks and cost. Specific Areas of Interest include propulsion systems, lightweight high-strength airship materials, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities, airship landing systems for ground winds up to 80 knots, innovative methods for cargo handling including a roll-on roll-off and winching system cargo bay for use in austere and unimproved locations and onboard manned flight control and navigation systems. Hybrid Airship/Airships designs must be capable of transporting greater than or equal to 40,000 pounds of flexible payload (vehicles, pallets, litters, personnel, etc.) at altitudes greater than or equal to 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) with a cruise speed greater than or equal to 80 knots and have a range of at least 1000 nautical miles. The Government is seeking to enhance performance and reliability of Logistics Lift Airship technologies. White Papers should address technical and scientific development in the Technology area of Space Augmentation under High Altitude Platforms and Power Systems and Propulsion (paragraphs 4.g.(1) and 4.g.(3) of the BAA) as they apply to a Logistics Lift Airship. The White Papers should describe the proposed system architectures in such a way as to help the Government assess the technology in terms of potential size, weight, power efficiency, power generation, maturity, hull shape, operational effectiveness, affordability, reliability, maintainability, supportability, environmental acceptability, concept of operations, risks, ruggedness, interoperability, Air worthiness and flight certification procedures. The White Papers should identify critical technologies needing further development to enable a Logistics Lift Airship to meet the general requirements. In order to receive optimum consideration, the White Papers must be received by 22 October 2010. The Government may request full proposals for promising concepts that may result in the award of multiple Cost Plus Fixed Fee contracts with a Base Period value of approximately $150,000 and a contract value (Base and all options) of up to $49M. The government reserves the right to make some or no awards and to request revisions to contractor proposals and statements of work including requests for clarification, risk mitigation plans, changes to proposed period of performance, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) requirements or other changes as necessary to better align with the United States Army Space Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ ARSTRAT) mission. The maximum Technology Readiness Level (TRL) for any effort to be performed under a contract awarded pursuant to the BAA is TRL Level 6.
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