SOURCES SOUGHT
40 -- Request for Information - Helicopter Sling Load Auto Hookup
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Natick (PADDS), ATTN: CCRD-NA, Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- WARPAD-RFI-AD002
- Response Due
- 12/17/2012
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Allison Griffin, 508-233-4495
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Natick (PADDS)
(allison.griffin@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Research Development Engineering Command, Natick Soldier Research Development Engineering Center (RDECOM-NSRDEC) in Natick, MA, is conducting a Request For Information (RFI) for White Papers on methods to attach equipment to a helicopter cargo hook without the need of personnel under the aircraft. The identified equipment proposes to minimize the dangers associated with helicopter under slung payload hook-ups by reducing or eliminating the need for personnel to be present under the helicopter during this mission. The proposed designs should interface with the cargo hook of the Army and Marine cargo helicopters (CH-47, UH-60 and CH-53) on one end and standard Army Helicopter Sling Load (HSL) equipment on the other. The proposed equipment shall have the following characteristics: 1) Capable of meeting the HSL requirements for helicopter sling equipment. Metallic and textile components will meet the minimum load requirements for 10K and 25K sling equipment: a) Proof load value of 35,500 lb and 76,500 lb b) Ultimate strength value of 50,000 lb and 125,000 lb 2) Interface with the current HSL equipment (5,000 lb and 10,000 lb HSL cargo nets and 10,000 lb and 25,000 lb HSL sling sets). 3) Electric devices are not restricted to only utilize aircraft or battery power. 4) Components of the system shall be less than 100 lb in order to be maneuvered by two (2) soldiers. 5) Payloads shall be capable of being released from within the aircraft without detaching the system from the helicopter 6) The system will not require modification to the airframe 7) The system will be capable of being attached and removed from the helicopter without the need of tools All interested firms, regardless of size are encouraged to submit a White Paper to NSRDEC in accordance with NSRDEC Broad Agency Announcement 11-13 which can be found at http://www3.natick.army.mil/nsrdecbaa.html. Proprietary information will not be disclosed outside the U.S. Government. Nothing shall be construed herein or through the RFI process to commit or obligate the Government to further action as a result of this RFI. Firms responding to this RFI shall bear all risk and expense of any resources used to provide the requested information, and all information submitted in response to this request shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Responses shall be submitted by 17 December 2012 and may be sent via email to george.c.matook.civ@mail.mil or by regular mail to US Army RDECOM, Natick Soldier Center, RDNS-WPA-T (ATTN: George Matook), Kansas Street, Natick, MA, 01760, Telephone (508) 233-4774, Fax (508) 233-5000. An alternative point of contact (POC) is George Moorachian, george.n.moorachian.civ@mail.mil, (508) 233-5276.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/5bb64edbfa41a78cc1f8c1f2878306fd)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Warfighter Protection & Aerial Delivery ATTN: RDNS-WPA-T, Kansas Street Natick MA
- Zip Code: 01760-5017
- Zip Code: 01760-5017
- Record
- SN02933000-W 20121118/121116235123-5bb64edbfa41a78cc1f8c1f2878306fd (fbodaily.com)
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