SOURCES SOUGHT
23 -- This information will examine the benefit of an Ultra Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV) to support mobility for Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Soldiers.
- Notice Date
- 1/22/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336112
— Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-ULTRA-LIGHT-COMBAT-VEHICLE
- Response Due
- 2/21/2014
- Archive Date
- 3/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Patricia M. Roussin, 586-282-9610
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA)
(patricia.m.roussin.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought announcement for Ultra Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV). NOTE: The Point of Contact for this announcement is: Carl Pignato Mounted Requirements Division, MCoE 706.545.9989 carlos.v.pignato.ctr@mail.mil PURPOSE OF INFORMATION. This information will examine the benefit of an Ultra Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV) to support mobility for Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Soldiers. The information received will be used by the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) to screen potential Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions, which may be demonstrated during a static display and proof of principal event. The ULCV does not currently have an approved requirement. The information solicitation and subsequent vendor demonstration and product display are conducted for the sole purpose of demonstrating product capabilities. The information is to be presented in a single quote mark quad chart quote mark (title up top; upper left quadrant is the quote mark capability name quote mark ; upper right is the quote mark capability description quote mark ; lower left is the quote mark operational description quote mark and quote mark battlefield interrelationships and dependencies quote mark ; lower right is quote mark Point of Contact quote mark ) and an attached White Paper (not to exceed 25 pages). Below are the threshold ULCV general requirements providing enhanced mobility for IBCT Soldiers. a. Payload. Vehicle must carry Infantry Squad (9 Soldiers) with equipment (3200 lbs). b. Protection. Base level of protection is provided by high mobility to avoid enemy contact and Soldier Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) (since the vehicle supports dismounted Soldiers). c. Survivability. The ULCV (at GVW) shall provide a crashworthy vehicle structure capable of maintaining structural integrity in a rollover; quantified as a crush resistant roof structure or rollover bars capable of supporting 100% of its own GVW after a dynamically applied impact load. d. Mobility. a) Provide mobility with 10% on primary roads, 10% on secondary roads, 75% cross-country and trails, and 5% in urban, rubble environment. b) Perform in Terrain level III (ridges/summits) c) Routinely tasked to hold position on cross-country and trail conditions. e. Lethality. Provide threshold capability to host crew served weapons assigned to an IBCT Infantry squad. Objective is to incorporate a medium caliber weapon into squad operations. f. Transportability. a) Internally transportable by CH-47 (in combat configuration under High/Hot conditions). b) Sling load transportable by UH-60 (in combat configuration under High/Hot conditions). c) Air drop from C130 on 463L pallet (in combat configuration). d) Air drop from C17 dual row 463L pallet (in combat configuration). g. Sustainability. Maintain high operational readiness rates through rugged construction and modular component replacement under field conditions. h. Protection. Vehicle will provide FMVSS compliant restraints to Soldiers riding inside the vehicle and storage capability for individual equipment and squad equipment. i. Range. 250-300 mile range on internal fuel. j. No add-on communication equipment requirement. k. Response date to indicate that you will be submitting a package: (within ten calendar days after public posting) l. Information will be provided electronically to the Point of Contact below by 5PM Eastern Standard Time on Friday, 21 February (30 calendar days after posting). m. The Point of Contact for this announcement is: Carl Pignato Mounted Requirements Division, MCoE 706.545.9989 carlos.v.pignato.ctr@mail.mil
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA) ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN03272402-W 20140124/140122234412-7664b529a96fd26b88d2447bb2b54c95 (fbodaily.com)
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