SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Surface Drifting Buoy Hardware
- Notice Date
- 3/21/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Contracts Department (N5), 1002 Balch Blvd., Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39522-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39522-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N62306032117
- Archive Date
- 4/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lisa, Phone: 228-688-5773, Chantel A. Smith, Phone: 228-688-4362
- E-Mail Address
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lisa.k.brown1@navy.mil, chantel.smith@navy.mil
(lisa.k.brown1@navy.mil, chantel.smith@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine if there are additional sources capable of providing the required supplies and services. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Quotations) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. All information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. 1. Description of Desired Capabilities The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Oceanographic Department (NP3) at Stennis Space Center, MS, anticipates awarding a supply contract with incidental repair and refurbishment services for surface-drifting buoys that will obtain meteorological and oceanographic data from remote ocean areas. 2. Comprehensive Requirements 2.1 Pre-deployment 2.1.1 The surface drifting buoy must be capable of being stored in a climate-controlled warehouse or aboard U. S. Navy vessels for at least 18 months. 2.1.2 A digital copy of the technical specifications, surface drifting buoy pre-deployment testing, sensor certificates, deployment instructions and user guides must be provided. 2.2 Deployment 2.2.1 The surface drifting buoy system, upon contact with the water, must be capable of freeing itself from any packaging restraints. 2.3 Performance 2.3.1 The surface drifting buoy must solely utilize alkaline batteries; the surface drifting buoy must not contain lithium batteries nor contain lithium power sources. 2.3.2 The surface drifting buoy must support in-water operations from sea state 0 through sea state 6 as per the International Sea and Swell scale. 2.4 Communication 2.4.1 Must provide satellite communications capabilities for the surface drifting buoys. The autonomous surface drifting buoy must report through the DoD Defense Information Systems Network Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) using the Iridium satellite Short Burst Data (SBD) based system utilizing bi-directional communication protocol for data dissemination and platform position determination. The surface drifting buoy must use a GPS receiver for position determination. The modem IMEI must be DoD-approved and "white-listed" (determined as suitable for worldwide use on GSM networks); the IMEI must not be a commercial IMEI. The same IMEI must be provided to the U.S. Navy for provisioning and activation by the U. S. Government as necessary. The modem must transmit all collected data via the DoD EMSS Gateway directly to the customer. 2.4.2 Changes to setting(s) must not allow any other communications protocol except Iridium and/or hardwired communications via USB. (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, phone applications, etc. shall not be allowed.) 2.4.3 The Iridium SBD remote control commands must include the ability to modify the transmitter interval/repetition rate and to modify the sampling rate. 2.4.4 The Iridium SBD surface drifting buoy must be capable of receiving a file over air containing commands that will change the settings of the operating parameters of the surface drifting buoy. 2.5 SVP Surface Drifting Buoy Requirements 2.5.1 All surface drifting buoys must be programmed to meet minimum DBCP specifications including data format specifications and scientific sensor specifications. 2.5.2 Must be capable of operating unattended for at least 12 months at an operational repetition rate of 30 minutes. The surface drifting buoy must be capable of collecting data according to a user-approved repetition rate. 2.5.3 Must have a submergence sensor to verify the presence of the drogue. 2.5.4 Must have a drogue centered at a depth of 15 meters beneath the sea surface. 2.5.5 Must be packaged and configured in such a way to allow the user to perform tests prior to deployment by simply and conveniently turning the transmitter on and off again. 2.6 Davis and SAR Surface Drifting Buoy Requirements 2.6.1 Must be air-deployable and surface-deployable and must contain all associated packaging and rigging, including parachute. 2.6.2 Must be air-deployable from C-130 and rotary wing aircraft. 2.6.3 The Davis-type surface drifting buoy must be capable of operating unattended for at least 30 days after deployment at an operational repetition rate of 30 minutes. 2.6.4 The SAR-type surface drifting buoy must be capable of operating unattended for at least 15 days after deployment at an operational repetition rate of 30 minutes. 2.7 Delivery 2.7.1 Each surface drifting buoy must have a shelf-life of at least 18 months after delivery. 2.8 Hardware Disposal 2.8.1 Disposal must comply with applicable regulations governing drifter asset disposal to prevent violation of any environmental, health and safety disposal restrictions governing drifter equipment disposal. 2.9 Repair and Refurbishment 2.9.1 Must provide repair and refurbishment of surface drifter hardware and hardware parts previously procured by NAVOCEANO. 3. Submission Instructions Statements of Capabilities (SOC) must be submitted in writing. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Proprietary information should be marked accordingly. The SOC must be received by 27 March 2017, 1600 hours, Central Standard Time. The SOC must provide the following information as a part of its cover sheet: (a) Company name and address; (b) Identify organization's business type inclusive of any and all socio-economic status (e.g., 8(a) certified program participant, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran owned, HUB Zone or woman-owned); (c) Point of Contact; (d) Phone/Fax/E-mail; (e) NAICS Codes; (f) Information regarding organization's capabilities; and, (g) Suggested type of contract vehicle (e.g., firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive, cost-reimbursement, etc. See Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 16 - Types of Contracts). The SOC should include information relevant and specific to demonstrating the ability to meet the technical and programmatic requirements described above. SOC are limited to fifteen (15) single-sided 8.5" x 11" pages with 1" margins, and 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman). The SOC will be evaluated solely for market research purposes. Consequently, the Government is primarily interested in Qualified Sources (Prime Contractors) providing specific technical details indicating how that source can meet the Government's needs. Responses from small businesses and small, disadvantaged business firms are highly encouraged. A responding firm should indicate if it is a small business, a HUBZone small business, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, a woman-owned small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, an 8(a) firm, a historically black college or university, or a minority institution. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, has been selected for this requirement. The small business size standard is 1,250 in number of employees. Submit the SOC electronically to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Chantel A. Smith at chantel.smith@navy.mil and to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Lisa K. Brown at lisa.k.brown1@navy.mil or by mail to Naval Oceanographic Office, Oceanic Procurement Division, Attn: Ms. Chantel A. Smith, N52 Division Director, 1002 Balch Blvd., Stennis Space Center, MS 39522.
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