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59 -- SEMI-AUTONOMOUS HYDROGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (SAHRV) POC Rob Flowers, Contract Specialist, (703) 602-0951 x624 The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a request for proposal to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA 02543 for the design, fabrication and testing of two (2) Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle (SAHRV) Engineering Development Models (EDMs) and the subsequent delivery of fourteen (14) Full Operational Capability (FOC) SAHRV units. The 14 FOC units represent the U.S. Navy's total known production requirement for the SAHRV. The SAHRV is a man portable, semi-autonomous underwater vehicle designed to perform shallow water reconnaissance in support of amphibious landing, hydrographic mapping, and mine countermeasures operations. The SAHRV is capable of surveying a 1000-yard wide, near shore, suspected minefield region from a depth of 40 feet to 10 feet. Maximum weight, length, and diameter of the vehicle will not exceed 150 lbs, 72 inches, and 18 inches, respectively. Minimum mission duration shall be 6 hours. Probability of detecting a mine like object (Pd) during a perpendicular hydrographic reconnaissance shall be 90% or greater. Target localization accuracy during a perpendicular hydrographic reconnaissance shall be one (1) yard or closer. The vehicle depth recording and elevation recording accuracy shall be (+/-) 1.0%. The vehicle shall possess features that make it modular and expandable for mission package changeout. Contract period of performance will consist of EDM delivery in third quarter of FY00 and delivery of production units in second quarter FY01. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is the only firm that currently possesses the requisite knowledge and experience to provide the needed effort and supplies within the required timeframe. No other source has the technical qualifications and the necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other supplies or services satisfy the Navy's requirements. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the Naval Sea Systems Command. "Production Requirements -- The production of the supplies listed requires a substantial initial investment or an extended period of preparation for manufacture." (See Numbered Note 22) Posted 06/08/99 (W-SN340468). (0159)

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