SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- Tier II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Systems Command, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA, 22134-5010
- ZIP Code
- 22134-5010
- Solicitation Number
- M678540-05-R-2030
- Response Due
- 5/9/2005
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2005
- Description
- The USMC is determining the feasibility of a Tier II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System in a common configuration that supports the requirements of (1) the Office of Under Secretary of Defense Mission Areas, (2) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Universal Joint Task List (UJTL). Marine Corps Regimental and Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ashore Commanders require an organic UAV to gain a persistent surveillance capability within their area of influence (27-50 nm). Warfare against a concealed and distributed enemy requires detection, classification, and identification at lower levels than at previous times. The Tier II UAV system will be operated and maintained at the regimental level and require minimal impact to current infrastructure. This system will integrate with current C4 network architecture (Threshold), future network centric architecture (Objective). The Tier II UAV system will specifically conduct: near real-time Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA); intelligence collection; and convoy operations support. This capability is needed to improve information support to targeting and target development, situation development, battle damage assessment, and battle management to include communications. The need is for a day/night, limited adverse weather, multi-sensor collection system that provides needed, near real-time battle information that is unobservable from standoff airborne sensor systems and ground collection systems. The TIER II systems comprise fully integrated components, including: air vehicle, sensor payloads, C4I interface systems, ground control systems, launch and recovery equipment, and automatic take-off and landing subsystems. The TIER II system will be expected to successfully operate within the mobility and transportability constraints of the Navy and Marine Corps. With this in mind, Marine Corps Systems Command along with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory is conducting a market survey to obtain industry input relative to its current capabilities to satisfy an urgent need identified by forces supporting current combat operations. We desire any information on capabilities and performance of the respondent?s system/air vehicle as it relates to the capabilities in this document. The system should be at a level of maturity to be utilized in a MCWL sponsored user analysis starting at the end of FY05/start FY06. Please include in your response information addressing: (1) development status (design verification testing and design/configuration stability) of major subsystems and components; (2) production status of major subsystems and components; (3) availability of design and support documentation such as specifications of major subsystems and components; (4) capability to process and disseminate data; (5) concepts for system(s) load out on a MV-22; (6) business arrangements such as partners or team members who would participate in the production of the system/air vehicle. The Air Vehicle must be survivable operating in a non-permissive environment: If available, (7) provide data on RF, IR, visual and acoustic signatures; (8) estimated production costs for an air vehicle with a Modular Mission Payload (MMP) that includes; electro-optical/infrared/laser range finder and/or IR marker payload and the ability to interchange with future payloads. Also, the response should include the following specific data: (9) basis for structural design requirements; (10) performance limits (altitude/speed/range) envelope; (11) airspace anti-collision and recognition devices; (12) power required and drag polars; (13) empty and maximum gross weight table; (14) capable of takeoff and landing from an unimproved urban area. Provide data if available on: (15) launch and recovery method. The response should include the following ground control station data: (16) basis for control station design requirements; (17) performance limits; (18) human to computer interfaces; (19) estimated production cost for ground control station capable of simultaneous control of multiple air vehicles; (20) compatibility with existing and future Naval C4I systems to include net ready and joint interoperability; (21) open architecture capabilities; and (22) concepts for a common ground control station for Marine Corps UAVs. Payload information to include: (23) capability of EO/IR payload to support Tier II missions and provide actionable intelligence; (24) current and future payload capacity (weight and power); (25) recommended future payloads such as communication relay and signals intelligence, including expected costs and schedule. Information in your response should also address logistics support requirements for both 12 hours continuous operations per 24 hour period for 30 days and 24 hour continuous operations for 10 days; (26) recommended maintenance concept; (27) reliability, maintainability (R&M) data; (28) Training in man hours; (29) Manpower breakdown for system operations and maintenance in man-hours per flight hour; (30) Support Equipment; (31) hardware, and computer resources; (32) Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T); (33) Facilities, and (34) Supply, to include obsolescence mitigation; and (35) compliance with the DOD single fuel initiative. System maturity, as evidenced by demonstrated performance and flight data of major subsystems and components from off-the-shelf systems/air vehicles is highly preferable; lengthy development alternatives are not desired. Interested parties should be willing to allow a site visit by a Government team to review system documentation and related design/test data. Interested parties should submit a written statement of interest, including a description of the item(s) considered to meet the criteria herein, with the above requested supporting unclassified data, by close of business 9 May 2005, to the Commanding General, MARCORSYSCOM, ATTN: (BMADS PM ADWS, Maj G. Ehlers or Mr. L. Bochenek), 2200 Lester St., Quantico VA 22134. Limit response to 10 pages with additional information on a CD ROM. Provide response via two hardcopies and CD ROMs.
- Record
- SN00774382-W 20050325/050323212741 (fbodaily.com)
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