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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 09, 2006 FBO #1809
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- REQUIREMENT FOR 1762 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES FOR THE AVIATION MISSILE PLANNING SYSTEM (AMPS)

Notice Date

11/7/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334111 — Electronic Computer Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280
 

ZIP Code

35898-5280
 

Solicitation Number

W58RGZ07Q0110
 

Response Due

11/16/2006
 

Archive Date

12/16/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR 1762 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES FOR AMPS - THE HARD DRIVES ARE TO SHIPPED TO XU WEDQ 01 PEO AVN, AMPS PROD FAC, BLDG 4471 MORRIS RD, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35812-0001-REQUIRED DELIVERY IS AS FOLLOW: QTY 329 - 15 JAN 07 - QTY 383 - 15 MAR 07, QTY 491 - 15 JUN 07,QTY 360-15 SEP 07 AND QTY 199 - 15 DEC 07- INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE IS DESTINATION - FOB POINT DESTINATION. THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION FOR THE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE IS PROVIDED BELOW: SHOCK RESISTANCE: REQUIREMENT: SAFELY AND REPEATEDLY ABLE TO WITHSTAND A 20G SHOCK FOR 8 MS WHILE WRITING TO THE DRIVE. RATIONALE: ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO KNOCKING OVER A DISK DRIVE ON DESKTOP. DRIVES WILL BE USED IN-THE-FIELD BY SOLDIERS IN TENTS, HELICOPTERS, HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV), ETC. EXTERNAL CASE CONSTRUCTION: REQUIREMENT: EXTERNAL CASE WILL BE "SLIP RESISTANT" I.E., ROUGH METAL, RUBBERIZED, COATED, ETC. RATIONALE: DRIVES WILL BE USED IN-THE-FIELD BY SOLDIERS IN TENTS, HELICOPTERS, HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV), ETC.. EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF DRIVES ARE DAMAGED SIMPLY BY DROPPING ON A DESKTOP WHILE MOVING THE DRIVE REQUIREMENT: CASE WILL NOT REQUIRE REMOVABLE STANDS, FEET, OR OTHER DEVICE TO STABILIZE THE UNIT IN ALL APPROVED OPERATING POSITIONS RATIONALE: DRIVES WILL BE USED IN-THE-FIELD BY SOLDIERS IN TENTS, HELICOPTERS, HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV), ETC. EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT SMALL, REMOVABLE BITS AND PIECES (SUCH AS A STAND ENABLING A DRIVE TO BE USED VERTICALLY) ARE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY LOST. CAPACITY (GB): REQUIREMENT: MINIMUM OF 500 GB RATIONALE: MINIMUM SPACE REQUIRED FOR TOP SCENE DATABASES TYPE: REQUIREMENT: SINGLE INTERNAL DISK DRIVE SOLUTION (RAID SOLUTIONS NOT ACCEPTABLE) RATIONALE: (1) EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT DUPLICATING DRIVES FROM RAID ARRAYS IS OFTEN EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC (2) DUPLICATION OF MULTIPLE DRIVES CONSUMES MORE TIME, AND/OR REQUIRES ADDITIONAL DUPLICATING HARDWARE INTERNAL DISK DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS: REQUIREMENT: SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT (SATA) RATIONALE: (1) FASTEST INTERFACE COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT DISK DUPLICATION DEVICES REQUIREMENT: 7,200 RPM RATIONALE: INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR LOW-LATENCY DRIVES REQUIREMENT: 16MB CACHE RATIONALE: LARGE INTERNAL CACHE CONSIDERABLY SPEEDS DRIVE I/O. ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING DISK DUPLICATION REQUIREMENT: INTERNAL DISK DRIVE MUST BE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER AS THE DRIVE ENCLOSURE RATIONALE: EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT HAVE THE DRIVE AND ENCLOSURE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME COMPANY: (1) PRECLUDES INCOMPATIBILITIES BETWEEN THE BRIDGE CARD AND THE DRIVES, (2) PROVIDES "ONE STOP" WARRANTY SERVICE. EXTERNAL INTERFACE: REQUIREMENT: FIREWIRE 800, IEEE 1394B, ILINK AND SBP-2 COMPLIANT, SUSTAINED TRANSFER RATE: 73MB/SEC, BUS TRANSFER RATE (MAXIMUM): 800MB/SEC RATIONALE: HIGH SPEED FIREWIRE 800 INTERFACE REQUIRED INTERFACING WITH THE AMPS PORTABLE COMPUTING UNITS (PCU) AT HIGHEST POSSIBLE DATA TRANSFER RATE. PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT: NOT GREATER THAN 6.0" X 3.0" X 9.0" (162 CUBIC INCHES) NOT INCLUDING EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY AND CABLES. RATIONALE: (1) REQUIRED STORAGE AND SHIPPING SPACE MINIMIZED FOR DEPLOYMENTS. (2) MINIMIZE COST OF CASES FOR STORAGE AND SHIPMENT OF HDDS. REQUIREMENT: WEIGHT: NO MORE THAN 4.0 POUNDS RATIONALE: (1) REQUIRED STORAGE AND SHIPPING WEIGHT MINIMIZED FOR DEPLOYMENTS. (2) MINIMIZE COST OF CASES FOR STORAGE AND SHIPMENT OF HDDS. ELECTRICAL POWER REQUIREMENTS: REQUIREMENT: EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY RATIONALE: (1) INDUSTRY STANDARD (2) FAILED POWER SUPPLY MAY BE REPLACED WITHOUT RETURNING ENTIRE DISK DRIVE FOR REPAIR (ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF THE DRIVE CONTAINS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION). REQUIREMENT: INPUT: 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 HZ INPUT RATIONALE: USEABLE WITH US AND OTHER-THAN-US ELECTRICAL POWER PACKAGE INCLUDES: REQUIREMENT: ALL NECESSARY DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE FOR PC (WINDOWS XP) RATIONALE: DOD/ARMY/AMPS STANDARD OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT: FIREWIRE 800 (9-PIN TO 9-PIN ) CABLE RATIONALE: STANDARD INTERFACE ON THE AMPS PCU WARRANTY: REQUIREMENT: ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL COMPONENTS RATIONALE: SOME WARRANTY REQUIRED TO REPLACE "INFANTILE MORTALITY" TYPE FAILURES. OTHER: REQUIREMENT: INTERNAL DRIVE MUST BE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM OR INSTALLED IN THE ENCLOSURE IN TEN (10) MINUTES OR LESS BY AN ARMY TECHNICIAN WITHOUT THE USE OF EXPENSIVE (COST > $100) SPECIALIZED TOOLS OR EQUIPMENT. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DISASSEMBLING THE UNIT MAY VOID THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. RATIONALE: THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO DUPLICATE THE DISK DRIVES IS TO REMOVE THE INTERNAL DRIVE AND DIRECTLY DUPLICATE BY UTILIZING A COTS DISK DUPLICATOR SYSTEM CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE INTERNAL DRIVE. ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY TIME GREATER THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN DEALING WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND DISK DRIVES. PURCHASING OF EXPENSIVE, SPECIAL PURPOSE TOOLS IS ALSO UNACCEPTABLE. REQUIREMENT: BOTH THE ENCLOSURE AND THE DISK DRIVE ITSELF MUST BE SERIAL NUMBERED. BOTH SERIAL NUMBERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE VIA A VENDOR SUPPLIED UTILITY CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING THE SERIAL NUMBERS FROM A PC SYSTEM CONNECTED TO THE DRIVE UNIT BY ANY OF THE THREE (3) REQUIRED INTERFACES RATIONALE: THE EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE WILL BE BAR-CODED WITH BOTH THE INTERNAL DISK DRIVE'S SERIAL NUMBER, AND THE ENCLOSURE'S SERIAL NUMBER. THESE NUMBERS WILL BE TRACKED TOGETHER IN A COMPLEX DATABASE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL WHEN DEALING WITH DRIVES HANDLING CLASSIFIED DATA. REMOVING THE INTERNAL DRIVE FROM IT'S ENCLOSURE TO CAPTURE AND/OR VERIFY IT'S SERIAL NUMBER IS UNACCEPTABLE. - PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY 4:00PM CDT - THE RESULTANT CONTRACT WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 12 COMMERCIAL ITEMS
 

Place of Performance

Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, AMSAM-AC-AR-C/CYNTHIA LARUE, BLDG 5309, WORK STATION 92C106, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280

Zip Code: 35898-5280

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01177520-W 20061109/061107220910 (fbodaily.com)
 

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