SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- AIRBORNE INFRARED EXPENDABLE IRCM
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016407R4713
- Response Due
- 4/18/2007
- Description
- This synopsis is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov, the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) website located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition website located at http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/synopcom.htm. FBO is the primary point of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is required. However, the NECO webpage as well as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition webpage serve as alternatives if the FBO website is unavailable. SOURCES SOUGHT FOR AN ADVANCED AIRBORNE EXPENDABLE IRCM. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, for the Program Manager for Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems, (PMA272) is conducting market research to determine the commercial availability of an airborne infrared expendable with demonstrated capability against advanced two-color infrared missile threats when dispensed from tactical, transport or rotary winged aircraft such as the F-16, KC-130J, H-60 or CH-47. The advanced airborne expendable must be compatible with the AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System. The expendable must be in production and available for delivery by 15 January 2008. The expendable must exhibit minimal visible signature during daylight hours. The advanced airborne expendable must be capable of passing STANAG equivalent safety and operational requirements for carriage and dispense from military aircraft. These tests will include, but are not limited to: Insensitive Munitions testing: Slow cook-off, and bullet impact, Safet y Tests: transportation vibration, temperature and humidity testing (28 day and 4 day), 40 Foot drop, jolt, and jumble, Environmental conditioning: 14-day temperature and humidity, Durability conditioning: Packaged vibration, 5 foot drop, aircraft vibration, and packaged drop, Hazard Classification Testing: Single Package (sympathetic), stack test, external fire test, and thermal stability. The IR expendable must be suitable for transport on naval vessels and able to meet the safety requirements identified by the U.S. Navy Weapons Systems Explosive Safety Review Board for certification. Responses are required to include the firm name, mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers, World Wide Web (Internet) presence (if any), size of firm, number of years performing related work and direct points of contact including e-mail addresses. Technical information documenting functional characteristics and test data to collaborate said characteristics should accompany any responses. Only written responses transmitted electronically, or by mail will be accepted. Electronically submitted responses on CD are preferred. Responses to this announcement should be received NO LATER THAN 18 April 2007. Respondents can send CD?s and other data to: Commanding Officer, NSWC Crane Division, Code 4072, Bldg 3323, 300 Hwy. 361, Crane, IN 47522, ATTN: Tommy Sanders. This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. All information will be considered. This is not an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quotations (RFQ) or a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Government will not provide payment for any information provided in response to this synopsis, nor will the Government return any data provided. All data will be for official Government use only. All proprietary or classified information will be treated appropriately. Point of Contact for this synopsis is Mr. Richard Colvin, phone: 812-854-4389, email: richard.colvin@navy.mil
- Web Link
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TO DOWNLOAD SYNOPSIS
(http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/synopcom.htm)
- Record
- SN01266477-W 20070406/070404221356 (fbodaily.com)
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