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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 20, 2011 FBO #3344
DOCUMENT

58 -- AUDIO VISUAL WARNING DEVICES (AVWD) - Attachment

Notice Date

1/18/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334310 — Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

N00164 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, INDIANA 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
 

Solicitation Number

N0016411RJQ14
 

Response Due

2/4/2011
 

Archive Date

3/21/2011
 

Point of Contact

Ms. Jeannie Swaby, 812-854-5993
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

MARKET SURVEY “ SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS - 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.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/crane/working/contracting. 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. Introduction The U.S. Navy (USN) has employed high powered acoustic hailing device (AHD) systems of several sizes and designs for use as warning devices employed in Anti-terrorism / Force Protection (ATFP) missions over the past several years. The success of these systems is causing the body of performance requirements to evolve to meet the specific capability requirements of large and small deck naval surface ships, submarines, security boats, shore security operations and others. There is an even wider span of requirements potentially evolving across all services, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Merchant Marine. This is leading to the formation of a FAMILY OF SYSTEMS design concept, where some level of commonality of mounting, controlling and support requirements for spare parts, training, and user documentation becomes an important management concern. The USN is seeking commercial sources that may be capable of responding to a future solicitation for moveable/portable, commercial off the shelf (COTS) Naval Audio/Visual Warning Devices (AVWD), earlier referred to as the Acoustic Hailing Device (AHD) and used for Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection purposes. This RFI is seeking vendors and their product and technology applications that may be applied in three main areas to continue the capability development of the USN ™s mobile AVWD systems. These areas of development are: (1) achieve current capability, but with improvements in size and weight reduction, maintainability, and portability (family of systems); (2) include audio and visual technology enhancements that raise the effectiveness of the warning device (i.e., higher SPL output, longer range, visual warnings and/or deterrents); (3) include certain new effector and sensor capabilities, and specific interface standards and remote control options to achieve and extend all prior capability requirements while offering new options for use in the ATFP mission environment. The possibility exists that these three areas of capability could be implemented in a phased-in approach depending on the maturity of existing capabilities. The Government is seeking informational responses from vendors to address and summarize existing and near-term capabilities which would potentially meet the needs of these three areas or phases of capabilities outlined below. Capability 1 Design using the concept of a FAMILY OF SYSTEMS is meant to gain a high level of parts, control system and operations / maintenance commonality, while introducing a series of systems that form a spectrum or span of portability ranging from man-carried and battery powered models to systems suitable for small boat or vehicle application to mounted systems for combatant and support ships, recognizing that this also implies a span of performance capability in acoustic energy output and other effects. One desire is to increase current hailer capabilities (SPL output and distance) while reducing the size and weight of hailer units. Capability 2 Audio and visual technology enhancements are desired to increase the capability of stand-alone hailer devices. Information is being sought on features and capabilities which can be provided or added to hailer units, such as advanced acoustic deterrent capabilities, and the ability to add peripheral devices to the hailer units. Capability 3 The capabilities which may be required in the future solicitation will contain specific interface and control system design attributes which are improvements from earlier AHD solicitations. The potential design concept for the next generation moveable AVWD is one which will feature a standard Control Device (CD), an Integrated Head (IH) containing multiple effectors and sensors, and a standard mount design for use on Naval surface ships of various classes, with some of these features potentially being options to stand-alone devices. In order to achieve optimal design goals, these three components of the AVWD system will be treated separately and the performance specification will fully establish detailed interface requirements. To accomplish this, any potential future AVWD requirements may include necessary system performance and system interface requirements. The goal of this RFI is to discover the maturity of needed technologies and the readiness of the potential vendor base to respond to a solicitation employing this design concept. Figure 1 illustrates the design concept of three subsystems separated by subsystem boundaries. These typical or proposed performance requirements should be viewed as STARTER MATERIAL leading to refinement and further development, and not as hard values that will be contained in a forthcoming solicitation package. Fleet requirements and operational employment is currently under development, so all capabilities cited here may not actually be specified in the first of several or any future solicitation. These design concepts may be introduced by way of a sequence of solicitations containing either unique capabilities and performance requirements, or requirements for a series of products with two or more levels of total capability. Operational requirements will drive the selection of performance criteria, and knowledge gained by the Navy through this RFI of the capability of the commercial sector to provide certain capabilities will help to form those operational employment requirements. Capabilities of the Control Device (CD) The CD will be the primary user interface, and will be capable of: (1) controlling all warning functions of the AVWD system for various versions of IH and (2) displaying system status and video (if an IH video camera is specified). The CD configuration item shall host the list of functions shown below. A future design consideration may include remote control of the IH. The addition of remote motion control functionality would include or invoke CD functions numbered 22 and 23. 1.CD powered by ship ™s 120V AC, single phase power 2.CD converts and / or conditions electrical power for its own use 3.Power on and off the IH and CD 4.Display power and control signal status conditions of the IH 5.Receive pre-recorded MP3 format voice messages and tone signals from a standard desktop computer running Windows XP operating system 6.Controls audio transmission parameters of the IH, e.g. volume, duration, beam width, and special functions 7.Store digital pre-recorded voice messages and tone signals 8.Transmit live microphone signals to the IH 9.Transmit pre-recorded tone signals to the IH 10.Transmit pre-recorded voice messages to the IH 11.Power on / off a mounted low-light safety camera 12.Control Safety Camera focus / zoom / field of view 13.Decode h.264 format digital video imagery 14.Display camera imagery at or on the CD 15.Record / playback camera video imagery 16.Store up to 3 hours of recorded camera imagery 17.Power on / off a mounted visual warning device 18.Control beam width and related visual warning device functions 19.In case of power interruption, time to reboot shall be less than 1 minute 20.CD designed to meet requirements of portable electrical power equipment per MIL-STD-1310H; i.e. any exposed metal must be grounded to the safety return 21.Other typical surface ship environmental qualification and user interface requirements shall be established 22.Pan / tilt control of mounted IH, a pan and tilt rate will be established in a future performance specification 23.Setup and administer software stops for pan / tilt limits of motion Capabilities of the Integrated Head (IH) In this design concept, the IH component hosts all sensor and effector functions, including all digital signal processing of inputs received from the CD, signal amplification, an OEM unique alert tone, video signal encoding and transmission to the CD, and any / all other controls of audio and visual outputs. The principle functions and key performance requirements are listed below. 1.IH converts and / or conditions electrical power received from ship ™s 120 VAC power source for its use 2.IH receives and interprets commands from the CD to control audio and visual emission characteristics 3.Control of IH primary functions (Live Microphone, Alert Tone, Visual Warning Device, Audio and Visual output controls (volume, special effects etc.) will be accessible on the IH device in addition to being controlled by the CD 4.IH shall be man-steerable or steered remotely. A remotely steered version shall also be man-steerable in a casualty mode. OEMs should indicate whether they are capable of offering either configuration or both. 5.Man-steerable IH shall require an aiming site with height of eye when above the deck not exceeding 5 feet-0 inches mounted on the mount subsystem 6.IH shall be capable of producing a minimum sound pressure level of 125 dB at 1 meter for any frequency in the total band width (exact requirements for different sized systems TBD) 7.IH frequency response range objective shall include 300 “ 7000 Hz with less than 10 dB drop SPL 8.IH transmission distance shall be based on Sound Transmission Intelligibility (STI) index of minimum 0.3 9.IH main and side lobe beam widths or estimating method will be established in a future solicitation 10.Audio harmonic distortion limits shall be established in the future, and they will be measured using a spectrum analyzer sweeping the full bandwidth, inspecting the frequency response for the amplitude of 3rd order harmonic components 11.The physical size and weight envelope will be established for different models of the AVWD family of systems 12.The man-steered IH shall be limited to 105 lbs maximum excluding mount 13.Visual warning device shall be capable of illuminating a 7 meter RHIB-like surface target at night at a range of 500 yards over water 14.Visual Warning device shall have variable beam width and related visual warning functions 15.In case of power interruption, time to reboot IH shall be less than 20 seconds 16.IH designed to meet requirements of portable electrical power equipment per MIL-STD-1310H; i.e. any exposed metal must be grounded to the safety return 17.Other typical surface ship environmental qualification and user interface requirements shall be established 18.Remote pan/tilt controlled IH shall include hard and software pan / tilt motion stops 19.A performance specification for pan and tilt rate will be established Capabilities of the Mount Subsystem In this design concept, the functions of the mount subsystem are: (a) support the weight of the IH, and (b) provide pass-through connections for ship ™s 120V AC power and Ethernet control signals of the IH. Essential design attributes include: (a) ease of mount and dismount of the IH device, (b) protection from weather and foot traffic of the power and communication lines, and (c) standardized attachment point and bolt pattern that will permit various IH devices to be mounted, powered and controlled. A highly desirable design trait allows this mount design to accommodate both man-steered and remote motion controlled IH devices. Another important design trait is minimization of the foot-print of the mount subsystem so that mounts may be more easily installed in multiple positions on each ship ”giving the crew flexibility on where to mount their IH devices as the tactical condition requires. Nominal values for design assumptions and parameters are as follows: 1.Mount will resist vertical weight load of 200 lbs 2.Mount will resist bending moment of 1000 lbs force through a radius arm of 5 feet (5000 ft-lbs) 3.Mount will be composed of steel, compatible with naval ship deck and superstructure material (MIL-S-22698 GR DH-36) 4.An aluminum variant may be required, and as such, the design concept should be extensible to aluminum. Assume use of a grade of aluminum with minimum 40 KSI Ultimate Tensile strength 5.Power and Ethernet stuffing tubes and connectors shall be compatible with mount materials and with cable connectors provided by IH device to be mounted Conclusion The goals of this RFI are: (1) advise the field of manufacturers of near-future intentions for Navy AVWD system design goals, (2) discover manufacturers who have technologies useful and/or adaptable to use in this new AVWD system architecture, (3) gather information that will be useful in developing necessary system interface specifications (S/S Boundaries A through D, pictured), (4) discover control technologies that will advance the Navy ™s capability for remotely controlling the multi-functional AVWD family of devices that may be fielded in the near future. An additional desire is discovery of any advanced acoustic capabilities which would be beneficial to these systems and the associated AT/FP missions. The navy believes that participation by industry in this RFI will allow the development of a performance specification and set of interface designs that will be then be (a) clear to industry when a solicitation is released, (b) competitive and (c) relevant to mission needs of the operating forces. Instructions on Submission Interested parties who have products currently capable of meeting these requirements with minimal modifications or who will have equipment by end of CY2011 to meet these requirements should apply by submitting an initial synopsis (commonly referred to as WHITE PAPER) following format outlined in attachment 1. Offerors should submit the white papers electronically to the NSWC Crane Contracting Office point of contact below NLT 3:00PM EST, Friday 2/04/2011. All submittals shall be made as email attachments, and must be limited to a total email file size of less than five (5) Megabytes. This sources sought synopsis does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. White papers and product brochures may be submitted any time prior to expiration of this announcement. All submitted materials must be submitted to the NSWC Crane Contracting Office Point of Contact, who is Ms. Jeannie Swaby, email jeannie.swaby@navy.mil phone 812-854-5993. Please refer to announcement number N00164-11-R-JQ14 in all correspondence and communications. Responses from Small and Small Disadvantaged Business firms are highly encouraged. Firms responding should indicate if they are a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, 8(a) firms, historically black colleges or universities, and minority institutions. Responses received after 04 Feb 2011 may or may not be considered in the government's analyses. You may submit corporate expertise information if you would like to be considered a possible interested source. We may contact RFI respondents to get clarification on the information submitted. ATTACHMENT 1 SAMPLE WHITE PAPER RESPONSE OUTLINE Following is a suggested outline for a response to this RFI. This outline is intended to minimize the effort of the respondent and structure the responses for ease of analysis by the government. Nevertheless, respondents are free to develop their responses as they see fit. White Paper page count shall be no more than 10 pages (standard 8.5 inch x 11 inch), single sided. Section 1 “ Current Inventory Products meeting requirements Briefly describe all current products and the key features that could the requirements of this announcement. Identify any features that would be a challenge to modify to meet these requirements. Identify any features that would have to be eliminated to meet these requirements. Section 2 “ Research products that could meet requirements Briefly describe any research products that would be available by in production by the end of CY 11 that could meet the requirements and identify any features that could be easily modified or deleted to meet the requirements. Section 3 - Corporate Expertise Briefly describe your company, your products and services, history, ownership, financial information, and other information you deem relevant. In particular, please describe any projects you have been involved in that are similar in concept to what is described in this RFI, including management and operations approach, and any relevant lessons learned. Section 4 - Additional Materials Please provide any other materials, suggestions, and discussions you deem appropriate. Include any recommended structure of the requirements in the event the government plans to issue a request for proposal.
 

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File Name: N0016411RJQ14_11RJQ14_ss.doc (https://www.neco.navy.mil/synopsis_file/N0016411RJQ14_11RJQ14_ss.doc)

Link: https://www.neco.navy.mil/synopsis_file/N0016411RJQ14_11RJQ14_ss.doc

 

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