SPECIAL NOTICE
54 -- Multi-Functional Gap Crossing Capability (MFGCC) Market Investigation
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 332312
— Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV11R0457
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2012
- Point of Contact
- Andrew J. Zielinsky, 586-282-2776
- E-Mail Address
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ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA)
(andrew.j.zielinsky@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Manufacturer Surveillance Questionnaire for Multi-Functional Gap Crossing Capability This Manufacturer Surveillance Questionnaire (MSQ) is prepared for the Multi-Functional Gap Crossing Capability (MFGCC) for the U.S. Army. A need exists for a multi-purpose bridge that can be deployed, employed, and sustained to support Heavy, Infantry, Stryker, and Future Forces through 2035. This includes the need to transport components used for Assault, Tactical, and Line of Communication bridges, respectively, on a standard chassis and use these components in conjunction with each other to bridge longer gaps. The MFGCC is a bridge system that will be capable of being used for multiple bridging missions. The MFGCC will be capable of carrying loads up to Military Load Class (MLC) 90 (threshold)/ MLC 100 (objective). For assault missions, the MFGCC will span gaps up to 18 m (threshold)/ 24 m (objective) on prepared and unprepared abutments and be launched and retrieved in no more than five minutes. The MFGCC will be transportable by air, sea, highway, and rail, as well as be configured for transport by four Soldiers in less than thirty minutes. Please answer as many questions applicable to your products. Not all questions need to be answered. Additionally, any supplemental information concerning the performance, human factors engineering/safety, reliability/maintainability etc., of your products or any other literature concerning your company's warranty program, production longevity, dealership network, and reputation would be useful in this survey. Top level diagrams, drawings, pictures, and videos may also be submitted with this MSQ. Responses must be in CD form and sent back via First Class Mail or Registered Mail attention to: Bernard Sia 6501 East 11 Mile Road Mail Stop 21 (BLDG 201) Warren, MI 48397 MFGCC Market Investigation Manufacturer Surveillance Description GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. 1905 to protect information qualifying as "confidential" under this statute. [To avoid possible confusion with the meaning of the term "confidential" in the context of Classified Information," we will use the term "PROPRIETARY."] Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any PROPRIETARY (e.g., trade secret) restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data with the restrictive legend (all caps) "PROPRIETARY" with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly proprietary (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as "PROPRIETARY" may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the U.S. Government's rights in the data. 4. Proprietary data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain the "PROPRIETARY" legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for only portions of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends 'PROPRIETARY PORTION BEGINS:" and "PROPRIETARY PORTION ENDS." 5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6. The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain proprietary information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent's marking of data as "PROPRIETARY" will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. The U.S. Government will use its best efforts to evaluate those responses that contain proprietary information without using support contractors consistent with the resources available. Multi-Functional Gap Crossing Capability (MFGCC) Market Investigation DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A MARKET INVESTIGATION REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT: No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Also, it is not a request seeking contractors interested in being placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this questionnaire is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to the market survey and any follow-on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT: The purpose of this Market Investigation is to obtain information on commercial/ non-developmental equipment that can satisfy the US Army's requirement for equipment that can be utilized for multiple bridging missions. MFGCC will be fulfilled in two phases. Phase I will result in components/ mechanisms that facilitate interoperability between the various bridge systems currently in use by the US Army. Phase II will result in a full bridging system (bridge + launcher) that can be used to defeat multiple bridging missions. Each bridging mission is described below: oAssault bridging is used for immediate mobility support of combat maneuver forces in close combat. They are very often employed under the threat of direct or indirect fire and are intended to be used multiple times for short periods. oTactical bridging is used to establish semi-permanent support to planned movements and road networks. They are normally used to replace assault bridging when necessary. High use can be expected by both tracked and wheeled traffic. Replacement of assault bridging by tactical bridging should be considered to allow the assault bridge asset to continue in support of the combat maneuver force's mobility. oLine of Communication Bridging is used to replace tactical bridging to establish permanent support to planned movements, supply routes, and road networks. Line of Communication Bridges are normally employed for long durations, seeing high levels of usage from both civilian and military (wheeled and tracked) traffic. Some of the capabilities desired for the full bridge system include: oCarry loads up to MLC 90 (threshold). oSpan gaps up to 18 meters for assault missions on prepared and unprepared abutments oBridge launcher that can be adapted to the Abrams series tank. oLaunch/ Retrieval of the assault configuration within 5 minutes oTransportable by air, sea, highway, and rail, with the system being configured for transport within 30 minutes by no more than 4 Soldiers. oFull bridge + launcher system that is recoverable/ towable by another MFGCC system (w/ bridge) for Tactical and LOCB missions and by the M1 or M88 family of vehicles for assault missions. oOperable under a wide variety of weather/ environmental conditions, including rain, dust and high temperature. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONAIRE: 1.Number each response with the appropriate question number. 2.You do not have to repeat the question in your response. 3.If you cannot answer the question, please indicate "No Response." 4.If a response will satisfy another question, state: "See response to question XX." 5.Include relevant sales media and product manuals. If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions. If preferred, include Internet Web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed. 6.If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey. 7.Spell out any acronyms in their first instance. 8.Clearly mark any proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of your response package should state "Proprietary Information Contained." Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey. MFGCC MSQ Company Information 1.Manufacturer a.Name b.Mailing Address c.Website 2.Personnel Responding to the Investigation a.Name b.Title c.Company Responsibility/ Position d.Telephone/ Fax Numbers e.E-mail Address f.CAGE Code (if any) General Questions 1.Does your company have a structural health monitoring system, either under development or in production, which can be used to indicate the remaining service life of a bridge's main load bearing components? 2.Which combination of bridging missions (e.g. Assault, Tactical, and Line of Communication) does your company believe can be met by a single bridging system? 3.Does your company currently produce separate bridge systems that are interoperable with each other? For each bridge, provide the following: a.MLC b.Gap Type (e.g. dry, wet, both) c.Maximum Span i.Simply Supported ii.With Intermediate Supports (if applicable) d.Roadway Width Integration Questions 1.What experience does your company have with integrating systems of differing types? a.What systems did you integrate to each other? i.How long did it take to develop the integration piece between the systems? ii.How many engineering personnel worked on the development of the integration piece? 2.Does your company currently have components or mechanisms, either under development or in production, which can connect different type bridges (e.g. Assault to Tactical) together? Please answer the following questions for your components/ mechanisms: a.Do you have a single component that can be used to connect all bridge types or are separate components required? b.What types of bridges (e.g. Assault, Tactical) can be connected by the component/ mechanism? c.How do the components/ mechanisms affect the MLC of the overall structure? d.What are the dimensions of the components/ mechanism (length, width, height, weight)? i.How many Soldiers are required to put the components in place? Is MHE required? If yes, specify. e.How are the components/ mechanism transported? How many loads are required to transport all of the components/ mechanisms? f.How are the components/mechanism emplaced? g.Does your company have a system attached to the components that give its remaining service life? h.What testing has been done to the components/ mechanisms? As a rough estimate, how long would it take to adapt the components to current Army bridging systems? Pictures of each system are provided as an attachment. Full Bridging System Questions 1.Does your company have a system, either under development or in production, which can be configured to accomplish multiple bridging missions (e.g. Assault and Tactical, wet and dry gap)? Please answer the following questions for your system: a.What is the maximum MLC for your bridge? Specify for both wheeled and tracked vehicles under normal and caution crossing conditions (definitions of normal and caution crossing are provided below). i.Normal Crossing - Unrestricted crossing of a vehicle over a bridge ii.Caution Crossing - Vehicle crossing over a bridge, with the following restrictions 1.Vehicles must be driven along the centerline of the roadway 2.Vehicle speed must not exceed 5 km/h (3.1 mph) 3.Braking, accelerating and changing gears are forbidden 4.Only one vehicle is allowed on the bridge at a time. b.What missions can your bridge system be used for? i.Method of implementation (e.g. additional components, reorganization of bridge modules) c.What is the maximum simply supported gap that your system can defeat for each mission? Provide for both prepared and unprepared abutments. d.Is your bridge expandable using intermediate supports? i.What range of heights can your intermediate support be built to for both dry and wet applications? e.What is the single lane roadway width of your bridge? f.How much does your entire system (bridge + launch mechanism + launch vehicle) weigh? g.Specify the bank slopes (transverse and longitudinal) that your bridge can operate in. h.Does your system have a wet gap capability? i.Is your system currently in service with other military or civilian customers? i.What testing was performed on your bridge system and what was the criteria to which pass or fail was judged? j.What is the maximum transverse deck slope your bridge experiences due to crossings at the maximum load? k.Describe the Launch vehicle/ mechanism for your system. i.Does the launch mechanism change depending on the bridge mission? ii.Is your launch mechanism automated or manually operated? iii.How many Soldiers are required to launch the bridge? l.How long does it take to deploy the bridge for each mission? m.What design code was used to design the bridge? Provide the version number or date it was published. n.How is your bridge/ launcher transported (air/sea/highway/ rail)? i.Is bridge/ launcher transported on the launch vehicle at all times? ii.How many loads per system type does it take to transport? o.What is the durability life of your system (bridge crossings + launch/retrievals)? p.How has your system been hardened against ballistic events? q.How is your system protected against corrosion? r.How is your system protected against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear attacks? s.Can your bridge/ launcher be adapted to the Abrams Tank? t.Can your system be operated using equipment organic to the MRBC (need to provide list of equipment)? u.How is your system protected against exposure to E3 or HEMP? v.Is your bridge equipped with self-cleaning decks? w.How far can your system travel at 30 mph on dry paved roads without refueling? x.Is your system capable of performing combination bridge operations (Combination bridging occurs when one bridge is launched into a gap and another bridge is launched from that first bridge. The first bridge also supports the toe of the second bridge.)? y.Describe the environmental conditions that your system can operate in without the need for additional kits. Include the following: i.Temperature Range ii.Wind Speed iii.Humidity iv.Weather conditions (e.g. rain, fog, snow) z.Does your launch vehicle have provisions that would allow it to tow/ recover a disabled launch vehicle? aa.Is your launch vehicle equipped with a diagnostic system that alerts the user of potential problems with the vehicle? bb.How is the user alerted of any problems that occur during the launch of the bridge? 2.If your company is not currently developing a system that can be configured to defeat multiple bridging missions, how long will it take to develop a viable solution that addresses the questions above? Describe your proposed developmental solution. Also include a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost and proposed schedule. ATTACHMENT 1: US ARMY BRIDGE SYSTEMS Assault Bridge Systems Figure 1: Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (also used for Joint Assault Bridge) Figure 2: Wolverine Figure 3: Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System Tactical Bridge Systems Figure 4: Dry Support Bridge Figure 5: Improved Ribbon Bridge and Bridge Erection Boat Figure 6: Medium Girder Bridge Line of Communication Bridge Figure 7: Dry Gap Bridge Figure 8: Float Bridge
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