SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Communications on the Move (COTM)
- Notice Date
- 12/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-13-RFI-0130
- Archive Date
- 1/17/2013
- Point of Contact
- Wendy S Bell, Phone: 732-323-4692
- E-Mail Address
-
wendy.bell@navy.mil
(wendy.bell@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1.1 Description a. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Special Communication Requirements (SCR) Division is surveying the commercial vendor community for all interested parties in a proposed requirement for a Level 1 Communications On-The-Move (COTM) Package in support of SCR, at St. Inigoes, MD. The purpose of this RFI is to gain insight into the best practices / capabilities in industry in order to maintain electrical power for critical circuit operation of systems. It will also be used as a backup to supply power to the systems in order to maintain program stability and function when critical power shortages/outages occur. The Government is interested in feedback from the commercial market on the requirements listed in this RFI and commerical items that may be available to meet the requirements. Vendors are asked to respond with documentation outlining their capabilities and feedback on the requirements listed within this RFI. The Government would like to see concepts presented through drawings, slick sheets, website, or PowerPoint brief. b. On order and without notice, the HRF (Homeland Response Force) will deploy advanced BDE (Brigade) and CBRN TF (Chemical Biological Radiological, Nuclear Task Force) C2 (Command and Control) elements in advance of the main body to provide initial assessment of the situation, IC (Incident Commander) link-up, threat identification, and provide guidance back to National Guard (NG) reach-back organizations JTF-JFHQ/JTF-State/State JOC (Joint Task Force-Joint Force Head Quarters/Joint Task Force-State/State Joint Operations Center) for follow-on CBRN forces. Advanced Echelon Liaison (ADVON) teams will keep NG reach-back organizations, main elements and other incident area response entities current through continuous situational assessment updates and provide recommended NG Course of Action (COA) to effectively and efficiently mitigate the situation. c. Below is a list of requirements that are mandatory for the Level 1 COTM package. 1.2 General Capabilities a. Level 1 satellite systems are designed to bridge the NG CBRN response element knowledge gap between the times they are initially notified and deploy, while they are en-route and after they arrive at the incident site and begin site set-up. Due to extremely aggressive response times, elements routinely deploy with little or no Intelligence / Situational Awareness and are expected to arrive on site, seamlessly integrate and support IC objectives and the Incident Command Plan (ICP). b. Vision is to coordinate, synchronize and provide unity of effort among all National Guard Bureau (NGB) CBRN C2 deployed elements within garrison (JTF-JFHQ, JTF-State, JOC, etc) as well as deployed elements responding to the incident (HRF/CERF-P/CST/C2CRE-A) (Chemical Emergency Response Force-Package/Civil Support Team, Command and Control Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Response Element- US Army) NG deployed CBRN units will be geographically dispersed throughout the response Area of Operations (AO). Certain elements will be operating within the Code, Warm and Hot zones. Element dispersion is situational dependant but typical distances between HRF Brigade (BGD) C2 locations and CBRN TF/CERF-Ps C2 elements are expected to be between 5-25 miles. Distances between the CBRN TF/CERF-P C2 and Search Tactical Operation Centers (TOCs) are expected to be between 1-5 miles. Distances between TOCs and deployed recovery teams near the Warm/Hot zone are expected to be up to a mile. 1.3 Requirements a. HRF ADVON Tactical Information Exchange Requirements (IERs): 1. The complete HRF/CBRN TF ADVON tactical IERs are captured in the latest draft version of the National Guard HRF and CERFP Tactical Information Exchange Requirements and Baseline Communication Functional Requirements document (V1.0). The requirements document identifies the type and periodicity of C2 IERs that must flow un-obstructively between HRF ADVON, the HRF command and control (HRF C2) element and other CBRN response elements to effectively conduct and execute mission essential tasks. b. Required Mobile and Stationary Communications Capabilities: 1. The level 1 satellite communications capability is expected to extend "no-notice" strategic IPv4 or IPv6 voice, data, and video services to support deployed HRF and CBRN TF in both the COTM as well as in a halt (stationary) configuration. 2. System must be capable of converting between COTM and stationary configurations with minimal effort (plug-and-play capability). 3. Level 1 satellite communications requirements are based on and identified within the National Guard Homeland Response Force CBRN Consequence Management Concept of Operations and validated during several NGB Capability Assessment Development Process (CADP) table-top exercises modeling a notional, regional, NGB CBRN response. 4. Voice Capability: The COTM solution shall provide the following minimum voice capabilities: i. Redundant voice communications reach-back capability. ii. Connectivity and interoperability with strategic commercial Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). iii. Voice communications will provide connectivity with National Guard, Federal T-10 DoD and Civilian first responder organizations and agencies. 5. Data Capability: The COTM solution shall provide the following minimum data capabilities: i. Access and interoperability with IPv4 or IPv6 based commercial internet. ii. Provide internet connectivity with National Guard, Federal T-10 DoD and Civilian first responder organizations and agencies. iii. Access to essential DoD and non-DoD portals, services and databases including mail servers, Joint Information Exchange Environment (JIEE), Defense Connect Online (DCO), and SharePoint. iv. Capability to access, down-load and display DoD Geo-Special mapping and other terrain information. v. Capability to modify/manipulate and locally store map images and share with other C2 elements. vi. Data support for up to three (3) users simultaneously. vii. Non-secure Video Teleconferencing (VTC). 6. The COTM solution shall meet the following operational, maintenance, and logistics requirements: i. Capable of providing above mentioned voice and data capabilities while on-the-move and at-the-halt. ii. Capable of sustaining operations continuously and with an availability of 99.5% during deployment and employment phases of Domestic/Homeland Response mission operations. iii. Operate within both CONUS and OCONUS (Continental United States) (Outside of Continental Untied States). iv. Operable, transportable, and maintainable by no more than two (2) trained personnel. v. Capable of providing initial C2 voice within 15 minutes of power-up and full operational capability within 30 minutes by no more than one (1) operator. vi. Operable in extreme hot and cold ambient temperatures ranging from -40º F to 120ºF. vii. Operable using common military or civilian portable and commercial fixed AC and DC Power sources. Solution is expected to use commercial AC while in halt mode and commercial DC (vehicle battery power) while operating in the COTM mode. viii. Operable on integrated or portable power sources for no less than three (3) hours without recharging the battery. ix. Able to withstand handling (e.g., vibration, shock, humidity, sand and dust) in the field during operation, maintenance, and transport. x. Compliant with size and weight restrictions for carryon luggage on most major airline carriers xi. Be certified under the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) interoperability certification process. c. Objective Communications Requirements: The following capabilities are desired but not considered mission-critical: 1. Connectivity to the Defense Switched Network (DSN). 2. Access to Non-Secure IP Router Network (NIPRNET), and Secure IP Router Network (SIPRNET). 3. Concurrent non-secure, Controlled UNCLASSIFIED Information (CUI)-level secure, and SECRET-level voice communications. 4. Secret-level classified voice communications without disrupting non-classified communications. 5. Capability to support Secret-level secure VTC. 1.4 HRF ADVON Level 1 COTM Solution Constraints and Additional Requirements a. The Level 1 COTM packages must include equipment, necessary software/accessories, reach-back access/service for one (1) year (initial), warranty support for one (1) year, and initial training. b. The Level 1 COTM package must be DIACAP-approved. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. While the Government intends to use this information for future acquisition planning purposes, including any set-aside decisions, it will not release any information about your approach that might in any way compromise your competitive posture or proprietary information. The Government will not use any information provided to level your approach relative to another competitor. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP/RFQ that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website: www.fbo.gov. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. HOW TO RESPOND: In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed five (5) pages in length via electronic mail. Product specification, sketches, or listings of authorized distributors are not to count as part of the page count. The Government is interested in identification of long lead item(s), sub-systems(s), or systems(s). In addition, please provide your company's CAGE code and company size standard with your submission. Please submit your response to this RFI via email no later than 4:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 02, 2013 to the following individual: Ms. Wendy Bell Email: wendy.bell@navy.mil
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