Product Manager Electro-Optic/Infrared Payloads Request for Information for Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensors
Added: Feb 15, 2013 9:38 am
This RFI is for planning purposes only, and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs, or charges by the Government, will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement, or the Government use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or part, any contractor input resulting from this request. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy, Performance Work Statement, Statement of Objectives, and/or Performance Based Specification(s). Parties responding to this RFI are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. The Product Manager Robotic and Unmanned Sensors (PdM RUS) is conducting market research to determine the status of sustainment capabilities for Electro-optic/Infrared (EO/IR) https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/registered/action_manager.cfm?link=N/A&sol=W15P7T-13-S-MX20&act=Create&awd=N/A&nty=PRESOL&par=N/A&do=N/A&noid=N/A&pre=False&cid=W15P7T0&seq=366875&wh=Create&acod=Asensors to support airborne platforms, including aerostats, unmanned aerial systems, and manned aircraft. In particular, the Government is interested in maintenance, repair, transportation, and training capabilities for EO/IR sensors, to include L-3 WESCAM sensor systems in the quote mark MX quote mark series (e.g. MX-15 and MX-20 sensor systems). The Government is interested in approaches, facilities, resources, contractual relationships, and other capabilities that may contribute to improved value to the Government for the sustainment of MX sensor systems. Maintenance Support Objective: Support shall include the sustainment and repair of systems at the depot level and the forward deployed intermediate level. Depot level capabilities must also include re-build/refurbishment of sensors damaged during shipment, crashes, or battle damage. Support capabilities must be tailorable to a range of system operational availability levels (Ao). Approaches must also address a flexible capability to support an expanding fleet of EO/IR sensors with multiple sensor or platform configurations in locations around the world. The Government is also interested in the capability to produce EO/IR sensors, in either of two classes (mid-size or large-size), with minimum performance as outlined below, in support of either replacing sensors at end-of-life or new operational requirements. Performance Objectives: Mid-size EO/IR sensor: Detection Field of View (FOV) greater than 6.5 degrees diagonal FOV. Detection of vehicle size targets with 70% probability, 9.0 km minimum. Detection of personnel with 70% probability, 3.5 km minimum for both IR and TV sensors. Identification of vehicle size targets with 70% probability, 5.5 km minimum for both IR and TV. Include eye-safe laser range-finder with a range from 500m to 10 km. The airborne system components must weigh no more than 165 lbs. Large-size EO/IR sensor: Detection FOV greater than 3.5 degrees diagonal FOV. Detection of vehicle size targets with 70% probability, 17.0 km minimum. Detection of personnel with 70% probability, 7.0 km minimum for both IR and TV sensors. Identification of vehicle size targets with 70% probability, 8.0 km minimum for both IR and TV. Include eye safe laser range-finder with a range from 500m to 30 km. The airborne system components must weigh no more than 200 lbs. All EO/IR sensor classes must include a high magnification thermal imager, daylight camera with zoom lens, daylight camera with spotter lens, and laser-illuminator to mark ground targets. The laser illuminator should be compatible with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) and have constant and pulse capability. High-definition capability in both electro-optic and infrared is desired. Sensors must operate in all weather conditions, and must be capable of operating in a zero wind environment (in the case of aerostat installation). Recommended RFI Response Format: All material submitted in response to this RFI must be Unclassified. Interested parties possessing the capability to meet the objectives outlined above are requested to provide a response in electronic format describing the approach to meet the objectives established above, and should address the following items: 1. Company Name, Contact Name, Position, Telephone, E-mail, Company URL. 2. Capabilities to produce new systems with a low risk approach to meeting the performance objectives outlined above. Include lead time to first unit delivery and maximum production rate per month. Include suggestions for acceleration of system delivery, test, qualification, economical ordering quantities, economical range quantity breaks, realistic schedules for production ramp-up and surge quantities, and monthly production sustainment quantities. Include information about the current level of environmental qualification and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing of the system being described, as well as its predicted or actual reliability (e.g. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)) with supporting data that validates reliability claims. Provide sufficient documentation to support any claims that the system performance will meet the minimum performance capabilities contained herein. 3. Outline of supply chain considerations with emphasis on any known long-lead items that may adversely impact sensor repairs in an accelerated environment, and strategies to overcome potential parts obsolescence problems. Supply chain considerations for new sensor production should also be addressed. 4. Technical management approach including product and component designs, Configuration Management, Engineering Change Proposals, test data, and integration between sensors and platforms. 5. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price estimates for repair services (at each level), spare components, training, and production of new sensor systems. 6. Provide an assessment of the associated risks for the program, and respective risk mitigation approaches. 7. Corporate capabilities ( i.e., available facilities and assets to include existing production and repair facilities, total available square footage, to include additional floor space available for expansion and the amount that could be dedicated to the program; quality management programs, manufacturing process controls, and Configuration Management control systems) and company profile (i.e., company type, US or non-US ownership, CAGE code, DUNs number, size, and status as listed in the Central Contractor Registration). 8. Past and current relevant performance information. RFI Data Analysis Request 9. The availability of the MX sensor Technical Data Package that would be used by the Government to produce and sustain the system. In addition to the above, responses shall provide a solution to the notional scenario below. This response should include: consideration of intermediate level repairs, depot level repairs, repair facility capacity and locations, repair turn-around times for standard/non-standard/planned maintenance, and MTBF. The approach should also address the strategy for transportation, bench-stock, special tools, and test equipment, as well as any recommended teaming (subcontractor relationships and existing government partnerships). Approaches should address a flexible capability supporting an expanding fleet of EO/IR sensors on multiple sensor or platform configurations, and locations around the world. Given the below information, explain what Lifecycle sustainment, repair and management approach, and Administrative and Logistics Delay Time (ALDT) is required to best support the required Operational Availability (Ao), and how the respondent would accomplish this within the Army's doctrinal two-level maintenance concept. Required Ao of 95% 24/7 OPTEMPO Total inventory of 225 sensors (122 operational, 103 spares) Location: CENTCOM Southeast Asian Area of Responsibility (AOR) Concept: two-level maintenance concept (FRWD Intermediate and Depot) The Point of Contact for this effort is MAJ Jason Marshall, jason.w.marshall3.mil@mail.mil, 443-861-2500
W15P7T-13-S-MX20 Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
2/15/13, 9:38 AM