MUAS for HC RFP Attachment J-4 Contractor Unmanned Aircraft (UA) Performance Specifications Amendment 2.pdf
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This document outlines requirements for a federal contract solicitation. The United States Coast Guard is seeking proposals for Contractor Owned Contractor Operated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance services using Marine Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Offerors must review all attachments to provide proposals for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Firm-Fixed-Price contract by January 11, 2024. The Coast Guard plans to award one contract to provide Group II and Group III Unmanned Aircraft Systems equipped with electro-optical, infrared, and communications sensors to operate from Coast Guard cutters. The aircraft must be capable of operating in various weather conditions and detecting surface and air targets while relaying communications.
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Attachment J-4 Contractor Unmanned Aircraft (UA) Performance Specifications
The UA with full fuel and payload must be capable of takeoff, operation, and recovery while operating in the environmental conditions described below.
Performance Characteristic Performance
Airspeed Cruise [KSA]
Dash
Service Ceiling1
Takeoff & Recovery Relative Wind Limits
[KSA]
Maximum Headwind
Maximum Crosswind
Maximum Tailwind
Maximum Gust
Takeoff, Operations and Recovery
Temperature Range
Density Altitude
Conditions
Turbulence
Relative Humidity
Rainfall
Launch and Recovery with helo [KSA]
Endurance (takeoff to recovery) [KPP]
Range
Clear Conditions [KPP]
Light Rain up to 0.10 inches per hour
[KPP]
The UA must be capable of launch and recovery from the host cutter flight deck [KPP]. The nominal dimensions for the host cutter flight deck is 48 feet wide by 80 feet long (reference drawing in Attachment J-13). Ship-motion parameters for launch and recovery are based on Sea State 4 (4.1-8.2’ seas, Bretschneider scale) with calculated parameters given below.
Ship Motion Parameter2 Performance
Pitch Attitude [KSA]
Rate
Roll Attitude [KSA]
Rate
Lateral Displacement
Acceleration
Vertical Displacement
Acceleration
The UA must also have the following capabilities.
Attribute Performance
Flight Endurance [KPP]
Flight in Icing Conditions
External Lighting [KSA]
Loss of Link (LOL) [KSA]
Autonomous Launch and recovery [KPP]
Recovery Wave-Off [KSA]
Payload
Electro-Optical (EO) sensor [KPP]
Infra-Red (IR) sensor [KPP]
AIS [KPP]
VHF/UHF Communications Relay [KPP]
Aeronautical Transponder [KPP]
Non-Visible IR marker [KPP]
Modular
Collision Avoidance System, i.e. DAA or SAA (Objective)
Other Sensors, i.e. surface search radar , SIGINT, ELINT, etc. (Objective)
Detectability [KSA]
Fuel [KSA]
Fuel Additives
Lubricant
Non-Lubricant
Flash Point
Compatibility
Assessment
Approval
1 Service ceiling is the altitude at which the AV’s vertical rate of climb performance is equal to 100 feet/minute.
2 The ship-motion parameter is relative to the center of the flight-deck where applicable.
Battery3
Battery Type / Size (Wh) / Number required
Total Battery System Size (Wh)
Charger Information
Storage Information
Description of battery management process
Complete NAVSEA Certification
Airworthiness
IFF
3 Lithium batteries are limited to an aggregate energy content of 1,000Wh or less.
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