Attachment 1 Salient Characteristics.pdf

SOCCENT Aerial Cargo Delivery Systems and Training - Salient Characteristics

SOCCENT J37 has a requirement to provide a low-cost-low-altitude aerial cargo delivery system and a precision guided aerial cargo delivery system considering recent humanitarian assistance resupply operations in restricted/contested environments. Additionally, with the procurement of new and advanced capabilities, SOCCENT J37 will need to be trained on the equipment in order to train Partner Nations, maintain and employ them in the CENTCOM AOR.

CLIN 0001: Reusable low-cost-low-altitude aerial cargo delivery system, 250-750lbs cargo capacity / Qty:

1- The low-cost alternative to classical cargo delivery parachutes. Its design is particularly suitable for humanitarian drops and war-related operations when the recovery of the parachutes is not practical.

These include, but are not limited to, food and water resupplies, medical supplies, makeshift drop zones, drops over water. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, PARACHUTE ASSY, UNICROSS 500 LB, PACKED; ID-85-122 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

250-750lbs range cargo capacity, reliable openings and stable descent

Low altitude static line employment (ramp and door equipped aircraft), < 2,500 ft

Multiple re-use and multiple use cargo parachute

Interchangeable panel construction, easy maintenance and repair

CLIN 0002: Reusable low-cost-low-altitude aerial cargo delivery system, 1,000-3,200lbs cargo capacity / Qty: 1- The low-cost alternative to classical cargo delivery parachutes. Its design is particularly suitable for humanitarian drops and war-related operations when the recovery of the parachutes is not practical.

These include, but are not limited to, food and water resupplies, medical supplies, makeshift drop zones, drops over water. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, PARACHUTE ASSY, UNICROSS 2200 LB, PACKED; ID-85-121 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

1,000-3,200lbs range cargo capacity, reliable openings and stable descent

Low altitude static line employment (ramp and door equipped aircraft), < 2,500 ft

Multiple re-use and multiple use cargo parachute

Interchangeable panel construction, easy maintenance and repair

CLIN 0003: Autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery system, 250-1,000lbs cargo capacity / Qty:

1 – The autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery system can fly autonomously to the IP (Impact Point) without external guidance or manually with a remote to control multiple precision guided equipment delivery system alone and with multiple systems simultaneously. The system can be employed in high-altitude-low-opening (HALO)/high-altitude-high-opening (HAHO) conditions independently or used to accompany HALO/HAHO teams during insertion and can be used to supply elements on the ground. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, SYSTEM, I530C HEAVY, MICROFLY III, VDM, FG;

836533-0 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

System weight < 50lbs

250-1,000lbs range cargo capacity, reliable openings and controlled descent

High altitude employment as a system alone or with HALO/HAHO teams < 24,500-3,500 ft

Multiple canopy rigging capability for simultaneous employment with drogue-fall configuration for combination air drop, max glide ratio 4:1

Capable of manual control or autonomous guided precision aerial delivery to navigate to a pre-programmed coordinates

GPS enabled for precision accuracy to IP into wind or landing azimuth and capable of system tracking for recovery

Silent slider capability to reduce noise of system in flight

Multiple re-use and multiple cargo parachute employment, 10 minute bundle rigging

CLIN 0004: Autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery system, 2,500-4,500lbs cargo capacity /

Qty: 1 – Autonomous, reusable guided precision aerial delivery system that can fly itself to a designated point on the ground after being dropped from altitudes up to 24,500 ft. Capable of carrying a gross rigged weight of up to 4,500 lb and glide up to 25 kilometers after being dropped with repeatedly demonstrated the ability to land 80% of all drops within 150m of the designated Impact Point (IP). The system can be employed in high-altitude-low-opening (HALO)/high-altitude-high-opening (HAHO) conditions independently or used to accompany HALO/HAHO teams during insertion and can be used to supply elements on the ground. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, SYSTEM, 4K RAZORFLY, VDM, W/AGU, FG;

838110-1 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

System weight < 250lbs

2,500-4,500lbs range cargo capacity, reliable openings and controlled descent

High altitude employment as a system alone or with HALO/HAHO teams < 24,500-5,000 ft

Max glide ratio 3.5 to 3.75:1

Capable of manual control or autonomous guided precision aerial delivery to navigate to a pre-programmed coordinates through mission planning software

GPS enabled for precision accuracy to IP into wind or landing azimuth and capable of system tracking for recovery

Multiple re-use capability

CLIN 0005: Navigation system for autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery system / Qty: 1-

Navigation system allows military freefall jumpers to conduct missions with long offsets and guide them toward their intended landing area in a reliable and precise way. The navigation system provides the jumper with navigation guidance using a single device.— AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, KIT, JTRAX NAVAID, W/

RADIO AND XSHUT; 846000-0 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

1 pilot unit, 1 display screen, 1 support board or harness, 1 back-up compass

Ruggedized module with avionics sensors for military free fall missions

Adjustable settings to allow configuration display based on experience of jumpers and mission requirements

Multiple screen viewing for jumpmasters to check progress of flight, navigation to be used under canopy to guide jumper towards the landing zone, and map display of area below the jumper during flight under canopy

Capable of planning 1 primary landing target and 2 alternate landing targets

Capable of integration with mission planning software for precision guided aerial delivery systems

CLIN 0006: Handheld controller assembly / Qty: 1 – Handheld controller assembly for autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery systems — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, HANDHELD CONTROLLER ASSY;

846000-0 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

Remote control unit

Allows user to remotely program the system and to monitor the status of systems while onboard aircraft XX

Allows user to monitor the location and heading of autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery systems after employment

Capable of override to fly delivery system manually

CLIN 0007: Laptop computer with software for autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery systems

/ Qty: 1 – Laptop with software provides flight algorithm mission planning for autonomous, precision guided equipment delivery systems. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, LAPTOP COMPUTER W/ JTRAX MISSION

PLANNER; 836020-1 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

Include laptop with mission planning software

Software allows guidance, navigation, and control analyses in real time

Ability to continuously adjust the flight plan results in greater accuracy and higher reliability

Mission planning capable of running simulated missions using included terrain mapping software

Removable lithium battery with a six-month maintenance schedule

CLIN 0008: Multi-mission parachute system / Qty: 1 - Multi-Mission Parachute System is a high-performance parachute system featuring a harness container that is capable of both bottom-of-container pilot chute deployment and drogue fall deployment methods. Provide the user the maximum ability to customize equipment or cargo attachments. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, EDGE MMPS SMALL, COY; 826100-

1 (or Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

Maximum altitude deployment of 24,999 ft; minimum altitude deployment of 4,000 ft

Equipped with harness container with at least 8 attachment points that is capable of both bottom-of-container pilot chute deployment and drogue fall deployment methods

Drogue system with center of pack mounted drogue release

Enable flat jumper position while in droguefall

Safe drogue release to release if the main container opens

2-stage drogue collapse to eliminate fails when the drogue is released

Stable and consistent during droguefall

Capable of additional attachments on both sides

Equipped with primary and secondary drogue release handles

Glide modulation system capable of transitioning glide ratio from 5:1 to 1:1

Silent canopy

Ease of use and maintenance

CLIN 0009: Precision Aerial Cargo Delivery System Training / Qty: 1- Training to support and certify precision aerial cargo delivery systems employment and maintenance. — AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, TRNG (or

Equal)

To be considered “equal”, offered products must meet the following salient functional, physical and performance characteristics:

4-6 PAX capacity

8-day, 8-hours per day program of instruction with 1 instructor covering:

- Introduction to autonomous, precision guided aerial delivery systems including principles of VDM

- System parachute packing and cargo rigging, rigger checks

- System assembly and in-service

- Remote control overview and function

- Mission planning and AGU programming

- Aircraft set-up and load up

- Precision guided aerial delivery systems dispatch procedures

- Mission employment lift for resupply via autonomous function and manual override

- Recovery procedures, repacking and storage

Provide training space and aircraft for practical exercises