Attachment I Requirement Criteria.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

OCEAN FLOOR MAPPING WITH LONG-ENDURANCE UNMANNED SYSTEMS

1. BACKGROUND

The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) collects, processes, and databases a wide variety of high-resolution, ocean floor mapping data. While a primary purpose is to support Safety of Navigation (SoN) for Fleet operations, the data are also utilized in a variety of other products that provide improved situation awareness for the Fleet.

The US Navy has a need globally for additional ocean floor mapping data in many ocean regions but does not possess the capacity to collect the data using the current portfolio of survey platforms.

This request aims to enhance the mission effectiveness by shifting tasks traditionally performed by government-owned, manned platforms, to obtaining services that incorporate contractor-owned long-endurance Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV).

2. MISSION SCOPE

The contractor must have current capability and experience to conduct long-endurance USV survey operations in all mission profiles described in section 2.1:

2.1. Mission profiles

2.1.1. Shallow water bathymetric survey (vessel draft to ~200m water depth)

2.1.2. Bathymetric survey (200m to ~4000m water depth)

2.1.3. Deep water bathymetric survey (~4000m to full ocean depth)

2.1.4. Seamount survey (vessel draft to ~4000m)

2.2. Operating Model

2.2.1. Contractor Owned, Contractor Operated, Government Augmented (COCOGA)

2.2.1.1. The contractor provides all equipment required for the execution of mission requirements.

2.2.1.2. The contractor provides preventative and emergent maintenance for all equipment required for the execution of mission requirements.

2.2.1.3. The contractor is responsible for all coordination associated with survey operations.

2.2.1.4. The contractor is responsible for all safe mobilization, integration, mission planning and daily operations.

2.2.1.5. The contractor may be responsible for processing the resultant data to meet mission requirements and delivering said data in a timely manner.

2.2.1.6. Government Augmented tasks may include government leading all planning and execution phases.

2.2.1.7. Government Augmented tasks may include government operation of the contractor supplied ocean floor mapping payload.

2.2.1.8. Government Augmented tasks may include government performing all data processing.

3. DESIRED SOLUTIONS

Desired solutions are those that:

3.1. Utilize USV to accomplish mission objectives in efforts to increase mission efficiency and reduce risk to personnel.

3.2. Support the collection, management and transmission/delivery of survey data. Protect all data types at rest and in transit using encryption. Data is for Government use only. No additional resale.

3.3. Support the collection of bathymetric data up to Order 1A standards for uncertainty, feature search, and coverage as listed in International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), Special Publication 44, Edition 6.1.2.

3.4. Support a minimum monthly productivity of 2000 linear nautical miles.

3.5. Utilize multibeam sonar systems to collect bathymetry in all defined mission profiles.

3.6. Enable NAVOCEANO Subject Matter Expert (SME) monitoring and interaction through remote interface(s) accessible via NIPRNET.

4. DATA DELIVERABLES

4.1. Survey Data Deliverables:

4.1.1. Multibeam sonar in raw proprietary sensor formats, to include bathymetry, seafloor backscatter and water column backscatter

4.1.2. Oceanographic profile data in raw sensor format

4.1.3. GNSS observables in *.rnx (RINEX Format)

4.1.4. Vessel motion / attitude data in raw proprietary format

4.1.5. Collection / watchstander logs

4.1.6. Report of Survey (includes mission impacts from equipment maintenance, weather or any other outside influence, how they calculated uncertainty, vessel offsets, calibration data, etc...)

4.2. Processed Data Deliverables

4.2.1. Processed multibeam data (bathymetry, seafloor backscatter and water column backscatter)

4.2.2. Oceanographic profile data in processed format

4.2.3. GNSS data in processed format

4.2.4. Final Production Surface (Grid)

4.2.5. Data Processing Logs

4.2.6. Detailed list of production software utilized, to include software versions.