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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment to solicitation N00024-15-R-6263 is to:

a. Respond to bidders' questions;

b. Modify Sections F and J;

c. Modify FAR clause 52.209-3 in Section I:

d. Modify the Performance Specif ication for the TB-29X Thinline Tow ed Array; and

e. Incorporate additional GFI.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N00024-15-R-6263

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

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REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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N00024-15-R-6263

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

Q&A

Number Question and Answer

Q2 Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array paragraph 4.2.4 Factory Acceptance

Tests (FATs) states that “FATs shall be described in the MTEPP and shall be conducted on every production unit. FATs shall be conducted to demonstrate compliance with performance requirements specified in Table 12.”

Question: Is it the Navy’s intent to require component level water saturated Isopar (WSI) FATs testing on all deliverable TB-29X acoustic channel assemblies as specified in Table 12 Factory Acceptance

Tests (requirement section 3.2.1.1.3, section title Acoustic Sensitivity relevant paragraph 1, s1)? Did the

Navy intend for this to be a first article test rather than factory acceptance tests?

A2 No, the Navy does not intend to require component level water saturated Isopar testing during Factory

Acceptance Testing. The Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array is modified as detailed below.

Q3 Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array paragraph 4.2.3 Reliability

Demonstration (RD) requires a test program that greatly exceeds the 18 month period of performance specified for first article delivery. RD testing, as defined in subsequent subparagraphs, is primarily driven by the required number of pressure and temperature cycles, ramp, and hold times.

Question: Is it the Navy’s intent to complete RD testing within the first article delivery period of performance? If so, recommend reducing the number of test cycles and hold times consistent with an

18 month first article period of performance.

A3 Yes the Navy’s intent is to complete Reliability Demonstration during First Article Testing. The First

Article duration shall be extended to 20 months as detailed below.

Q4 Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array paragraph 4.2.4 Factory Acceptance

Tests (FATs) and SOW paragraph 6.2 Test, Acceptance, and Evaluation are silent with respect to FATs including tension testing, system level pressure, burn-in, and vibration.

Question: Are these Factory Acceptance Tests no longer required for TB-29X production arrays?

A4 Factory Acceptance Testing should include tension, pressure, burn-in and vibration. The Performance

Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array is modified as detailed below.

Q5 NUWC-NPT Technical Document 12,051; 15 January 2015; Performance Specification for the TB-29X

Thinline Towed Array; page 37 section 4.2.2

Question: The DCT tests addressed in Section 4.2.2 of the spec states that “Successful completion of the DCTs marks the transition from the hardware design phase to the hardware production phase.” The

Specification Paragraph 4.2.3 defines a set of tests required to provide a Reliability Demonstration (RD) at the component, module, and array levels. The RD tests are not addressed in the SOW, and there is no definition of entrance and exit criteria provided. Is completion of the RD tests tied in any way to production start once the DCTs are successfully completed, or are they intended to be an independently-performed reliability demonstration not directly tied to First Article completion or production start?

A5 The Reliability Demonstration is intended to be completed during First Article. No, the Reliability

Demonstration is not tied to the start of production.

Q6 NUWC-NPT Technical Document 12,051; 15 January 2015; Performance Specification for the TB-29X

Thinline Towed Array; page 48 section 4.2.4 and Table 12

Question: The 168-hour burn-in requirement from the TB-29A PIDS is not included in the TB-29X specification. Requirements for pressure, vibration, tension, and handling as part of TB-29X FAT testing are not included in Table 12. Is it truly the Government’s intent to eliminate the requirement for pressure, vibration, tension, and handling as part of the thinline towed array FAT?

A6 Factory Acceptance Testing should include tension, pressure, burn-in and vibration. The Performance

Q7 The TB-29X specification, sections 3.2.1.2.22 and 3.2.1.2.10, explicitly specifies Preamp CAL as well as Hydrophone CAL. The specification, section 3.2.1.2.7 states “The calibration signal shall be added synchronously and in phase into each acoustic channel preamplifier”. The TB-29A specification does not distinguish between Preamp CAL and Hydrophone CAL.

Question: Would the government entertain making Preamp CAL an objective requirement?

In a repair situation, Hydrophone CAL provides the ability to isolate a failure to the Lowest Repairable

Unit (LRU). Preamp CAL provides limited benefit to the repair and maintenance of the TB-29X modules.

A7 The Government has removed the preamp CAL from the performance specification. The Performance

Q8 The TB-29X specification states in section 3.2.1.2.27 “All telemetry components that are to be located in the acoustic modules within submarine thin-line arrays shall not exceed 5.1 inches in length and

0.625 inches in diameter within the acoustic aperture and 0.69 outside of the acoustic aperture”. In the

TB-29A specification the maximum diameter of all internal components within the array shall not exceed 0.78 inches in diameter excluding the Heading Sensor.

Question: For components outside the acoustic aperture, would the government accept the 0.78 inch diameter specification in conjunction with meeting the new radial force requirement?

Question: Should the Heading Sensor be excluded from the component diameter requirement as in the

TB-29A specification?

A8 Yes, the Navy will accept a requirement change to the 0.78 inch diameter and exclude the engineering sensors from the component diameter requirement. The Performance Specification for the TB-29X

Thinline Towed Array is modified as detailed below.

Q9 The TB-29X specification states in section 3.1.1.3.2.1 “The VIMs shall be built IAW DWG 1733D0118 and DWG1733D0168”.

Question: Does the government intend to support the 5 VIM heavyweight configuration?

A9 Yes, it is the Government’s intent that the TB-29X will support a 5 VIM Heavyweight configuration.

See the Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array, Section 3.2.3.

Q10 We would like to request a copy of the NAVSEA document titled “Technical Requirements Manual for

Temporary Submarine Alterations”, NAVSEA s9070-AA-MEE-010/SSN/SSBN.

A10 N00024-15-R-6263-0002 modifies Attachment 5, Government Furnished Information, NAVSEA Form

4205/20, to provide the requested document, Technical Requirements Manual for Temporary

Submarine Alterations, NAVSEA s9070-AA-MME-010/SSN/SSBN, to Offerors. The additional GFI will be e-mailed at the time amendment N00024-15-R-6263-0002 is posted on FEDBIZOPPS to those

Offerors who previously requested and were cleared to access the specifications.

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

REQUIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE has been modified:

From:

ITEM DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY

SHIP TO OR MARK

FOR

0001 18 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

0002 18 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

0003 12 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

0004 18 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

To:

ITEM DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY

SHIP TO OR MARK

FOR

0001 20 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

0002 20 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

0003 12 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

0004 20 months after contract award 1

Ships in place and “Mark

For” will be provided upon contract award

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

Paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.209-3 FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL – CONTRACTOR TESTING (SEP 1989) has been modified:

(b) The Contractor shall submit the first article test report for CLINs 0001 and 0002 within 18 months from the date of this contract and within 12 months from the date of this contract for CLIN 0003 (See CDRL A007 marked

"FIRST ARTICLE TEST REPORT: Contract No. TBD, Lot/Item No. 0001, 0002 and 0003"). Within 30 calendar days after the Government receives the test report, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor.

A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval.

(b) The Contractor shall submit the first article test report for CLINs 0001 and 0002 within 578 calendar days from the date of this contract and within 335 calendar days from the date of this contract for CLIN 0003 (See CDRL

A007 marked "FIRST ARTICLE TEST REPORT: Contract No. TBD, Lot/Item No. 0001, 0002 and 0003"). Within

30 calendar days after the Government receives the test report, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the

Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 2A

Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array, Table 12 (U) Factory Acceptance Tests has been modified:

Requirement

Section

Section Title Paragraph Shall Unit Under

Test

Verification

3.2.1.1.3 Acoustic Sensitivity 1, s1 Component T

Section Title Paragraph Shall Unit Under

Test

Verification

3.2.1.1.3 Acoustic Sensitivity 1, s1(exclude WSI) Component T

Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array, Table 12 (U) Factory Acceptance Tests has been modified to add the following:

Section Title Paragraph Shall Unit Under

Test

Verification

3.2.5.5 & 3.2.5.6 Operating Pressure &

Operating Pressure Rate of Change

1s Module T

3.2.5.11 Vibration 1s Module T

4.2.5 Towed Array Assembly All Module/

Array

T

Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array, Section 3.2.1.2.10 has been modified:

These signals shall be routed through the acoustic sensors during “hydrophone calibration tone commands” and routed through the preamplifier circuit during “preamplifier calibration tone command”.

These signals shall be routed through the acoustic sensors during “hydrophone calibration tone commands”.

Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array, Section 3.2.1.2.22 has been modified:

The calibration signals shall be injected in two selectable places: (1) to the preamplifier of the node and (2) in series with the hydrophone in the system architecture that allows the maximum evaluation of system functionality.

The calibration signals shall be injected in series with the hydrophone in the system architecture that allows the maximum evaluation of system functionality.

Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array, Section 3.2.1.2.27 has been modified:

All telemetry components that are to be located in the acoustic modules within submarine thin-line arrays shall not exceed 5.1 inches in length and 0.625 inches in diameter within the acoustic aperture and 0.69 outside of the acoustic aperture.

All telemetry components that are to be located in the acoustic modules within submarine thin-line arrays shall not exceed 5.1 inches in length and 0.78 inches in diameter within the acoustic and outside the aperture with the exception of engineering sensors.

Performance Specification for the TB-29X Thinline Towed Array has been modified to add the following sections:

4.2.5 (U) Towed Array Assembly.

(U) Each fully assembled, fluid-filled, TAA shall be subjected to the tension test identified in section 4.2.5.1, the handleability test identified in section 4.2.5.2, and the 168-hour burn-in test identified in section 4.2.5.3 under operational conditions.

4.2.5.1 (U) Tension Test.

(U) Each hosed TAA module shall be subjected to tension cycles with a load varying from 0 lb to the maximum specified in section 3.2.2.1.1. Each unhosed TAA module shall be subjected to tension cycles with a load varying from 0 lb to the equivalent of 0.8 times the maximum anticipated TAA tow load or 0.76 times the loads listed in section 3.2.2.1.1. Each module shall be subjected to a minimum of 10 cycles unhosed (fully populated with hydrophones and electronics) and a minimum of five (5) cycles hosed. Load increases from minimum to maximum and load decreases from maximum to minimum shall occur in five (5) minute increments. Each maximum load shall be maintained for a minimum of 10 minutes and each minimum load shall be maintained for a minimum of one

(1) minute. The last cycle shall include a 1-hour hold.

4.2.5.2 (U) Array Handleability Test.

(U) After successful completion of the requirements of section 4.2.5.1, the entire TAA shall be subjected to five complete handling cycles on an OA-9070B Reduced Wrap Capstan or system approved by the Government. Each cycle shall be performed at the maximum load conditions identified in section 3.2.2.1.2. No TAA damage or operational degradation shall be allowed as a result of this test. The modules shall be in conformance with requirements specified in section 3.2.2.2.

4.2.5.3 (U) 168 Hour Burn-in Test.

(U) Each TAA shall be subjected to the 168 hour burn-in test after the requirements of section 4.2.5.1 have been successfully completed. Up to 4 hours of operations from the Array Handleability Test (Section 4.2.5.2) can count towards the 168 hour, failure-free burn-in period conducted with simulated at-sea environmental conditions

(pressure, vibration, tension, temperature, and reeling) with the array assembly fully powered and in an operational condition. A failure shall be defined as the inability of any system, subsystem, and component to satisfy its applicable drawing or specification requirements. If facilities are not available to simulate all of the substituted, subject to Government approval. Repairs, alignments, or adjustments shall not be permitted during the test.

Satisfactory completion of the burn-in on each system shall be required prior to acceptance for delivery.

Components within each module shall have completed a minimum of 168 hour failure-free burn-in.

ATTACHMENT 5

Attachment 5 - Government Furnished Information, NAVSEA Form 4205/20, 3 pages is hereby deleted in its entirety. It is replaced by Attachment 5 - Government Furnished Information, NAVSEA Form 4205/20, 3 pages, dated 28 July 2015. A conformed copy of Attachment 5 is attached hereto.