Attachment_A_-_Statement_of_Work_-_Profiling_Floats_Final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

NAVOCEANO Autonomous Profiling Float

April 19, 2018

C.1 Item

Aircraft Deployable, Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) Autonomous Profiling Float.

C.2 Description

Autonomous underwater profiling floats which are air/surface deployable instruments capable of operating in the open sea and providing underwater profile measurements of salinity, temperature, and pressure. The main housing of the float encloses the batteries, circuit boards, satellite transmitter, and all other pertinent electronics. The primary function of the subsurface float is to provide a platform that has the capability to drift at a depth where the float is neutrally buoyant and also cycles vertically from an operator-specified depth to the surface then returns to an operator-specified depth on a programmable schedule. The float will telemeter Short Burst Data (SBD), profile data via Iridium Satellite Communications. The float system, upon contact with the water, is capable of freeing itself from the deployment package.

C.3 Scope

The objective is to procure autonomous profiling floats and to provide incidental repair and refurbishment services.

The profiling floats should perform operational oceanographic data collection. The floats and float data must meet Argo program requirements and be air/surface deployable.

C.4 Period of Performance

The proposed period of performance is for one (1) three (3) year ordering period. Delivery dates will be provided at Delivery Order level. Performance location is at Contractor's Facility.

C.5 Profiling Floats Comprehensive Salient Characteristics

C.5.1 Pre-deployment

C.5.A. The float must be capable of being stored in a climate-controlled warehouse or aboard U. S. Navy vessels for at least one (1) year.

C.5.B. Ballasting options for each individual profiling float must include at least one of the following features as specified within each individual purchase order:

a. Totally self-ballasting,

b. Pre-ballasted for a specified area of the ocean before delivery, and/or

c. Equipped with ballasting rings/weights and additional necessary supplies capable of allowing weight adjustments upon delivery.

d. Potential deployment areas include, but are not necessarily limited to, the South China

Sea, the Arctic, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Sulu Sea basins and low density inland seas. Different depth sampling intervals may be specified by the user for different areas of the ocean.

C.5.C. The float must be capable of running self-diagnostic tests initiated by the user.

C.5.D. The float must be capable of being re-programmed to change operating parameters at the user's facility. The float must also include the capability to connect directly to a government laptop in an approved manner. Vendor must contact NAVOCEANO POCs for specifics of:

a. Depth settings and sampling frequencies

b. Data formats

c. Ballasting specifications

C.5.E. The vendor must provide software and software updates to the U. S. Navy no later than delivery of the float for decoding the transmitted data stream as Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software, applying calibration coefficients, and producing an output file containing: temperature (C), pressure (dbar), depth (m), conductivity (S/m), salinity (PSU), and positional information.

C.5.F. All source code must be included as GOTS software. This software must be compatible with the Red Hat Enterprise 7 (or later) Linux operating system for a PC, and the software must be delivered to run on a DoD system as a single, specific, non-privileged user. Root privileges must not be required to execute or build the software and the software must use relative paths. The software must be directly supplied to the U. S. Navy and be DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) compliant (reference https://iase.disa.mil/stigs/Pages/index.aspx).

C.5.G. The vendor must provide a digital copy of the technical specifications (including ballasting and calibration details), float pre-deployment, deployment, testing, operational software and user guides with each delivery order.

C.6. Deployment

C.6.A. The float must be air-deployable and surface-deployable. The profiling float must contain all associated packaging and rigging.

C.6.B. All float deployment containers must accommodate seating for attachment of a parachute canopy capable of withstanding the force of a C-130 aircraft deployment from a specified altitude above 500 feet.

C.6.C. Upon demand, individual float units must be either equipped with a parachute or must be air- deployable without a parachute.

C.6.D. The float data must be routed directly to NAVOCEANO after deployment. After the float platform has been activated by the user, the manufacturer must not collect, nor process, nor archive any float data.

C.7. Performance

C.7.A. The float must solely utilize alkaline batteries; the float must not contain lithium batteries nor contain lithium power sources.

C.7.B. The float must be capable of operating unattended for at least 65 profiles to a depth of at least 2,000 meters at pre-programmed or operator-specified intervals.

C.7.C. The float must be capable of collecting data according to a user-approved sampling interval (spot- samples) or in a continuous, high-resolution mode.

C.7.D. The Short Burst Data Iridium float must be capable of being commanded to remain at surface and to transmit position until instructed to resume normal operating cycle.

C.7.E. The float must be capable of collecting data from shallow water depths of 50 meters or less at pre- programmed or operator-specified intervals and also be able to collect profile data from a specified depth with zero park time.

C.7.F. The float must be capable of collecting data from multiple profiling cycles in less than 24 hours.

C.7.G. The float must be capable of obtaining the first profile independent of the user-specified park and profile cycle interval.

https://iase.disa.mil/stigs/Pages/index.aspx

C.7.H. The profiling float must be equipped with a Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) module (SBE 41/41 CP) or equivalent, as recognized and approved by the international Argo Program.

C.7.I. The float must be capable of automatic pressure activation.

C.7.J. The float must be capable of operating over a water density range of at least10 sigma-t.

C.7.K. The float CTD’s conductivity sensor must be capable of measuring ocean conductivity over the range 0 to 90 millisiemens/centimeter.

C.7.L. The float CTD’s conductivity sensor must be capable of measuring ocean conductivity with an accuracy of

0.00 millisiemens/centimeter. The float CTD’s sensor must be capable of measuring ocean temperature over the range of -5 to 40 degrees Celsius.

C.7.M. The float CTD’s sensor must be capable of measuring ocean temperature across the full measurement range with an accuracy of ± 0.002 degrees Celsius.

C.7.N. The float CTD’s sensor must be capable of measuring ocean pressures across the full depth operating range with an accuracy of ± 2 decibars.

C.7.O. The float CTD’s sensor must be capable of sampling data at a rate of at least once every two seconds.

C.7.O. The float must support in-water operations from sea state 0 degrees through sea state 6 degrees as per the International Sea and Swell scale.

C.8. Communications

C.8.A. The autonomous profiling float must report through the DoD Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) using the Iridium Satellite Short Burst Data (SBD) based system utilizing bi-directional communication protocol for data dissemination and platform position determination. The float must use GPS receiver for position determination. The vendor’s modem IMEI must be DoD-approved and not a commercial IMEI and must transmit data via the DoD EMSS Gateway. The same IMEI must be provided by the vendor to the U.S. Navy for activation and provisioning by the U.S. Navy as necessary.

C,8.B. The Iridium SBD float must be capable of reporting detailed engineering data (including all necessary parameters to control and troubleshoot the float especially in shallow water operations) along with the profile data in short burst format to U.S. Navy servers.

C.8.C. The Iridium SBD remote control commands must include the ability to, at a minimum and while they are operational at sea:

a. Modify the amount of time spent at the specified park/drift depth

b. Modify the park/drift depth

c. Modify the ascent rate

d. Modify the park/drift pressure sampling rate

e. Receive a file over air containing commands that will change the settings of the float operating parameters.

f. Be capable of being re-programmed after delivery to communicate profile data and engineering information from the surface more than once within 24 hours to accommodate shallow-water operations.

C.8.D. According to the requirement and as requested from management, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, Level 2 encryption will be a required capability for individual profiling floats.

C.9. Technological/Service Advancements

C.9.A. In anticipation of technological advancements/improvements over the course of this contract, for existing equipment, such technological advancements shall be evaluated by the POC’s and added to NAVOCEANO inventory if that equipment proves to be superior, cost effective, compatible to previously purchased equipment, and continues to meet DBCP specifications and requirements. The cost shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the contract value.

C.10. Packaging

C.10.A. Each shipping container must always be clearly marked on the outside to indicate any unevenness or weight imbalances, when applicable, to avoid injury to personnel, and to avoid damage to packaging or the actual float due to stacking imbalances.

C.10.B. Each float must be marked on the hull area with only the float serial number which must be provided by the manufacturer.

C.10.C. Each float must be packaged in its own individual shipping container as well as a separate deployment container.

C.10.D. The presence of a parachute must be clearly indicated on the exterior of each shipping container to quickly assess and confirm delivery specifications for invoice approval.

C.10.E. The float serial number shall be clearly indicated on the exterior of each shipping container to help minimize inspection efforts.

C.10.F. The presence of tools, documentation and/or accessories must be indicated on the shipping container to help minimize inspection efforts.

C.10.G. All documentation (including shipping records) and containers must be marked with their associated contract number and the delivery order number.

C.10.H. Each deployment container located inside the shipping container as well as the shipping container itself must be visibly labeled with an impact monitor to indicate when a float has been exposed to a potentially damaging force during transit or storage.

C.10.I. Each shipping container, each deployment container and all packing materials must comply with all domestic and international shipping rules, regulations, and restrictions. The shipping container must be strong enough to protect its contents from the hazards of shipping and storage.

C.10.J. The shipping container must be as light in weight as shipping hazards and the inherent strength properties of the materials permit.

C.10.K. The actual shipping container framework should provide the primary basic strength and support to absorb most of the stress imposed by the container contents.

C.10.L. Each shipping container must be able to accommodate a standard pallet jack/pallet truck.

C.10.M. All markings on instrument, deployment container, and shipping container must be clearly visible and all labels must be securely affixed.

C.11. Delivery

C.11.A. Upon delivery, the vendor must provide the necessary accessory(s) required to connect directly to the float from a government laptop’s USB connector, for communication. The vendor must also provide the accessories required to repare the float for deployment as indicated in these salient descriptions.

C.11.B. The vendor must not release any U. S. Government procurement or procurement-related information (i.e. number of platforms procured, type of platforms procured, etc.) to public and/or to private entities without the Government’s consent.

C.11.C. The vendor must provide a utility software program(s) to verify the validity of the user's proposed operating parameters for a float to protect against misconfiguration and loss of communication to the float.

C.11.D. The articles to be furnished must be delivered within the time frame indicated on each delivery order issued under the contract with respect to the receipt of Iridium IMEI provisioning which will be supplied by the NAVOCEANO Points of Contact (POC).

C.11.E. The vendor must be capable of meeting a potential demand for 120 profiling float units per year with a maximum of 140 profiling units per year.

C.11.F. The vendor must provide the software program code and subsequent upgrades that will decode the float profile data.

C.11.G. All instruments must be shipped to the following, unless otherwise specified:

NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE

RECEIVING OFFICER N62306

MSAAP B9134, CODE N114 UIC: N62306

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS 39522-5001

C.12. Hardware Disposal

C.12.A. The vendor must provide secure and environmentally sound means of disposition and/or recycling of profiling float hardware and hardware parts previously procured from the vendor by NAVOCEANO.

C.12.B. Disposal must comply with applicable regulations governing drifter asset disposal to prevent violation of any environmental, health and safety disposal restrictions governing profiling float equipment disposal.

C.13. Repair and Refurbishment

C.13.A. The vendor must provide repair and refurbishment services of profiling float hardware and hardware parts procured from the vendor up to 50% of the cost of the float.

C.13.B. In the event that the Government requires repair/servicing of the profiling float hardware for which the standard warranty does not or no longer applies, the profiling float will be shipped at Government expense.

C.13.C. The vendor must perform diagnostics with regard to the technical diagnostics CLIN and then provide a technical report along with a quote within three weeks of receiving the float platform. The Government will, upon receiving the report and quote, review and determine whether or not the repair/servicing will be allowed within ten (10) business days.