TRD - Maritime Platform 20250418.pdf
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This Technical Requirements Document (TRD) details specifications for 20 maritime surface reference and instrumentation Remote Control Platforms (RCP) for the Department of Air Force's 96th Test Wing. The platforms must have extensive maritime capabilities, including 10-month continuous sea operation, sustained 2-3 knot speed, minimal visual/radar signature, and ability to operate in open ocean environments with brief submergence capabilities. Key technical requirements include high-precision GPS navigation, multiple communication channels (Iridium RUDICS, GSM, 802.11), payload capacity of at least 400 lbs, modular configuration, anti-fouling coating, and robust safety features like emergency location tracking and water intrusion monitoring.
Specific operational parameters include station keeping within 150 ft radius, power generation of at least 480W with solar collection, comprehensive monitoring via chart-based GUI, and platform stability in rough waters. The procurement is limited to US-based companies, with first unit delivery targeted within 360 days and final unit delivery within 720 days. The solicitation is currently in a sources sought/market research phase, with responses due by 12:00 PM CDT on 31 July 2025, targeting small businesses under NAICS code 334511 with a size standard of 1,350 employees.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 96TH TEST WING (AFMC)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA
A 202
MEMORANDUM FOR: AFTC/PZIOA
FROM: 96 TSSQ/RNXT
SUBJECT: Technical Requirements Document (TRD) for maritime surface reference & instrumentation Remote Control Platform (RCP)
The organization has a requirement for maritime platforms conforming to the following specifications:
Safety:
Emergency Location: Shore-activated light or beacon and redundant RF communications to allow persistent tracking at all times via Iridium RUDICS or similar satellite communication capability.
Health Sensors: Pressure and temperature sensors need to be available in dry/payload boxes.
Dry boxes & or payload bays need to be protected from water intrusion and monitored for water intrusion as to not damage installed test instrumentation. In the event of a dry box/payload bay failure, a warning message must be transmitted to allow rapid response to the issue. azard avoidance in response to Automatic Identification System (AIS) traffic.
General:
Endurance: Capable of operat at least 10 months without physical intervention.
Speed: Sustained 2 to 3 kts while allowing maneuverability of the platform.
Depth Rating: Continuous operation in wash and spray with brief submergence to 5ft -essentially must be able to operate continuously exposed open ocean environment as well as be able to survive while being submerged, in cases of bad weather, storms, or hurricanes.
Observability: Minimal visual/radar signature flag and marker lights, low-profile configuration. Size:
Overall platform (shippable via air to test locations) not to exceed ft in length.
Weight: Overall platform should not exceed 00 lbs.
Operation and navigation: Must be controllable remotely via 802.11 b/g/n, GSM, and Iridium RUDICS channels. Must be able to
. Must provide latest FIPS certifications on communications. Must be able to operate in a minimum water depth of 30 ft.
Coating: Anti-fouling paint or copper based paint to minimize oceanic organism growth.
Payload:
Payload Weight: At least 00lb.
Payload Volume: cf total volume needed . It is possible to split the payload bay into two bays to meet the cf need.
Wave height sensor capability, weather station, and deployable recovery device.
Navigation:
GPS: High precision differential (2-8 cm).
AIS Receive Navigation ccuracy to within 10ft CEP50.
Station Keeping: 150 ft radius CEP90.
Navigation and station keeping programmable waypoint course, follow course, and hold/ loop. Independent and active controllability.
Power:
Continuous Power: At least 0W.
Battery Storage: At least kWh.
Solar Collection rate: At least W.
Communications: Ability to have constant communications with the RCP as well as have multiple communication paths to the vehicle to serve as redundant methods of communication.
Satellite: Iridium RUDICS or better capable, Broadband Global Access Network (BGAN) capable with modular antenna payload.
Cellular: GSM capable.
Local: 802.11 b/g/n capable.
Network: DISA
Operation:
Mission Control: Chart based GUI with waypoint and course generation.
Monitoring: Status/location, programmable inclusion and exclusion zones.
Visibility: Visible and min-vis capable, operation on surface level (within inches versus below or above the surface level.
Stability: Platform maintains upright attitude in rough water and will not capsize
Delivery: ithin days .
Limited to US based companies only.
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