E2FDS-Market-Survey1-Initial.pdf

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PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:

1. The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information on commercial industry capability to satisfy U.S. Army requirements for an Early Entry Fluid Distribution System (E2FDS), which will complement the Inland Petroleum Distribution System (IPDS) by adding an early entry capability as well as provide a means for rapidly extending existing pipeline.

The E2FDS is a rapidly-emplaced, high-throughput fluid distribution conduit system. The

E2FDS is configured into a 50-mile system. It can throughput 850,000 gallons of petroleum or

650,000 gallons of raw/non-potable water per 20 hour operational day. The system is emplaced at a rate of 25 miles per 20 hour operational day and retrieved at a rate of 10 miles per 20 hour operational day. Components are configured in nine high stackable International Standards

Organization (ISO) twenty foot equivalent units (TEU) for deployment and is Heavy Expanded

Mobility Tactical Truck-Load Handling System (HEMTT-LHS), Palletized Load System (PLS) and PLS Trailer transportable.

The E2FDS is comprised of five major modules: Pump Stations, Centralized Control Module, Employment & Retrieval System (ERS), 50 miles of flexible conduit, and Conduit Support

Equipment including, but not limited to, road crossing kits, culvert kits, suspension kits, couplings, gate valves, check valves and spill containment/clean-up equipment to support a conduit trace profile represented in Appendix A. It is emplaced and operated by Military

Occupational Specialty (MOS) 92F (Petroleum Supply Specialist) of the Pipeline Operating

Platoon attached to the Petroleum Support Company and requires minimal engineer support to emplace the conduit or pump stations. Pump stations are centrally controlled to enable rapid and precise synchronization during pumping operations.

The U.S. Army is considering competitively awarding an Engineering, Manufacturing and

Development (EMD) contract to design a complete 50-mile E2FDS system that meets the requirements and attributes described below and to fabricate, verify, deliver and support

Government testing of a three to five mile prototype E2FDS system. The support effort shall include developing draft technical manuals, training of Government personnel, developing and delivering system support packages, and providing on-site technical personnel to support the

Government’s Production Qualification Test (PQT) and Limited User Test (LUT). The

Government would then award a production contract after successful completion of an EMD contract. This market research questionnaire pertains only to a potential future EMD contract.

2. The following information describes the Requirements and Attributes the E2FDS system must meet. The Requirements and Attributes are described in terms of Thresholds (T) and Objectives

(O). For Requirements, Threshold Requirements are those that must be met prior to system acceptance. Objective Requirements are those that are desired to provide increased capability or performance but are not mandatory. Attribute Thresholds and Objectives are not mandatory and can be traded for improvements elsewhere.

Requirement or

Attribute

Development Threshold Development Objective

Requirement 1

(Training)

The E2FDS shall have two Five-mile

Training Sets, a Trace Planning Tool, and

Collective Virtual Training Simulator to support unit sustainment training.

T=O

Requirement 2

(Energy

Efficiency)

The E2FDS shall deliver 850,000 gallons of

JP-8 over the terrain profile in Appendix A fifty-mile trace while providing 225 gallons of product throughput per gallon of fuel consumed by the pump stations.

The E2FDS shall deliver

850,000 gallons of JP-8 over the terrain profile in

Appendix A fifty-mile trace while providing 450 gallons of product throughput per gallon of fuel consumed by the pump stations.

Requirement 3

(Rapid

Emplacement)

The E2FDS shall be capable of being emplaced at a minimum rate of 25 miles per

20 hour operational day. These rates shall be achieved when deployed over terrain depicted in the representative profile described

Appendix A.

The E2FDS shall be capable of being emplaced at a minimum rate of 30 miles per 20 hour day.

Requirement 4

(Throughput

Capability)

The E2FDS shall be capable of transferring a minimum of 850,000 gallons of fuel or

650,000 gallons of raw/non-potable water per

20-hour operational day. The system shall include all of the components (e.g. pump stations) necessary to transfer fuel and water at the required rates.

The E2FDS shall be capable of transferring a minimum of 1,000,000 gallons of fuel and 750,000 gallons of water per 20-hour operational day.

Attribute 1

(Rapid Retrieval)

The E2FDS shall be capable of being retrieved/recovered at a rate of 10 miles per

20 hour operational day. These rates shall be achieved when deployed over terrain depicted in the representative profile described in

Appendix A

The E2FDS shall be capable of being retrieved/recovered at a rate of 15 miles per day.

Attribute 2

(System

Definition)

The E2FDS shall be configured as a fifty-mile system. The system, as a minimum, shall be comprised of conduit, employment/retrieval systems, pump stations, control station, conduit repair kit and conduit support equipment.

T=O

Attribute 3

(ISO

Configuration for

Transport)

All E2FDS components shall be packaged for transport within standard ISO twenty foot equivalent units capable of direct loading onto a C-130 Aircraft, cargo hold of transport ships, HEMTT-LHS, PLS, PLS Trailer and

Development Threshold Development Objective sling loaded.

Attribute 4

(Reliability and

Availability)

Each Employment/Retrieval System shall have a Mean Cycles Between Essential

Function Failure (MCBEFF) of not less than

55 cycles. A cycle is defined as the emplacement and retrieval of 4000 feet of hoseline. The E2FDS (fifty-mile system) must achieve an operational availability (Ao) of at least 0.83 over a 21 day mission period, while maintaining the required daily throughput for fuel (850K gallons) or water (650K gallons).

Each Employment/

Retrieval System shall have a Mean Cycles

Between Essential

Function Failure

(MCBEFF) of not less than

78 cycles. The E2FDS

(fifty-mile system) must achieve an operational availability (Ao) of at least

0.92 over a 21 day mission period, while maintaining the required daily throughput for fuel (850K gallons) or water (650K gallons).

Attribute 5

(Powered

Employment and

Retrieval)

The E2FDS shall have a powered, remotely controlled, Employment and Retrieval System

(ERS) capable of emplacing the conduit. The

ERS shall be capable of non-powered

(manual) emplacement.

(T=O)

Attribute 6

(Pump Station)

The E2FDS shall include remotely controlled pump stations. Everything associated with the pump station manifold (e.g. strainer and launcher) shall be integrated onto a single

Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) with integrated bale bar. Pump stations will require minimal site preparation and will operate on a maximum operating slope six (6) degrees. The pump stations shall be optimized to the operating pressure of the conduit and capable of through putting

850,000 gallons of petroleum per 20 hour operational day.

The pump stations shall be capable of through putting

1,000,000 gallons per 20 hour operational day.

Attribute 7

(Centralized

Pump Station

Control Module)

The E2FDS shall have centralized control of pump stations to enable remote setup and initiation, monitoring of status and shut down of pumping operations.

T=O

Attribute 8

(Conduit Repair

Kit)

The E2FDS shall include repair kits (one per five mile conduit support equipment set) capable of repairing damage to the conduit, including the replacement of sections of the conduit up to 20 feet in length. Any conduit

Development Threshold Development Objective repair shall be capable of being accomplished by two Soldiers in 30 minutes or less. The 30 minute repair time does not include the time associated with isolating to repair and stopping the flow. All tools and materials required to make a minimum of 10 conduit repairs shall be in the Conduit Repair Kit.

Each kit shall include a minimum of 1500 feet of additional hose assemblies. Each kit shall include a minimum of 40 feet of hose

(without couplings attached).

Attribute 9

(Conduit Support

Equipment)

The E2FDS shall include sufficient conduit support equipment including, but not limited to, road crossing kits, culvert kits, suspension kits, couplings, gate valves, check valves and spill containment/clean-up equipment to support a conduit trace profile represented in

Appendix A. The kit shall be configured in sets to support five mile segments. Each five mile set shall be configured in separate containers.

Each five mile set of conduit support equipment shall be packed in containers with the conduit repair kit.

Attribute 10

(Conduit Fluid

Evacuation

Capability)

The E2FDS shall include a method of evacuating fluids from the system prior to, or during system retrieval.

T=O

Attribute 11

(Environmental

Protection)

The E2FDS shall include spill control and cleanup equipment for minor and incidental spills and leaks. The system shall also have automatic shutoff of the pumping station in case of a catastrophic failure of the conduit or drastic pressure drop.

The E2FDS shall provide leak, burst or penetration detection of hose line between pumping stations.

The Pump Station shall have integrated spill containment.

Attribute 12

(Trace Planning

Tool)

The E2FDS shall include accurate and efficient petroleum and water trace planning tool that uses topographic information of the terrain profile to plot a proposed conduit trace and determine the placement of pump stations as well as gate valves, check valves and other required equipment.

T=O

Attribute 13

(Connection

Assemblies)

The E2FDS shall be capable of receiving or distributing fuel to all large bulk storage systems within the Army’s inventory to include the Tactical Petroleum Terminal

Development Threshold Development Objective

(TPT) consisting of three 1.2M gallon Fuel

Units and 120/300/800K FSSPs. It shall also be capable of receiving raw water from and distributing water to the 300/800K Water

Storage and Distribution System (WSDS).

The E2FDS shall include NATO adaptors and fittings for compatibility with other services, allied nations, and commercial bulk storage sources. The E2FDS shall have pressure reduction capability and be capable of connecting to two bulk product receiving terminals simultaneously (T=O).

Attribute 14

(Maintainability)

The Employment/Retrieval System Mean

Time to Repair (MTTR), must be less than 1 hour for all Essential Unscheduled

Maintenance Demands (EUMD), and the

Maximum Time to Repair (MaxTTR) must be less than 2 hours for 90 percent of all

Essential Unscheduled Maintenance Demands

(EUMD) (T=O). The Pump Station Mean

Time to Repair (MTTR) must be less than 1 hour for all Essential Unscheduled

Maintenance Demands (EUMD), and the

Maximum Time to Repair (MaxTTR) must be less than 2 hours for 90 percent of all

Essential Unscheduled Maintenance Demands

(EUMD).

T=O

Attribute 15

(Interactive

Electronic

Technical

Manual

Embedded

Diagnostics and

Prognostics)

The pump stations shall have embedded diagnostics and prognostics and utilize an

IETM using the Maintenance Support Device.

The E2FDS capability shall assist maintainers in fault isolation and diagnosis of onboard components for replacement. An onboard prognostics utility shall monitor system functioning and its fail-safe protective system.

This prognostics capability shall contain embedded prognostics software that warns of impending protective function activation at some point before activation. This prognostics utility will capture/store all faults and warnings, scheduled maintenance actions and system operational data in a down-loadable format via a data port connection consistent with the applicable requirements stated

The pump stations will transmit and display diagnostics and prognostics data to the Control Station.

The resulting warning icons/text and basic troubleshooting procedure(s) will appear on the display. The prognostics capability shall also warn of impending component failure or improper functioning.

These sets will also include an embedded health management capability with standard data port

Development Threshold Development Objective elsewhere herein. The prognostics utility will also prompt the operator/maintainer to perform scheduled maintenance. Maintenance data shall include the time, date, set hours and identity of the scheduled maintenance tasks.

connection(s). These closed loop systems will not require a Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence

(C4I) interface capable of communication through the global information grid.

Attribute 16

(Operating

Temperature)

The E2FDS components shall be capable of transferring fuel at temperatures ranging from

–25o Fahrenheit (F) to 130o F.

T=O

Attribute 17

(Shelf Life)

The E2FDS conduit shall have a minimum shelf life of 15 years and conduit useful life once wetted of 3 years. The overall system

(excluding conduit) shall have a service life of

20 years.

The E2FDS conduit shall have a minimum shelf life of 25 years and conduit useful life once wetted of 6 years. The overall system

(excluding conduit) will have a service life of 25 years.

Attribute 18

(Strategic

Deployment

Footprint)

The E2FDS (50 mile system) strategic deployment footprint will be 60% of an equivalent trace of IPDS pipeline capability.

It is estimated that this equates to 117 or less

20 foot ISO containers.

The E2FDS (50 mile system) strategic deployment footprint will be 50% of an equivalent trace of IPDS pipeline capability. It is estimated that this equates to 97or less 20 foot ISO containers.

Attribute 19

(Electromagnetic

Environmental

Effects (E3))

The E2FDS shall be mutually compatible in its intended electromagnetic environment without causing unacceptable degradation due to E3. Any E3 risks will be identified and must be formally accepted by the user.

T=O

Attribute 20

(Chemical, Biological, Radiological

Contamination

Survivability

(CBRCS) and

Nuclear

Survivability)

The E2FDS shall be hardened, decontaminable and MOPP IV compatible to operate in a chemical, biological, or radiological environment. The E2FDS shall also be able to operate through High-altitude

Electromagnetic Pulse event.

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E2FDS

Market Survey Questionnaire

1. State your company’s name, CAGE Code, address, phone number, email address and provide a point of contact.

2. If you were awarded a contract, would the place of performance be different from the address you entered above? If so, please state the place of performance.

3. Please tell us what type of business organization you are

a. Individual

b. Partnership

c. Limited Liability Company

d. Joint Venture

e. A corporation operating under the laws of the state of __________________

4. How many personnel does your company currently employ?

5. Is your Company a small business? Please specify which of the following apply.

a. Small business

b. Veteran-owned small business

c. Service disabled veteran-owned small business

d. HUBZone small business

e. Women-owned small business

f. Small disadvantaged business

g. Small disadvantaged Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC)

h. Native American Owned Small Business

i. Other (please specify)

6. Please list all applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes that identify the company as a small business along with the associated size standard. The size standard is defined *in FAR 19.102 and can be found at: http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards

7. Is your Company eligible for any socio-economic programs such as 8(a), etc.? If so, please provide details.

8. The E2FDS is comprised of five major modules: Pump Stations, Centralized Control Module

(CCM), Employment & Retrieval System (ERS), 50 miles of flexible conduit, and Conduit

Support Equipment. Has your Company ever designed and manufactured a mobile rapidly emplaced fluid distribution system which included as a minimum all five of the major

E2FDS modules? If yes, please describe.

http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards

9. If your Company presently does produce a mobile rapidly emplaced fluid distribution system, or major components thereof (Pump Stations, CCM, ERS, etc.), please provide a list of your customers to include company name, a point of contact within the Company, and the individual’s phone number.

10. Has your Company ever developed transport technologies to support remotely controlled systems? If yes, please provide the following information:

a. System Information (name, nomenclature, Government sponsor, NSA certification level, NSA certification date),

b. Waveform Information (supported waveform, link budget, capacity, routing architecture, performance data),

c. Cost Information (quantity, warranty, logistics/support)

d. Hardware Performance (number of channel, operating frequency range, power amplifier size (W), volume, weight, power draw, GPS type)

e. System Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

f. Operational testing experience

g. Logistics, training, and repair experience

11. Describe your Company’s:

a. Software Engineering Institute, Capability Maturity Model Integration (SEI

CMMI) level assessment

b. Experience designing/developing/integrating software for fuel and water distribution systems

c. Experience designing/developing/integrating software for closed-loop real-time control systems on distributed networks

d. Experience designing/developing/integrating touch screen graphical user interfaces

12. Does your Company have experience incorporating Information Technology security protections in your designs to include: securing embedded diagnostics and prognostics capabilities, development of secure software, mechanisms to secure communication between pump stations and central control module, and any other IT security mechanism implemented in your systems; to insure that it meets Government security information assurance controls per DOD 8500.2 Information Assurance Implementation dated 6 February 2003?

13. Does your company have experience certifying and accrediting a system that you have developed through DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process

(DIACAP), and if so, on what Systems and to what extent did your company support the

DIACAP activities?

14. Based on the definition found at FAR Part 2.101 “Commercial Item” are any of the products listed above commercial items?

15. The E2FDS is required to distribute large quantities of fluid over all types of terrains in a military field environment. As such, it will experience extreme shock and vibration as well as extreme environmental conditions. Describe your Company’s experience developing and producing mobile rapidly emplaced fluid distribution or similar systems capable of operating in such environments, including ambient temperatures from -25 to 130 deg. F.

16. Describe your Company’s experience designing mobile fluid distribution systems, or major system components, similar in nature to the E2FDS for the Army or DoD which have been subjected to and passed Government validation testing.

17. Describe your Company’s experience designing and producing mobile fluid distribution systems, or major system components, similar to the E2FDS that are currently and actively fielded by the Army or DoD.

18. Does your Company currently possess all of the capability required to design and produce the system defined in the Performance Requirement? Please describe your in-house engineering resources and advanced design capabilities. Also, elaborate on your production facility, available equipment and tooling as well as the skills, qualifications and experiences possessed by your manufacturing staff.

19. Please describe your Company’s configuration management process. Briefly described any standards that may have been utilized in the development of your Company’s Configuration

Management process. Include a brief description of the request, approval, implementation and record keeping and communication process.

20. Do you use computer aided drafting and design programs? If so, what program do you use?

21. How long would it take to complete a thorough design for the system defined in the E2FDS

Performance Requirement?

22. What would be the expected lead time for delivery of the E2FDS system from the date of contract award? This time frame would include any testing required before Government acceptance of the system to test.

23. What do you estimate the cost to be if the Government was to contract with your Company to design and produce a three-mile E2FDS system for testing purposes (including training, a draft operations and maintenance manual, and a support package of spare parts)? What do you estimate for a five-mile system? Please specify your various costs.

24. What do you estimate the production hardware cost to be for a complete 50-mile E2FDS system?

25. Do any of the requirements or attributes identified herein appear unreasonable, not achievable, cost prohibitive, or something that you would otherwise take exception to? If yes, why and what are they?

26. Are there any changes or enhancements to the requirements that could or should be considered?

27. What type of warranty would you provide under a contract with the U.S. Government?

Please include a sample warranty from your Company with your response.

28. What is your Company’s experience in responding to Government Test Incident Reports

(TIRs) and Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Reports (FACARs)?

29. What standard and supporting standards are utilized in the development of your Company’s

Quality Management System (i.e. standards ISO 9001, AS9100, TS16949; supporting standards ISO 9004, ISO 10001, ISO 10002. ISO 10007, ANSI/EIA-649, etc.). Briefly describe the Quality Management Systems standards you follow and whether third party certifications are obtained.

30. Does your Company have a Supplier Management Program? Briefly describe your

Company’s supplier management program including criteria for selection, evaluation and monitoring, and process for flow down requirements.

31. What experience do you have in providing logistics support (e.g. Technical Manuals, Provisioning, New Equipment Training, Field Service Representatives (FSRs), Training

Support, Supply Support, Computer Resources Support, Maintenance Planning, Facilities, Packaging/Handling/Storage/Transportation, etc.) on any of your systems to the U.S.

Government? This can be either directly or through subcontractors.

32. Have you provided logistics support to any other government agencies? Please explain what those efforts entailed and if you were the prime, or as the prime you subcontracted that effort out, or you were the subcontractor performing the logistics effort for the prime.

33. If you were awarded a contract for the E2FDS system, would you perform the logistics effort in-house, or would you subcontract this logistics effort? If you intend to subcontract the logistics effort, provide a list of potential subcontractors you might use.

34. Does your Company have experience in providing technical field support for your systems?

Please explain what type of support you provided, how you provided it, when and where you provided it, and to whom. How much of this effort, if any, was subcontracted out? What is your turnaround time to provide technical support?

35. Does your Company have experience producing Department of Defense Technical Manuals

(DATMs) and Electronic Technical Manuals (ETMs) in accordance with MIL-STD 40051-2?

If yes, please explain when, for whom, was it subcontracted out and provide TM numbers of all DATMs produced.

36. Does your Company have experience developing technical manuals (including operator, maintenance, etc.) for commercially available products? Please identify the type of manuals developed, and the products they support.

37. Does your Company have previous contracts with the Government?

38. If the answer to the previous question is yes, please list up to three contracts that are most relevant to the E2FDS and answer the following for each:

a. Provide a brief description of what the contract entailed.

b. What type of Contract was it (e.g., Firm fixed-price, incentive- or performance-based, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ), requirements, time & materials, cost-reimbursement, etc.)?

c. What type(s) of work was performed on the contract (e.g. supply, research & development, system acquisition, maintenance, service, facilities, etc.)? Please list all.

d. Was it awarded sole source or competitive?

e. What was the overall contract dollar value?

f. What was the period of performance?

39. If the Government required the delivery of a three to five mile prototype E2FDS at your own expense as part of the solicitation, would it preclude your Company from competing for the effort?

40. If the answer to the above question is yes, and the Government were able to supplement the cost of the prototype, how much funding would need to be provided in order for your

Company to be able to compete?

APPENDIX A

1. HYDRAULIC TERRAIN PROFILE. The E2FDS may be employed in various types of terrain. Operational effectiveness is directly impacted by terrain elevation and declination. The

E2FDS will be adjusted based on the terrain profile. The most aggressive elevation will limit the

E2FDS ability to achieve a 50 mile pipeline trace. Configuration will be dependent on the gradient.

Table 1 – Hydraulic Terrain Profile

2. MOVEMENT TERRAIN. The primary mode of transportation for the E2FDS will be by

PLS, HEMTT-LHS and PLS. However, all or part of the system may be transported by, commercial trucks, rail, rotary or fixed wing aircraft. The E2FDS can be transported over both improved surfaces both primary and secondary road ways. Improved surfaces range from paved, high speed roads in excellent condition through rutted and potholed gravel roads. Unimproved surfaces are trails and cross-country “natural” surfaces with no manmade improvements, no maintenance, and subject to variances of weather. Unimproved terrains include, but are not limited to, deserts, grasslands, sand, swamps, forests, tropical jungles, mountains, shallow rivers, and salt water beaches. Extended tactical operations on existing road networks can rapidly degrade pavement to the point that it actually will move into the unimproved category in terms of roughness as pavements and substructures break down, potholes open up, roadway edges deteriorate, and bridges weaken (or are taken out). Transporting in a paved environment can include rubble, curbs, walls, and other barriers that drive surface roughness up into the unimproved ranges. Components of E2FDS can be transported using the Quartermaster Pipeline

Operating Platoon’s HEMTT-LHS with PLS Trailers or transportation company PLS with PLS

Trailers.

Terrain Usage

Primary Roads 15%

Secondary Roads 25%

Trail 50%

Cross Country 10%

Table 2 – Terrain for Movement

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

El e va ti o n in F e e t

Distance in Miles

ELEVATION IN FEET

DISTANCE IN MILES 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 25 27.5 30 32.5 35 37.5 40 42.5 45 47.5 50

ELEVATION IN FEET 0 140 225 220 380 420 580 700 840 980 940 940 1085 1240 1410 1440 1520 1560 1605 1660 1750