Hybrid Electric Drive for DDG-51 Industry Day 2 Attendee List

A draft solicitation is being released with this announcement for industry review and comment. Additionally, a draft technical performance specification for the Hybrid Electric Drive for Backfit on the DDG 51 is now available by following the Technical Data Package (TDP) link on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, https://www.neco.navy.mil/ under solicitation number N0002411R4207. The technical specification will be posted with restricted access controlling sensitive but unclassified document packages (limited to US DoD and US DoD contractors only) and recipients of this information must exercise good judgment on what parts of this technical information they deem necessary to share with suppliers who meet the requirements of the distribution statement.

Comments are requested to be submitted in writing by 11 August 2011. All inquiries should be emailed to tara.borntreger@navy.mil.



The address of the Industry Day planned for August 5, 2011 has been changed to Computer Sciences Corporation, Conference Rooms 214/215/216, Maritime Plaza One (MP1), Suite 200, 1201 M. St., S.E.. Washington, DC 20003.

The purpose of this announcement is to provide access to Government Furnished Information (GFI) that may be of value in developing responses to an anticipated request for proposal associated with the solicitation N00024-11-R-4207. Information that may be helpful for proposal preparation (listed in the file entitled “HED-EPS Backfit GFI 7-22-11.pdfâ€) is now available by following the Technical Data Package (TDP) link on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, https://www.neco.navy.mil/ under solicitation number N0002411R4207. Other documents may also be posted under this TDP Link in the future. Recipients of this information must comply with the applicable restrictions, including those imposed by the Arms Export Control Act and any distribution markings.



Contact Information:

Joseph Tannenbaum, PMS 320 Electric Ships Office (ESO) Acquisition Manager

(202) 781-2629

joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil

The purpose of this announcement is to detail the plans for an upcoming HED Electric Propulsion System (EPS) Industry Day on August 5, 2011. As advised during the original Industry Day held November 17, 2010, a second Industry Day is being held after receipt of feedback from industry and after further establishment of the requirements. The intent of this second Pre-Solicitation Meeting/Industry Day is to introduce the revised draft of the anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) and performance specification for the HED EPS, so industry can become familiar with the considerations that are leading to the acquisition decisions. As this is not a solicitation, no attendee firm should view this as an opportunity to exhibit its qualifications or technical merit that distinguish itself from others in attendance.

Questions and conversation that appear to steer in this direction will be discouraged.



Please limit attendance from each company (to include all divisions) to three individuals as the total attendance will be limited. Attendees must be US Citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens and must represent bona fide US Department of Defense (DoD) contractors as the presentation materials may include limited distribution information. Evidence in the form of an executed DD Form 2345 (MILITARILY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT) will be required prior to admission. Please pre-register via email to the following address: adam.goldberg@navy.mil no later than Monday August 1, 2011. Registration will be confirmed via a responding e-mail and failure to register will prohibit admittance.

Please provide the individual’s name, company name, phone and e-mail address in addition to the DD 2345 (reference to DD 2345 submitted for the November 17, 2010 Industry Day may be accepted in lieu of a new form).



The Government intends to publish a list of attendees to encourage subcontracting opportunities. Presentation material will be posted after the meeting. Note: This is NOT a "bidders conference" and this announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind that would otherwise obligate the Government. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any offeror for travel, presentations, marketing efforts or data offered for examination; therefore the cost of preparing information in response to this notice is not considered an allowable cost to the Government.



Date: Friday, August 5, 2011



Time: Check-in at 10:00am; General Session from 10:30am to 12:30pm.



Location: Computer Sciences Corporation, (Maritime Plaza 2, 2nd floor, Room 201) 1220 12th St.

SE, Washington, DC 20003.



Contact Information:

Joseph Tannenbaum, PMS 320 Electric Ships Office (ESO) Acquisition Manager

(202) 781-2629

joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil

The purpose of this announcement is to notify Industry that the Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) for DDG-51 Electric Propulsion System (EPS) Industry Day posted under N00024-11-R-4207 and scheduled for 9 March 2011 is hereby postponed. If this Industry Day is rescheduled it will be announced on NECO and FBO.

As stated during the Hybrid Electric Drive Industry Day held November 17, 2010, NAVSEA is hosting a second Industry Day to introduce a revised draft RFP and draft specification reflecting updated Navy requirements and feedback from industry. Also included will be an opportunity to view the Navy’s Land Based Engineering Site (LBES) where HED EPS will be evaluated prior to ship installation and where the HED EPS Proof of Concept (PoC) system will be tested. The Navy continues to be interested in feedback on the draft solicitation and technical performance specification in areas that would drive cost, increase schedule or otherwise add requirements, all of which potentially could be eliminated without detrimental impact to in-service performance.

As this is not a solicitation, no attendee firm should view this as an opportunity to exhibit its qualifications or technical merit that distinguish itself from others in attendance. Questions and conversation that appear to steer in this direction will be discouraged.



Please limit attendance from each company to four individuals as the total attendance will be limited. Attendance for the facility tour is very limited so only two individuals from any interested company will be permitted, up to the limit of the group size allowed, on a first-come-first-served basis. Attendees must be US Citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens and must represent bona fide US Department of Defense (DoD) contractors as the presentation materials may include limited distribution information.

Evidence in the form of an executed DD Form 2345 (MILITARILY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT) will be required prior to admission. Please pre-register via email to the following address: joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil no later than Tuesday March 1, 2011. Registration will be confirmed via a responding e-mail and failure to register will prohibit admittance. Please provide the individual’s name, company, phone and e-mail address in addition to the DD 2345 (reference to DD 2345 submitted for the November 17, 2010 Industry Day may be accepted in lieu of a new form). In addition to the requirement to pre-register, there are access requirements to gain access to the Naval Surface Warfare Center contained on the attached document that must be followed or access will be denied.

Questions about these access requirements can be addressed to joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil. The Government intends to publish a list of attendees to encourage subcontracting opportunities. Note: This is NOT a "bidders conference" and this announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind that would otherwise obligate the Government. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any offeror for travel, presentations, marketing efforts or data offered for examination; therefore the cost of preparing information in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government.



Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011



Time: Check-in at 9:30am; General Session from 10:00am to 3:00pm; Facility Tour from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.



Location: Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Building 77L, Melville Conference Room, Philadelphia Naval Business Center, Philadelphia PA 19112.



Contact Information:

Joseph Tannenbaum, PMS 320 Electric Ships Office (ESO) Acquisition Manager

(202) 781-2629

joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil

The Navy continues to be interested in feedback on the draft solicitation and technical performance specification in areas that would drive cost, increase in schedule or otherwise add requirements that could be eliminated without detrimental impact to performance. As mentioned during the original Industry Day held November 17, 2010, the opportunity for providing feedback can take the form of a written response or be discussed during the one-on-one meetings. These one-on-one meetings need to occur during January 2011 through early February 2011 in order to meet the March 2011 estimated date for release of the formal solicitation. Arrangement for a 2-hour time slot can be made by contacting Mr.

Joseph Tannenbaum at joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil or by calling 202-781-2629. Requests to schedule a one-on-one meeting submitted after January 20, 2011 may not be considered. Guidelines for the one-on-one sessions are attached to this announcement and include a description of how communications will be treated, a more detailed list of areas the Navy is interested in direct feedback, and amplifying details of intended deliverables. All questions or comments should be directed to Tara Borntreger by email at tara.borntreger@navy.mil.

The Naval Sea Systems Command will be conducting a second Pre-Solicitation Meeting/Industry Day for the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer (DDG 51) Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Electric Propulsion System (EPS) Backfit acquisition. This follow-on Industry Day will be held at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division Ship Systems Engineering Station (NSWCCD-SSES), Philadelphia, PA. The date for this Industry Day will be March 9, 2011. Additional details will be posted subsequently under this solicitation number. The purpose of this meeting is to provide interested companies with an opportunity to gather more information prior to the Request for Proposals (RFP) being issued. Several documents are available at this link and the associated Technical Data Package (TDP) link on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, https://www.neco.navy.mil/ under solicitation number N0002411R4207.

The Navy continues to be interested in feedback on the draft RFP and technical performance specification in areas that would drive in cost, increase schedule or otherwise add requirements that could be eliminated without detrimental impact to performance. As mentioned during the original Industry Day held November 17, 2010, the opportunity for providing feedback can take the form of a written response or be discussed during the one-on-one meetings. These one-on-one meetings need to occur during January 2011 through early February 2011 in order to meet the March 2011 date for formal RFP release and arrangement for a 2-hour time slot can be made by contacting Mr. Joseph Tannenbaum at joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil or by calling 202-781-2629.

In order to adequately plan for these meetings, it is requested that interested parties make contact no later than January 20, 2011 to secure a timeslot. Requests submitted after January 20, 2011 may not be considered. All questions or comments should be directed to Tara Borntreger by email at tara.borntreger@navy.mil.

The draft technical performance specification for the Hybrid Electric Drive for Backfit on the DDG 51 is now available by following the Technical Data Package (TDP) link on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website,

https://www.neco.navy.mil/ under solicitation number N0002411R4207. It is also noted that this draft TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR DDG 51 HED - EPS PRODUCTION HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT has several requirements that are yet to be defined or specified, noted as TBDs on the document, and ranges of possible values are indicated where known. The Navy is interested in feedback on this draft technical performance specification in areas that would drive in cost or otherwise add requirements that could be eliminated without detrimental impact to performance.

The opportunity for providing that feedback can take the form of a written response or be discussed during the one-on-one meetings described during the November 17, 2010 Industry Day. These sessions are planned for January 2011 and arrangement for a 2-hour time slot can be made by contacting Mr. Joseph Tannenbaum at joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil or by calling 202-781-2629. The previously released draft Request for Proposal package may contain contradictions to this draft technical performance specification since it had been written to accommodate the numerous requirements options as presented at the Industry Day and the final RFP and technical performance specification will include all requirements.

Other documents may also be posted under this TDP Link in the future. All questions or comments should be directed to Tara Borntreger by email at tara.borntreger@navy.mil.

The presentation from the Hybrid Electric Drive for Backfit on the DDG51 Industry Day held on November 17, 2010 and a draft technical performancespecification outline are now available by following the Technical DataPackage (TDP) link on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website,https://www.neco.navy.mil/ under solicitation number N0002411R4207. Otherdocuments may also be posted under this TDP Link in the future. It is alsonoted that the draft Request for Proposal package has been written toaccommodate the numerous requirements options as presented at the industryDay and the final RFP and technical performance specification will includeall requirements.

HED Industry Day Attendees List

A draft solicitation is being released with this announcement for industry review and comment. In addition to comments on the general content of the scope and technical requirements, a review of the requirements should include the identification of cost drivers, including rough estimates of cost impact, so the Navy may conduct a trade off analysis of performance versus cost drivers prior to releasing the final RFP. Subsequent to this announcement, additional information will be provided in the form of the draft technical specification outline and a populated draft technical specification. An attendees list from the Industry Day for the Development and Production of the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer (DDG 51) Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) for Backfit Fuel Savings will also be posted.

These documents will be posted with restricted access controlling sensitive but unclassified document packages (limited to US DoD and US DoD contractors only) and recipients of this information must exercise good judgment on what parts of this technical information they deem necessary to share with suppliers who meet the requirements of the distribution statement. Industry comments are requested no later than 01 Feb 2011, but not before the aforementioned documents have been released. All inquiries should be emailed to tara.borntreger@navy.mil.

The Naval Sea Systems Command will be conducting a Pre-Solicitation Meeting/Industry Day for the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer (DDG 51) Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Electric Propulsion System (EPS) for Backfit Fuel Savings acquisition. The purpose of this meeting is to provide interested companies with an overview of the HED Program and an opportunity to gather more information prior to the Request for Proposals (RFP) being issued. A general session will be held for interested parties to obtain information from the Government program management team.



The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations have identified fuel conservation and reducing fuel consumption leading to energy independence a top priority for the Navy.

The large numbers and remaining service life of the DDG 51 Class ships provides one of the best opportunities for long term fuel savings. The HED-EPS shipsets will include the propulsion motors, motor drives and the associated controls, interfaces, and mounting equipment that will be required to install the HED-EPS on DDG 51 Class ships. When installed aboard a ship, the HED-EPS will permit the crew to turn off of one or more propulsion gas turbines and allow more efficient operation of the existing gas turbine generators, which will be generating electric power for the HED-EPS as well as all the existing ship’s electrical loads.



The eventual acquisition may include the development of pre-production units for land based evaluation and options for the intended annual production.

The intent of the Pre-Solicitation Meeting/Industry Day is to introduce a draft of the possible RFP text, review the Navy requirements trade study, and to review the present state of the performance specification for the HED-EPS, so that industry can become familiar with the considerations that are leading to the acquisition decisions. Subsequent to the Pre-Solicitation Meeting/Industry Day, one-on-one meetings may be scheduled for direct industry feedback on the documents discussed and the status of the effort. As this is not a solicitation, no attendee firm should view this as an opportunity to exhibit its qualifications or technical merit that distinguish itself from others in attendance.

Questions and conversation that appears to steer in this direction will be discouraged.



Please limit attendance from each company to three individuals as the total attendance will be limited. Attendees must be US Citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens and must represent bona fide US Department of Defense (DoD) contractors as the presentation materials may include limited distribution information. Evidence in the form of an executed DD Form 2345 (MILITARILY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT) will be required prior to admission. Please pre-register via email to the following address: joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil no later than Friday November 5, 2010. Registration will be confirmed via a responding e-mail and failure to register will prohibit admittance.

Please provide the individual’s name, company, phone and e-mail address in addition to the DD 2345. The Government intends to publish a list of attendees to encourage subcontracting opportunities. Note: This is NOT a "bidders conference" and this announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any offeror for presentations, marketing efforts or data offered for examination; therefore the cost of preparing information in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government.



Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010



Time: Check-in at 8:00am; General Session from 8:30am to 2:30pm.



Location: Computer Sciences Corporation, (Maritime Plaza 2, 2nd floor, Room 201) 1220 12th St.

SE, Washington, DC 20003.



Contact Information:

Joseph Tannenbaum, PMS 320 Electric Ships Office (ESO) Acquisition Manager

(202) 781-2629

joseph.tannenbaum@navy.mil