Laboratory and At-Sea Based Acoustic Techniques Studies

Added: Feb 23, 2010 11:49 am

The pre-solicitation notice for RFP N00173-10-R-SE03 is hereby modified to add the following:

The period of performance for this effort will be a base year of twelve months, with four one year options.

The incumbent contractor is Global Strategies Group (North America) Inc., 2200 Defense Highway, Suite 405, Crofton, MD 21114-2929.

Added: Feb 16, 2010 3:14 pm

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for personnel to support research and development to model, measure, and exploit acoustic, physical acoustic and structural acoustic phenomena; apply the resulting models to target recognition and detection problems, sound diagnosis and control systems, fault detection and identification systems, and the new sensor and processing devices; and to evaluate and implement new techniques for sensing, producing, computing, processing, displaying and understanding underwater and in-air acoustic signals resulting from a wide variety of sound-fluid-structure interactions and mechanical vibrations of high-Q oscillator structures. This research will be conducted also for the purpose of integration into a number of major structural acoustic pools, mechanical dynamics, AUV and other at-sea measurements systems, and computational facilities at NRL. The research and engineering area include sound-structure-fluid interactions; fiber optic sensing telemetry and processing; nearfield acoustic holography; robotic conformal scanning technology; finite element/boundary element and Kirchhoff numerical/analytic modeling; advanced sonar signal processing; acoustic and structural intensity; vibration, scattering, and radiation of complex shell and plate structures; laboratory based acoustic measurement systems; and computer science.  Additional research areas include nanomechanics; finite-element/infinite element methods; inverse scattering; target recognition, detection, and identification. This is a follow-on to NRL contract N00173-03-C-6016 with SFA, Inc. for the unclassified portion of the effort. A complete Statement of Work (SOW) will be available as part of the solicitation. It is anticipated that a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract will be made as a result of this solicitation. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and amendments to RFPs.  Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided.  The actual closing date for proposals will be stated in the solicitation when issued.  All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.  Other business opportunities for NRL are available at our website http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm. The Government does not intend to use FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.