66 -- Boresight Adapter Set

THIS A MODIFICATION TO THE SYNOPSIS POSTED ON 17 JANUARY 2002. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst intends to procure Boresight Adapter Sets that shall be compatible with the AH-1W aircraft, Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) Common Model 300 and the ABE AH-1W Personality Module. The basic requirement is to develop a prototype AH-1W and associated technical data. There will be three option periods during which up to a total of 33 production Boresight Adapter Sets may be required, and during which associated technical and logistics data and a complete drawing package may be required. The ABE Adapter Set shall support boresight alignment of the following AH-1W weapons, stations, and sensors: TOW Missile Launcher (TML), Tally Rack(s), port and starboard, 20 mm Gun Turret, LAU-10, LAU-61, and LAU-68 Rocket Pods, Head-Up-Display (HUD) mount, Helmet Sight System (Pilot and Gunner), and Telescopic Sighting Unit (TSU) ? Armament Datum Line (ADL) reference. The Prototype Boresight Adapter Set shall consist of the following items: ADL Adapter, TML Adapter, Tally Rack Alignment Fixture, Rocket Pod Adapters, HUD/HSS Adapter, Gun Turret Adapter, Turret Reference Adapter, RABS LOS Indicator, Indicator Cable, Mono Pod, and Storage and Transit Case. The following Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) will be provided for use and/or permanent modification, which can be incorporated into the final design: Shipboard Armament Boresight Equipment (SABE) P/N 3210875-120, Rapid Armament Boresight System (RABS) P/N 2600000-1, Ejector Rack Alignment Fixture P/N 209-071-275-1, Linkage Orientation Device (LOD) P/N 2202202-00, RABS LOS Indicator Assy P/N627417-1, and TCA/LOS Cable Assembly (W2) P/N627468-1. The Government is anticipating a Firm Fixed Price type contract. Delivery of the prototype Boresight Adapter Set shall be NLT 9 months after contract award. The solicitation will be posted on the NAVAIR homepage located at http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select ?Business? then ?Doing Business With Us? and ?Open Solicitations.? Hard copies of the solicitation and amendments will NOT be mailed to the contractors. The solicitation will be posted on the web on or about 29 April 2002. The Government will not accept electronic proposals. The POC is Lori Bishop, phone (732) 323-4771, facsimile (732) 323-4822, or e-mail: [email protected].