PEO-FW industry day

This Request for Information (RFI) is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This RFI is for information purposes only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.215-3. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation or commitment on the part of the U.S. Government (USG) to issue a solicitation or to award a contract now or in the future. Submitting information for this RFI is voluntary, and participants will not receive consideration. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this special notice or to otherwise pay for the information. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, responses will be treated as information only. The USSOCOM Command, MacDill AFB, Florida, is soliciting information to identify technical presentations on select topics of interest for a focused PEO-FW industry day. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: To inform Program Executive Officer for Fixed Wing (PEO-FW) of the current state and near future of technology on these topics. PEO-FW intends to conduct industry days on focused topics on a regular basis. The information provided may potentially support future commodity procurement (i.e. not a development program), inform future requirements for development programs, establish a CRADA, support SBIRs, establish a RIF project request and/or SOCOM participation in a vendor demonstration of a capability. PEO-FW will read the RFI responses and select vendors to present their briefings at a PEO-FW Industry Day on a date(s) TBD. The USG has particular interest in production ready systems (i.e., minimum Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 as defined by the Department of Defense (DOD) Acquisition Guidebook (August 5, 2010) and a minimum Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of 7 as defined by the DOD Manufacturing Readiness Assessment Deskbook (May 2, 2009). PEO-FW will also consider presentations on lower TRL and MRL Level capabilities. United States Special Operations Command is interested in presentations in the following topics relevant to Group I-III UAVs: PEO-FW is interested in EO/IR payloads for Group I-III UAV’s • Gp I: 0-20 pounds, <1200’ AGL, Speed 100kts • Gp II: 21-55 pounds, <3500’ AGL, Speed <250kts • Gp III: <1320 pounds, <18,000’ AGL, Speed: <250kts Due to nature of Group I-III UAV’s, emphasis is on SWAP-C (Cost) reduction initiatives. The following areas should be considered when responding; 1) Use of open system architecture, 2) Sensors that inherently utilize Internet Protocols (IP), 3) Unique survivability designs for repeated rough landings, 4) Unique stabilization designs, 5) Unique gimbal designs for fine movement adjustments, 6) Specific cooling requirements, 7) TRL 3 (T), ≥ TRL6 (O), Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 3 (T), ≥MRL 6 (O). Based on the outcome of the responses, selected respondents will be given the opportunity to directly present their capabilities to PEO-FW during Technology Tuesday on April 19that SOFWERX in Tampa, FL PREPERATION FOR REQUEST: Please prepare a maximum two page synopsis of your proposed briefing for consideration of including it in our Industry Day. You may include a single quad chart providing an overview of your system does not count toward the page count. A limit of two photos if applicable. The Government is specifically interested in the following information to be included: a. Describe the capability your system can provide in relation to the objectives in paragraph 4. Provide a technical description to include details of the system and subsystems, future growth capability, and modular and scalable design aspects consistent with the required capabilities. Your presentation should include a technical description including reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM), TRL Level, ROM cost information. Also discuss maintenance concept (e.g., 2 or 3 level, organic, contract), and manpower requirements to operate and maintain. Highlight any unique capabilities your system may have that aren’t listed in paragraph 4. b. A rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate broken down by components for both a single system and in quantities showing economies of scale. c. How modifications would/could be accomplished to incorporate your capability on to SOF platforms--production line incorporation or as post-production modifications. DELIVERY ADDRESS:MacDill AFB (Tampa), FL 33621 PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: Provisions and clauses may be obtained via the Internet through the following websites: http://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.arnet.gov/far/. DO NOT INCLUDE PROPRIETARY OR CLASSIFIED DATA. Responses to this RFI shall be limited to two pages in length not including the cover page or exhibits (including pictures within the text). Submissions must be unclassified and not contain any proprietary information. Responses should be e-mailed to the POCs listed below. Paper copies of the submittal will also be accepted. When appropriate, non-Government advisers may be used to objectively review a particular functional area and provide comments and recommendations to the Government. All advisers shall comply with Procurement Integrity Laws and shall sign non-disclosure and rules of conduct/conflict of interest statements. The Government shall take into consideration requirements for avoiding conflicts of interest and ensure advisers comply with safeguarding proprietary data. Submissions in response to this RFI constitute approval to release the submittal to Government support contractors. Responses must be received no later than 25 March 2016. Responses should be emailed to [email protected]. Technical questions should be directed to Dave Jackson at 813-826-8164 or e-mail: [email protected].