This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities(FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line(NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the Navy Sea Systems Command. This sources-sought synopsis is issued in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. The Naval Sea Systems Command is researching to determine the existence and interest of sources for the purchase or design and construction of one (1) hydrographic survey vessel of length approximately thirteen (13) to fifteen (15) meters. A craft suitable for daily operations would be procured for the use of the Kuwait Naval Force under a Foreign Military Sales case. The vessel would operate in the territorial waters of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, conducting hydrographic and environmental surveys. It shall be designed to withstand the environmental conditions of the operational area. These conditions are 0-57'C air temperature, 0-40.5'C water temperature and 10-100% humidity, as well as high dust, sand and salt spray (1mg/m3) and 3.5% salt water inundation. Environmental control systems are to be capable of maintaining interior conditions of 21-29'C air temperature and 30! -50% humidity in this same environment. The hull is to be constructed of aluminum. The vessel shall have a minimum transit speed of fifteen (15) knots and a minimum survey speed of three (3) knots. An operational range of two hundred and fifty (250) nautical miles is also required. Propulsion shall be provided by twin MTU diesel engines. Marine gear propellers are also preferred. Engine cooling systems, including Sea Water Injection, are to be compatible with the environmental conditions described above. Engine compartment access covers and air intake vents shall be designed to protect against water and sand/dust intrusion. The craft shall have sufficient ship-provided power to operate all mission and environmental equipment simultaneously at 50Hz single phase. It shall also be capable of using 50 Hz single phase shore power for operation of environmental systems through the use of a shore power connection. Communications equipment is to include one (1) commercial! VHF Marine Band radio and two (2) separate AN/URC 200 VHF/UHF Militar y radios. The navigation system shall consist of FURUNO Radar/ Navigation equipment with Global Positioning System integrated with the hydrographic equipment precision Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) navigation system. Navigation aids will include electronic navigation charts with commercial Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), echo-sounder display, autopilot with automated track line following and maneuvering and a FURUNO Automatic Identification System (AIS). A hydrographic survey system will also be required. The hydrographic survey system shall be comprised of equipment including a.) one (1) high performance, high resolution multibeam echo-sounder with accuracy compliant to International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Special Order 1 requirements and target detection accuracy compliant to IHO S-44 requirements for depths two (2) meters to forty (40) meters below keel. The equipment must be IHO compliant for navigation data at depths (40) to one hundred fifty (150) meters. The echo-sounder must have an operating PC workstation with software applications for operation and calibration, diagnostics, troubleshooting, real-time data display, survey planning, survey execution and data logging. An additional PC workstation must provide state-of-the-art data processing and reproduction capability for shore-based data processing and b.) one (1) single beam echo-sounder dual frequency sonar operating at 38 and 200 KHz with sound velo! city compensation, draft correction, motion compensation and navigation / time annotation of sonar data record. The system must include local control setup and real-time display, application for sediment characterization and output of data record to the multibeam workstation for recording. Also required are c.) one (1) forward looking multibeam sonar system and d.) workstations for operating and processing in conjunction with the above equipment. Additionally, there will be e.) one (1) shallow depth sub-bottom sonar/echo-sounder system including a personal computer for local control, real-time data display, integrated transmit and receive electronics, data logging, and processing capabilities, f.) one (1) digital high resolution, dual frequency one hundred (100) and five hundred (500) kilohertz side scan sonar, including operational software, data monitoring and recording workstation with one (1) self-contained winch with local and remote controls, cable level wind syst! em, line out with local and remote display and three hundred (300) met ers of armored tow cable, g.) one (1) magnetometer tow fish integrated with the side scan sonar via a common tow cable and workstation, and h.) one (1) digital tide gauge with local and remote controls and remote recording capability, including software and monitoring and processing workstation. Additional equipment will include i.) one (1) through-hull mounted sound velocity probe with temperature sensor for near field setting of multibeam sound velocity, one (1) portable, internal recording, deployable sound velocity probe and software included on the multibeam workstation and j.) one (1) geodetic base station, one (1) DGPS transmittal station and one (1) DGPS receiver, including a vessel-mounted attitude, heading and reference system with a one (1) meter baseline GPS antenna and differential GPS beacon receiver, and a motion compensation unit. All hydrographic survey equipment must meet International Hydrographic Organization standards. Prospective firms are encouraged to submit a capability summary that does not exceed five (5) pages in length describing their potential craft and firm's recent relevant business experience and their approach in meeting the requirements stated above, including plans for integration of the hull and the hydrographic survey equipment. Responses should include: (a) The name and address of the contractor and where the boat would be built; (b) Point of contact's name, title, phone and fax numbers and email address; (c) A description of craft currently offered by the contractor that meet, or may meet with minor modifications, the above listed requirements, including contract and customer information regarding the - parent craft; (d) A notional schedule for detail design, construction and on-site delivery of the craft; (e) An estimated price; and (f) Whether the business is currently classified as a Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) and/or women owned company, Hub Zone small ! business, veteran owned small business, service disabled veteran owned small business. Where to submit: Email responses or inquiries should be sent to Mr. Steve Piasecki at
contact@example.gov. To help ensure proper receipt, name the email - Kuwait Survey Vessel Response or - Kuwait Survey Vessel Inquiry in the subject line. Information may also be sent to the following address: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Attention Steve Piasecki Code 02222, 1333 Isaac Hull Ave. SE Stop 2020, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376-2020. No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be honored, as a solicitation is not prepared at this time. When to submit: on or before 28 October 2005. Notice Regarding Solicitation: Please note that this synopsis is for information purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the! government. Notice Regarding Proprietary Information: All submitted materials will be designated for Government Use Only. Other: No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests.!!
