19--BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT -- LANDING CRAFT UTILITY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, LCU(R) CONCEPTS, STUDIES AND ANALYSES

Points of Contact:Contracting Officer: Stephen V. Piasecki, SEA 02222, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov or Richard D. Braendel II, SEA 02222B, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov The Naval Sea Systems Command and the Program Executive Officer, Expeditionary Warfare (PEO EXW) are seeking information from interested sources toward a potential future replacement of the LCU 1600 Class Utility Craft. (The nature and format of the information requested is discussed later in this announcement.) The LCU(R) will provide a technologically advanced, heavy lift, utility landing craft to complement the high speed, over-the-horizon, ship-to-objective amphibious lift required by Operational Maneuver - From the Sea (OMFTS) and Seabased Logistics. Primary and Secondary missions, Required Operational Capabilities, Threat and Threat Environment, Constraints, and Operational Environment for the LCU(R) are depicted in the LCU(R) Mission Need Statement (MNS). The MNS and other official LCU(R) documents that can be found on the LCU(R) web site at http://lcur.navsea.navy.mil. The craft will be built to ABS and commercial standards, specifications and practices. The production contract will specify the preliminary delivery of two (2) Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) craft in FY06 for operational testing and evaluation. Upon completion of the testing period, estimated at twelve(12) months or less, the government will authorize Full Scale Production (FSP) of the remaining craft (presently set at 14 to 22 craft). Note: The current SCN budget is about $60M/yr and is based on the replacement of five (5) LCU per year for a duration of seven (7) years starting with a "Best Value" contract award in FY05. The current status of the LCU(R) program is as follows: The LCU(R) Program is in the Concept and Technology Development Phase. The objective of this phase is to obtain Concept and Feasibility Design Studies from Industry for the purpose of developing a Performance Specification (PS) that will respond to the LCU(R) Mission Need Statement (MNS) and Operational Requirements Document (ORD). The Performance Specification will be the Technical Data Package used to award a multi-craft procurement contract starting in FY05. It is planned that any procurement for the production of the LCU(R) will be on a competitive basis, regardless of whether the offerors participated in any of the LCU(R) design phases. As part of the Concept and Technology Development Phase, a BAA (PSA 2754) similar to this BAA, was issued 26 December 2000 for concept papers that would lead to the awards of contracts for Feasibility Design Studies. The December 2000 BAA anticipated an LCU(R) design with a maximum 30-ft beam. Upon review of the white papers submitted in response to BAA (PSA 2754), contracts were awarded to ten (10) of the participants to conduct Feasibility Design Studies (FDS). No contract awards for the development of a Performance Specification have been made as a result of the 30-ft. beam Feasibility Design Studies. Contractors, which received contracts for Feasibility Design Studies in June 2001, may not submit another proposal or proposals under the BAA described below. This BAA is for Feasibility Design Studies for an LCU(R) with a maximum 45-ft beam. An Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) is being developed by the Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) to evaluate the operational effectiveness and estimated cost of alternative systems. The studies resulting from this BAA are, in part to support the AoA in determining number and size of craft necessary to meet LCU(R) mission needs and required operational capabilities. Final AoA report is due late May 2002, upon which the Navy will decide an alternative to pursue in order to best meet its overall amphibious lift requirements. This decision is not expected to take place until June/July 2002 time frame. Contract awards for the development of a (Commercial Design Performance Specification (Phase