66 -- Advanced Disorientation Research Device and Flight Simulator for NAMRL

The prior Pre-Solicitation notice posted 17 August 2007 for the procurement of an Advanced Disorientation Research Device and Flight Simulator for NAMRL is hereby amended to change the acquisition strategy from sole source to full and open competition. The competitive Request for Proposal (RFP), N00189-08-R-Z008, will result in the award of a Firm Fixed Price contract. The RFP will require price and technical submissions with technical submissions considered significantly more important than price submissions. RFQ N00189-08-R-Z008 will be made available electronically upon its release during the month of January 2008 at www.neco.navy.mil. Paper copies, faxed copies or e-mail copies of the RFP will not be provided. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the above mentioned web site for posting of the RFP and any amendments issued thereto. The Government will not pay for information received. The remaining text of the initial Pre-Solicitation synopsis notice posted 17 August 2007 remains unchanged and in full force and effect and is summarized again below: The required Professional Scientific Research Device, of which NAMRL only requires one (1) , will reside at NAMRL's relocated facility at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio and must possess all of the following requirements: (1) Six Degrees of Freedom to include: continuous yaw, pitch, and roll beyond 360 dg displacement; peak velocity not less that 150 dg/s; peak acceleration not less than 60 dg/s2; ability for above to occur in a head-centered axis for +/- 2 standard deviation male or female; and ability for simultaneous rotation in the three axes above (or choices of one, two, or three axes simultaneously); (2) Vertical and Horizontal Linear Acceleration of not less than 400 lb payload at not less than .5 G to include: capability for pure horizontal linear acceleration of amplitude greater than or equal to 20 feet diameter and less than or equal to 50 feet diameter; and capability for pure vertical linear acceleration of amplitude great or equal to 5 feet and less than or equal to 12 feet; (3) Off-center Rotation to include: capability for off-center rotation at not less than 10 feet radius (or more than 25 feet) from center; capability for controlled counter-rotation of capsule during off-center rotation; and capability for acceleration of central axis at not less than 15 dg/s2; (4) Motion in Multiple Degrees-of-Freedom to include: capability for simultaneous off-center rotation during linear accelerations (horizontal, vertical, or both) along entire usable diameter of the horizontal or linear track (In the case of horizontal linear acceleration, this would require moving through the center of rotation to the other side of the track); and capability for simultaneous yaw, pitch, and roll rotation within the capsule's axis during off-center rotation and linear acceleration (horizontal, vertical, or both) of the capsule, (5) High G with Good Acceleration to include: must be capable of approximately 3G when subject is at maximum radius during off-center rotation; and acceleration to approximately 3G in at least 5 seconds; (6) Integrated Visual Display to include: field of view as close to human limits as possible, esp. in horizontal plane; and visual display configurable for different experiments so that display behavior can coordinate with motion stimulus, such as would be necessary for simulation experiments or experiments on visual-vestibular integration of sensory information; and (7) Man-in-the-Loop or capability for on-board personnel to supply control inputs, such as might be used in simulation experiments. The device must be man-rated to 3G and certified operational for human test subjects. The device must be manufactured, delivered, installed, man-rated, and operational 30 months after contract award in order to ensure that research vital to the Navy continues uninterrupted.