Refurbishment, Rennovation and Modification of Reliant AUV

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT FOR SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION AND REFURBISHMENT SERVICES. The Naval Research Laboratory intends to award a contract on the basis of less than full-and-open competition to original equipment manufacturer Bluefin Robotics Corporation for Modification, Renovation, Maintenance and Refurbishment of the NRL Reliant Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Less than full and open competition is being sought pursuant to the presence of technical data restrictions on proprietary data. The contractor shall provide all personnel, facilities, materials and services to perform the required tasks in accordance with the statement of work, which shall include, but may not be limited to: a) replacement of the vehicle main CPU stack and associated peripherals; b) replacement of the vehicle operating system; c) replacement of the vehicle INS; d) replacement of the vehicle GPS subsystem; e) replacement of the vehicle DVL subsystem; f) replacement of the 2.4 GHz subsystem; g) replacement of the VHF subsystem; h) replacement of the Bart Modem subsystem; i) replacement or elimination of the Dukane ELT; j) development and provision of test and configuration documentation during vehicle refurbishment; k) performance of at-sea testing and documentation of at-sea testing results. Vendors who feel capable of providing the services stated above shall fully identify their interests and submit, in writing, information documenting their capabilities to meet the requirements stated above within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Responses received after 15 days or without the required information will be considered non-responsive to the synopsis, and will not be considered.