Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT)

The United States Navy has a requirement for a cost effective aerial target system to represent subsonic anti-ship cruise missile threats and air platforms. The Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) System will be used to support developmental and operational testing of naval combat systems while providing services in support of advanced fleet training. The SSAT will be a .90 to .95 Mach capable, recoverable subsonic aerial target vehicle capable of realistically representing enemy threats that operate in the high subsonic regime. The SSAT will be capable of being launched from ashore, at sea or by air and will be remotely controlled utilizing the System for Navy Target Control (SNTC). The Navy is issuing a competitive solicitation for the limited development and refinement of an existing target system to achieve Navy requirements to facilitate follow-on production. This late-stage Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) effort is envisioned to commence in the FY-11 timeframe. Follow-on production is desired in FY-14. Production is currently envisioned to cover a fifteen year period at a rate of approximately 45 or more vehicles per year. A draft of the SSAT RFP is available at the following NAVAIR web site www.navir.navy.mil under the heading - Doing Business with Us and clicking on the link - Open Solicitations. The SSAT RFP number is N00019-09-R-0206. The SSAT RFP also includes a classified portion requiring potential bidders to obtain a security clearance prior to being granted access to the classified material. The classified portion is not included in the posted draft of the RFP. The classified portions of the draft RFP will be released separately. The United States Navy plans to hold a pre-proposal conference on 8 October 2009 at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road, California, MD. The conference will begin at 8:30 EDT. The conference will be unclassified, but only those potential bidders that have obtained the required security clearances may attend. There will be no one on one meetings afterward. Following the conference, the final RFP is anticipated to be released in November 2009. Persons considering attending the conference should contact Frank Fisher at e-mail francis.fisher@navy.mil with the names of those attending. Security related questions, contact Mr. JP Hansen at (703) 607-5428. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS DRAFT RFP RELEASE IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT, NOR WILL THE GOVERNMENT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION SOLICITED OR PROVIDED. THIS IS NOT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE AN RFP OR AWARD A CONTRACT.