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The Kraken
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The U.S. Navy’s Disorientation Research Device, known as “The Kraken,” is a uniquely designed, high-performance motion platform originally developed by Environmental Tectonics Corporation under Contract N00189-09-C-Z025, with operational activation in December 2016 after an extensive development cycle. Now requiring modernization due to obsolete core subsystems—specifically the Interbus distributed I/O architecture—the system is being upgraded through a sole-source procurement to the original manufacturer to ensure continued operational capability, safety, and maintainability. This solicitation, N0018926QB076, issued on June 11, 2026, calls for the conversion of the device’s control architecture from Interbus to EtherCAT, with all work to be performed in accordance with a detailed Performance Work Statement and conforming to ISO 9001:2008 and SAE AS9100C quality standards. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price acquisition covering one lot of system upgrade services, with a performance period running from June 29, 2026, to June 28, 2027, and delivery to Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The procurement is classified as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 541512, with response deadlines on June 15, 2026, and is managed by the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk. The contract requires strict compliance with DoD security directives including RMF for DoD IT, HSPD-12, and Personnel Security Program standards, with all contractor personnel required to be U.S. citizens with fully adjudicated background investigations and CAC-ready access protocols. Invoicing must be processed through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, and the contractor must provide updated system specifications and test documentation to validate that all pre-upgrade capabilities are preserved. The Contracting Officer’s Representative, Richard Folga, will oversee acceptance at the destination site, while all subcontracting activities are governed by FAR clauses including Alternate I of 52.203-6 and 252.219-7996 for small business subcontracting. Proposals must incorporate SAM-verified representation and certifications, and adherence to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with contract administration duties clearly delineated across contracting, payment, and technical oversight roles, all under
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Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The U.S. Navy Medicine Disorientation Research Device (DRD) also known as The "Kraken, is a bespoke and complex motion platform designed to support advanced aerospace medical research objectives unique to the Department of War and other agency partners, built by Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC). Due to its unprecedented performance requirements and one-of-a-kind nature, the system underwent an extended design, development, integration, and validation period. DRD was developed under Contract N00189-09-C-Z025, with contract award in January 2009 and operational activation in December 2016. Due to the extended development lifecycle, core subsystems--specifically the distributed I/O architecture based on Interbus--are now obsolete and no longer supported by industry. Modernization is required to ensure continued operational availability, safety, and maintainability of this research asset. This is being procure on a sole source basis to ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORP due to propietary nature.
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