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Description: 1. Description: The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Manager - Surface Systems (PM-SS) is conducting market research to determine sources capable of fabricating ... Description: 1. Description: The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Manager - Surface Systems (PM-SS) is conducting market research to determine sources capable of fabricating CCH-SEALION IV. CCH-SEALION IV will maintain the same capabilities of CCH-SEALION III with minor modifications to implement improvements in the areas of Reliability/Availability/Maintainability (R/A/M) and safety. Like CCHSEALION III, CCH-SEALION IV will provide a specialized platform with signature consideration in support of Special Operations Forces (SOF) core tasks of Counter- Proliferation (CP), Counterterrorism (CT), Direct Action (DA), Special Reconnaissance (SR), Command and Control (C2), and Irregular Warfare (IW). 2. The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) is to identify industry sources capable of manufacturing a single CCH-SEALION IV, with a potential option for a second craft. If a request for proposal is issued, USSOCOM intends to provide a Technical Data Package (TDP) for CCH-SEALION IV defining the configuration baseline. 3. Craft Characteristics/Requirements to meet mission and transportation requirements: a. High performance aluminum, twin waterjet, diesel powered monohull b. Approximate Length Overall (LOA): 81 ft c. Approximate Beam: 14.5 ft d. Approximate Height: 9.5 ft e. Approximate Full Load Displacement: 90,000 lbs. H92405_USSOCOM_RFI_CCH_SLIV f. Approximate Lightship: 65,000 lbs. g. Approximate Fuel Capacity: 1,600 gal h. Approximate horsepower: 3,200 brake horsepower (bhp) (i.e., 2 x 1,600 bhp) i. Capacity for 7 crew and 12 passengers. j. Air transportable (C5 and C17 Aircraft) k. Signature Considerations 4. The Technical Data Package includes, but is not limited to, the systems identified below and other requirements. Additionally, it is the Government's intention to minimize life cycle sustainment cost of sub-systems throughout the CCH-SEALION fleet of vessels. Therefore, substitutions for the below list of systems and specified brand names will not be accepted: a. Electrical System: 12 Volt Direct Current (VDC) and 24 VDC shall be provided by port and starboard engine mounted 24 VDC alternators. 120 Volt Alternating Current (VAC) and 230 VAC shall be provided by port and starboard Fisher Panda Marine 15 DP Generators. 120 VAC convenience outlets shall be located in all spaces. 12 VDC and 24 VDC convenience outlets shall be located in all spaces. The craft shall be capable of receiving and running all craft systems on 120/240 VAC shore power. The craft shall also be capable of receiving 440 VAC shipboard power. b. Outboard Profile and Exterior Arrangement: The approximate overall dimensions of the craft shall be approximately 81 feet long by 14.5 feet wide and the craft shall be capable of air transport on a C-5 and C-17. Venting of air for main engine combustion, make-up air, fuel tanks, and ballast tank venting shall be done on the horizontal f l a t decks. The exterior shall include multiple access plates and adapter assemblies across the entire length of the craft. There must also be a soft patch opening over the payload compartment with one (1) access plate, and a stern door that is capable of launching and recovering the current service common Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC). The craft shall have a suite of signature compliant communication and navigation equipment. The list can be provided upon request to US Cleared contractors. c. Inboard Profile and Interior Arrangement: The interior of the craft shall consist of an enclosed crew compartment, electrical compartment, engine compartment, vestibule, and a payload compartment. Craft must also have a full-length ballast tank. All spaces except the engine compartment shall be heated and cooled. All spaces shall have an adequate supply of make-up air. d. Doors, Hatches, and Access: Exterior access to the payload, crew, and engine compartment shall be controlled with quick acting, watertight Freeman hatches. Internal access shall be controlled with Freeman doors between the crew compartment, electrical compartment, engine compartment, vestibule, and payload compartment. e. Machinery Arrangement: The engine compartment shall contain the port and starboard: 10V2000 M96L CR main propulsion engines, ZF 2060 Marine Gears, Fischer Panda Marine 15 DP, SEPAR Fuel Water Separators, Parker-Hannifin Fuel Polisher, Marine Exhaust System, Rexroth pumps for main and Parker Denison hydraulic steering, and PTO driven auxiliary seawater pumps. Other equipment located in the engine compartment shall consist of Delta-T air dampers with moisture eliminators, Fireboy-Xintex and Kidde-Fenwal automatic/manual fire suppression system, de-watering pump, emergency DC hydraulic pump, AC/battery charger, ship/shore power transformer, hydraulic and fuel manifolds, steering coolers, main hydraulic coolers, AC/DC switchboard box, payload and crew compartment Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) compressors, engine starting and ship service battery banks, and electric vent dampers. f. Shafting: The main propulsion shafting system shall be run through a watertight enclosure, be accessible for repairs and maintenance, and consist of a three-piece system with a forward and aft Cardan shaft. The intermediate shaft is supported by one pillow block bearing aft and one bulkhead mounted bearing forward. g. Control Systems: The craft shall have an alarm monitoring system and a can bus network of Parker/IQAN Controls and user interface modules shall be located in the crew and payload compartments. Primary craft steering shall be controlled by joysticks and tillers at the coxswain and navigator stations in the crew compartment with a remote station controller capable of operating the craft from the topside deck of the payload and engine/crew compartment. The main engines shall be controlled with MTU vendor supplied controls. The main engines shall be able to be started, stopped, clutched in/out, change revolutions per minute (RPM) from the console in the crew compartment and at the local engine control panel in the engine compartment. Analog style gauges shall be used at the console for the coxswain. The engineering station in the crew compartment shall have a MTU Blue Vision Display. The local operating panels in the engine compartment shall have Extensible Display Manager (EDM) displays. h. Console Arrangement: The console shall contain coxswain and navigator displays, engine controls with dimmable displays, craft network control interfaces, steering controls, flat console space, steering backup controls, control alarm panel, fire suppression panel, defogger controls, backup hydraulic control panel, HVAC controls, 12/24 VDC convenience outlets, Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) control panel, and VHF Marine-Band (MARBAND) Radio. The engineering station console shall have emergency engine controls, generator controls, lighting controls, fuel fill alarm controls, alarm indicator lighting, and alarm buzzers for craft control and engine alarms. The console will also include an integrated bridge system as GFE. i. Exhaust System: The main engine exhaust system shall be comprised of risers, spray ring, surge tube, and swing check valve. j. Ballast System: The craft shall be capable of taking water into the craft internally via 12 inch 5086 Aluminum, schedule 40, piping for the main ballast tank and six (6) inch 5086 Aluminum, schedule 40, piping for the aft ballast tank. Ballast water into the craft is aided by a hydraulic ballast pump. De-ballasting of the craft is also to be done with the hydraulic ballast pump. In addition, four-inch 5086 Aluminum, Schedule 40, piping shall be used to drain the payload compartment. All butterfly valves which control the flow of water in their respective piping assembly shall be done with a hydraulic actuator controlled and monitored by the Parker IQAN. k. Bilge Drainage System: The main ballast tank, aft ballast tank, vestibule, engine compartment, and HVAC condensate sumps shall be drained using 24 VDC ITT Rule bilge pumps. The system shall be controlled and monitored by the Parker IQAN network. l. Fuel System: Craft shall have two (2), day tanks, and one (1), aft storage fuel tank. Fuel tanks will have the Parker-Hannifin fuel polishing system installed to condition fuel supplied to aft and day tanks. Fuel supply to the port and starboard main engines and Fischer Panda generators shall be through a single fuel manifold and fuel water separators. m. Compressed Air: Compressed air for the craft shall be supplied from two (2), 80 cubic feet (cu. ft.) high pressure (HP) air flasks. An 86 cu. ft. damage control bladder shall be installed in the forward section of the main ballast tank supplied from one (1) dedicated 80 cu. ft. HP air flask with regulators to step down the pressure for filling. n. Main and Steering Hydraulic System: The main and steering hydraulic (e.g., ISO 46) systems shall be capable of meeting all of the hydraulic requirements of the craft. The main hydraulic (e.g., ISO 46) system shall supply hydraulic fluid via engine driven Rexroth pumps to power the main ballast tank pump, ballast tank hydraulic actuators, stern door rams, and forward tow post ram. The hydraulic steering system shall be independent, port and starboard. The engine driven Parker Denison pumps shall supply hydraulic fluid to the port and starboard steering systems needed to steer and control the KaMeWa A3 40 waterjets. o. Acoustic and Thermal Insulation Arrangement: Thermal insulation from Soundown shall be applied to all external surfaces of the crew and payload compartment to cover the external structure. Thermal insulation from Soundown shall also be applied to all external surfaces of the engine compartment to cover the external structure. Insulation shall extend down below the knuckle to the light ship waterline. Thermal and acoustic insulation shall be applied to the engine compartment and electrical compartment bulkhead, electrical compartment and engine compartment bulkhead, and the engine compartment and payload compartment bulkhead. p. Crew Compartment Arrangement: The crew compartment shall hold seven (7) Ullman Daytona seats; two on swiveling bases, one on a sliding base, and four deck mounted, capable of being repositioned on sliding track. q. Payload Compartment Arrangement: The payload compartment shall be capable of mounting eight (8) deck mounted (tracks) Ullman Daytona seats. Without the seats installed, the payload compartment shall also be capable of carrying one fully inflated CRRC, one (1) deflated CRRC, and two (2), 35 horse-power multi-fuel outboard engines. r. Exterior Painting: The entire craft shall be mechanically cleaned and prepared for paint. The entire craft shall be primed. The exterior topside of the craft shall be painted in accordance with a Government furnished paint scheme and materials. The hull bottom of the craft shall be painted with two coats Interspeed bottom paint. 5. Responses to this RFI shall include: a. Detailed description and sufficient information to allow the Government to determine whether the source has experience and/or capabilities that qualify the source to fabricate the system. b. Description of any craft that the contractor has built and delivered, which generally fit the Craft Characteristics/Requirements identified in this RFI. It is recommended that descriptions include the following: i. A brief summary of major equipment installed (i.e., propulsion system, electrical power generation, and major auxiliary equipment ii. Dimensional information iii. Weight information including Lightship, Full Load (Lightship + fuel + payload), and maximum hoisting weight, if applicable iv. Performance characteristics (i.e., max speed at Full Load, cruise speed at Full Load, range at Full Load, maximum sea state for full operational capability, and maximum sea state for survival) at a minimum. It is recommended that data be provided where possible to substantiate performance characteristics. c. Provide a description of signature work performed on a craft of this size (if any); no classified information is to be submitted under this RFI. d. Aluminum welding experience, capabilities, and qualifications. Capabilities should address overall hull fairness tolerances achievable assuming a plating material thickness of 0.25 inches and internal structure thicknesses ranging 0.25 inches – 1.0 inches. Detail tolerances achieved and method employed. e. Experience with integrating Government furnished tactical communication and navigation equipment (e.g., cables, antennas, and other components). f. Companies should justify their ability to manufacture a CCH-SEALION IV - comparable sized craft within an 30-36 month timeline from contract award. Please detail schedule in terms of design time, build time, etc. Demonstration of ability to meet the manufacturing targets should include: i. Existing engineering capability to develop shop/construction drawings based on a Government provided TDP. ii. Description of similar aluminum boats built within an 30–36-month timeline. iii. Description of existing infrastructure that can be utilized for construction of CCH-SEALION IV. iv. Notional schedule. g. The contractor's production lead time for one (1) craft with a potential Option for a 2nd craft. h. Rough Order of Magnitude cost for a one (1) unit build. i. Separate pricing for drawings that would enable any repair on the craft by other than the manufacturer. Pricing for drawings shall include the necessary technical data rights needed for repair and sustainment. j. Name and address of the company and potential location where the boat would be built. k. Point of contact including name, title, phone number(s), and email address. l. Size standard of your company and, if any, special preference (e.g., small disadvantaged, woman-owned, HUBZONE small business, veteran-owned). Refer to FAR Part 19. m. Responders are alerted that they must meet facility and personnel security clearance requirements for handling and storage of classified material up to SECRET level in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) in order to fabricate CCH-SEALION IV. Please indicate current ability to meet clearance requirements for classified material up to SECRET level. 6. Submission: a. Submission package is limited to 20 (twenty) pages. Do not include company marketing material, corporate profiles, personnel resumes, or duplicate material from a corporate website. b. Format: Responses should be formatted to print out legibly as follows: A) Paper Size - 8/5 x 11-inch paper; B) Margins - 1"; C) Spacing - Single; D) Font - Times New Roman, 12 Point; and E) Microsoft Word 2007 or later and/or PDF format. c. Only electronic submissions provided to the USSOCOM Contracting Officer will be accepted. The Contracting Officer is Mr. Garrick Williams, 352-321-6904, email: garrick.m.williams.civ@socom.mil. Responses shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer within 45 days of the posting date of this announcement. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and may not result in the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP). 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