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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

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Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)

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RELA!EMENT FOR T"E LAN#IN$ !RAFT ME!"ANI%E# (L!M&')

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I1 S2NOSIS3

The US Ar!, "rodu#t $ire#tor, Ar! %ater#ra&t S!stes '"$ A%S( intends to repla#e its &leeto& )anding Cra&t *e#hani+ed *od - and -- ')C*( vessels ith a vessel as des#ribed ineergent reuireent developent #alled the *aneuver Support essel ')ight( '*S')((.

The *S')( is an Ar! aterborne plat&or that ill provide land aneuver &or#es ithoperational agilit! through ta#ti#all! s!n#hroni+ed, oveent o& #obatread!, tailored &or#eeleents. *S')( represents a oderni+ation o& #urrent Ar! %ater#ra&t #apabilities asprovided b! the aging )C* that adds ne #apabilities intended to eet the Ar!s &utureta#ti#al and operational oveent and aneuver reuireents. *S')( is intended to a##essaustere entr! points, degraded ports, and bare bea#hes ithout dependen#! on support ashore,in support o& land aneuver support and/or aneuver sustainent operations. *S')( shall be#apable o& operating throughout the littoral operational environent, aneuvering in shallo#oastal aters, narro inland atera!s and rivers in support o& idel! dispersed, tailored &or#eeleents, even in AntiA##ess/Area $enial 'A2/A$( environents.

The purpose o& this pro3e#t is to identi&! possible #andidates &or the *S')( as repla#eent &or

the aging )C* &leet. This Reuest &or -n&oration 'R-( is intended to gather industr! inputand data regarding available plat&ors, #on#eptual designs, and support potential &uturea#uisition e&&orts.

o #ontra#t shall be aarded &ro this announ#eent. This is not a Reuest &or "roposal 'R"(or an announ#eent o& a &orth#oing soli#itation nor does it ipl! or guarantee one shall beissued in the &uture. Also, it is not a reuest see6ing #ontra#tors interested in being pla#ed on asoli#itation ailing list. Response to this uestionnaire is voluntar! and no reiburseent shallbe ade &or an! #osts asso#iated ith providing in&oration in response to the ar6et surve!and an! &olloon in&oration reuests.

ot responding to this R- does not pre#lude parti#ipation in an! &uture R", i& an! is issued. -&

a soli#itation is released, it shall be s!nopsi+ed on the ederal 7usiness 8pportunities'ed7i+8pps( ebsite9 https9//.&bo.gov. -t is the responsibilit! o& the potential o&&erors toonitor these sites &or additional in&oration pertaining to this reuireent.

-ndustr! responses to this updated R- ill #ontinue to signi&i#antl! -n&luen#e the de#isiona6ing pro#ess. Responses &ro 8riginal :uipent *anu&a#turers '8:*s(, in#luding thoseo& sub#oponent anu&a#tures, e.g.., propulsion, are e;pe#ted to &urther in&or TRA$8C

Ar! Capabilities and -ntegration Center 'ARC-C( ongoing Anal!sis o& Alternatives 'AoA( &orthe *S')(, the out#oe o& hi#h a! result in a *ilestone 7 or *ilestone C re#oendation.

Additionall!, responses are anti#ipated to &urther in&or reuireents re&ineent in the &or o& aCapabilities $evelopent $o#uent 'C$$(. Reuireents in this do#uent have been updatedto re&le#t C$$ #hanges and eerging results &ro the AoA. All #obined, these e&&orts a!

lead to a ne start progra.

The in&oration provided in this R- is sub3e#t to #hange and is not binding on the governent.

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II1 4A!5$ROUN#3

The )C* has been in servi#e sin#e 1. The vessel as originall! pro#ured ith ane;pe#ted :#onoi# Use&ul )i&e ':U)( o& 25 !ears '11 * at < 6nots 'laden( onea!

o *ain propulsion engines9 T!pe9 $iesel orsepoer9 @00 bhp D 100 rp uel

#onsuptionB 21.5 gallons / 1.4 )iters per hour

$ra&t9 @.5 &eet 'unladen(B 5 &eet 'laden(

Carries a #re o& = enlisted '@ per shi&t &or 24hour operations(

:uipped ith navigation, #ouni#ations, and ele#troni# euipent

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Current &leet #onsists o& @ )C* *8$ -s and = )C* *8$ --s '#oand and #ontrol 'C2(variant(.

III1 OTENTIAL REQUIREMENT3

"$ A%S has a goal to issue a single #ontra#t to a prie #ontra#tor &or &leet repla#eent o& the)C*, ith the *S')( to a#hieve greater aneuverabilit!B and iproved pa!load, prote#tion,and per&oran#e #hara#teristi#sB in#luding better Reliabilit!, Availabilit!, and *aintainabilit!'RA*(, thereb! redu#ing 8peration and Sustainent '8ES( #ost.

The or6 e&&ort ill in#lude overall pro3e#t anageent oversight and logisti#s support ine;e#ution o& the &olloing9

Nonevelop*ental ite*s (N#I) that 6ill *eet or e7/ee threshol /apa8ilities o9 theMSV(L)

The *S')( shall be eplo!ed b! US &or#es operating in geostrategi#, nonlinear

environent o& #onsiderable un#ertaint!. The *S')( ill priaril! operate in the saeoperational environents as the Ar!s 7rigade Cobat Teas '7CTs(, and sub3e#t toan! o& the sae threats. There&ore, the *S')( #on#ept is a departure &ro earliertransport deliver! pro#ureents to one reuiring the abilit! to aneuver ith asso#iatedsurvivabilit!, &or#e prote#tion and abilit! to &ight i& ne#essar!.

As a aneuver vessel, the *S')( is a #riti#al #obat ultiplier eplo!ed to over#oe

A2/A$ environents and ill e;ploit reote, uniproved atera!s and in near #oastalareasB and e&&e#t #argo trans&ers in austere denied a##ess bea#hesB and #ondu#t ta#ti#alsuppl!, se#urit!, and or patrol issions during riverine operations through robustaneuver and #ouni#ations #apabilities.

As a sustainent vessel, the *S')( ill still transport #argo, troops, and vehi#les &ro

ship to shore or in retrograde oveents and in inland atera!s and throughout thelittorals, though it ill also be reuired to aneuver 'ove( near the point o& #onta#t or toa point o& advantage. -t shall be used to transport platoonlevel #obatread! &or#eeleents 'euipent and personnel( o& the Ar!s 7CT, as ell as in lighterageoperations and ultipurpose utilit! or6 in harbors. -t shall be used in rough or e;posedaters and shall be #apable o& operating through brea6ers and grounding on a bea#h. Abo rap ill perit roll on/roll o&& operations ith heeled and tra#6ed vehi#les.

E*erging results 9ro* the AoA3

"a!load, 8perational $ra&t and Speed are #riti#al and should be developed as Fe!"er&oran#e "araeters 'F""(. All are #riti#al to per&oran#e, but "a!load is roughl!as iportant as the other to.G H there a! be spa#e &or trading sall aounts o& speedto ensure adeuate "a!load '#on&igurations( is a#hieved. Range, 8perational $ra&t,Rap Chara#teristi#s 'through stern, #argo area, and 7o(, and Transportabilit! '-nterTheater *oveent( are all ver! iportant, but are not as #riti#al as "a!load and Speed.These attributes should be identi&ied as Fe! S!ste Attributes 'FSA( and ill providepotential &or trade spa#e i& ne#essar! to preserve F"" attributes.

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These tradeo&&s ill &or the basis &or the trade and #ost anal!ses to be #ondu#ted in

phase 2 o& AoA.

5e: er9or*an/e ara*eters (5s)3

1. For/e rote/tion9 *S')( shall be #apable o& prote#ting vessel, #re and ebar6ed &or#es&ro #onventional and h!brid threats and A2/A$ operations.

Threshol38RIA-C %:A"8S9 The vessels shall be euipped ith organi# Coon Reotel!8perated %eapon Station -- 'CR8%S --( ith the #apabilit! to engage and de&endagainst sall, highspeed sur&a#e boats and sall #aliber shorebased eapons &ired&ro a distan#e o& no less than 00 eters. %eapons s!stes ill possess s#alablee&&e#ts throughout @=0 degrees. 8rgani# eapons s!stes shall be integrated ith thevessels *ission Coand and avigation s!stes.C8*7AT -$:T--CAT-89 Abilit! to interrogate and be interrogated b! $o$identi&!ing riend or oe '-( $evi#es H threat and - in&oration. - shall be

provided as I: and shall be integrated ith vessels *ission Coand and avigations!stes.SU7SURAC: SUR:-))AC:9 The vessel shall be euipped ith #apabilities to vieunderater threats and obsta#les hile undera!. Subservi#e surveillan#e #apabilitiesshall be able to vie threats at a range o& @00 eters ith a &ield o& vie o& . or this attribute, JsurvivableG eans that #re, #argoand passengers are unhared, the vessel aintains sea 6eeping integrit!, and itreains &ull! #apable o& resuing &ull operations hen #onditions perit.

O8;e/tive3 Sae as Threshold

@. Energ:3 *S')( shall be designed to optii+e redu#tions in energ! #onsuption to the

a;iu e;tent &easible &or a plat&or that ill integrate e;isting nondevelopental I:ith $- te#hnologies. Although *S')( shall be sub3e#t to the state o& the art in thearitie industr! at the tie o& a#uisition, the *ateriel $eveloper ill ensure that theoptial, a&&ordable energ! redu#tion solutions are identi&ied and in#orporated into *S')(design. *ateriel $eveloper ill a6e ever! e&&ort to ensure *S')( is designed to a#hieve$o$ 8perational :nerg! '8:( goals, balan#ed against :nvironental "rote#tion Agen#!':"A( reuireents, global operational energ! availabilit!, and Ar! aneuver &or#eoperational needs. *S')( shall be designed so that the provision o& energ! ill not ipa#t

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the vessels operational rea#h or lead to ne reuireents &or prote#tion o& energ!in&rastru#ture or resour#es.

Threshol3 *S')( propulsion and poer generation s!stes shall be ore energ!e&&i#ient per tonile than the )C*. :nerg! e&&i#ien#! shall be #oputed per tonilehen per&oring a ission in hi#h the vessel ust deliver a Cobined Ars 7attalion

'inus( 'CA7( &ro a Seabase to a shore based landing site lo#ated >5 nauti#al iles&ro the Seabase.

O8;e/tive3 Sae as Threshold and *S')( shall be #opatible ith the usage o&7ioass arine diesel '$2(.

4. a:loa3 *S')( shall be eplo!ed to ove and aneuver, support and sustain inta#t,#obatread! eleents o& the Ar!s #urrent and &uture &or#e stru#ture in all operationalenvironents.

Threshol3 *S')( shall be #apable o& transporting all o& the &olloing pa!loadsalternatel!9

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The de#6 shall be #onstru#ted to a##oodate the highest "ounds per Suare -n#h'"S-( o& the identi&ied pa!loads in sea state 'e&&e#t o& d!nai# loading(. The FalarRTC #an in#ur up to 15@,000 pounds on its &ront a;le hen #ondu#tingloading/unloading operations. This shall to be #onsidered &or "S- and de#6 load#apabilit!.

O8;e/tive9 Sae as Threshold e;#ept that the SS is in#reased to SS5 '7eau&ort S#ale(.

5. Fun/tional #ra9t3 *S')( shall be #apable o& a##essing areas that have little or noiproved a##ess points, to in#lude bare bea#h, shorelines and river ban6s. *S')( shall be#apable o& #ondu#ting all operations at &ull poer ith no daage to the vessel or #argoeven in areas o& the operational environent ith e;treel! shallo ater depths. To eetthis #apabilit! reuireent, *S')( ust have a &un#tional dra&t that enables it to a##essthose points ith e;treel! shallo ater depths.

.Threshol3:SS:) $RAT9 *S')( shall be able to aneuver and #ondu#t alloperations in a iniu o& &our &eet o& ater.

"R8"U)S8R9 *S')( propulsion s!stes shall be #on&igured so as to support &ullpoer operations in a iniu o& &our &eet o& ater ith no daage to the propulsor orloss o& e&&i#ien#!.78% $RAT9 *S')( shall be designed to allo the bo rap to be deplo!ed in ainiu o& to &eet o& ater, hile alloing the vessel to #ondu#t &ull loading andunloading operations.

O8;e/tive3:SS:) $RAT9 *S')( shall be able to aneuver and #ondu#t alloperations in a iniu o& to &eet o& ater.

"R8"U)S8R9 ull poer operations in a iniu o& to &eet o& ater ith no daageto propulsion or loss o& e&&i#ien#!B78% $RAT9 Allo the bo rap to be deplo!ed in a iniu o& one &oot o& ater,hile alloing the vessel to #ondu#t &ull loading and unloading operations.

=. Spee3 *S')( shall be #apable o& oving at speeds that enable aneuver &or#es toui#6l! transition beteen operations hile siultaneousl! supporting and sustaining idel!dispersed eleents. Speed is both a &or#e ultiplier and &or#e prote#tion enablerB there&ore*S')( shall be #apable o& ta#ti#al agilit! in all operational environents.

Threshol3 *S ')( ust possess the #apabilit! to ove at a sustained speed o& 16nots laden in SS@B 24 6nots unladen in SS@.

O8;e/tive9 *S ')( ust possess the #apabilit! to ove at a sustained speed o& 226nots laden in SS@B @0 6nots unladen in SS@.

5e: S:ste* Attri8utes (5SAs)3

+1 Range3 *S')( ust possess the range needed to provide aneuver &or#es ith theoperational rea#h to ove and aneuver, support and sustain idel! dispersed &or#eeleents ithout operational pause, in all operational environents.

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Threshol9 *ust possess the #apabilit! to #ondu#t operations in SS@ as &ollos91( 400 auti#al *iles '*( at sustained speed o& 24 6nots hen unladen round tripB and@=0 * at sustained speed o& 1 6nots laden round trip.2( Support9 Continuous operations, &or a period o& 24 hours ithout re&ueling or reprovisioning.

O8;e/tive9 *ust possess the #apa#it! to #ondu#t operations in SS4 as &ollos91( *ove 500 * at a sustained speed o& @0 6nots hen unladen, round tripB and 400* at sustained speed o& 22 6nots laden, round trip.2( Continuous operations, &or a period o& 4 hours ithout re&ueling or reprovisioning.

,1 VESSEL #EFENSE3*S')( shall be #apable o& prote#ting vessel, #re and ebar6ed&or#es &ro #onventional and h!brid threats and A2/A$ operations.

Threshol37A))-ST-C "R8T:CT-89 8##upied spa#es and #riti#al a#hiner! shall be euippedith ballisti# prote#tion.

T:R*A) S-IATUR:9 essel shall be designed to inii+e e;ternall! dete#tabletheral eissions 'loer than )C*( to levels that support ta#ti#al oveentoperations.

AC8UST-C '8-S:( S-IATUR:9 essel shall be designed to inii+e e;ternall!dete#table noise eissions 'loer than )C*( to levels that support ta#ti#al oveentoperations%:A"8 C8TR8)9 %eapons s!stes shall be stabili+ed to #opensate &or thevessels pit#hing and rolling otions due to ave and sea #onditions.TR:AT $:T:CT-89 Threat dete#tion s!ste #apable o& autoati#all! dete#tingpotential threats to in#lude issiles, air#ra&t, and sall patrol boats, ithin 5,000 eterso& vessel.$ARF S-"9 Abilit! to rapidl! go to Jdar6 shipG #ondition 'de&ined as all e;terior light

sour#es are e;tinguished and no interior light shall eit outside the s6in o& the vesselthrough indos, open doors or hat#hes(. All lighting s!stes on the vessel shall bes!n#hroni+ed hen the vessel is in $ar6 Ship #ondition to ensure that hen an e;ternalhat#h is opened, the lights in that #opartent autoati#all! turn o&&.:):CTR8-C SUR:N9 The vessel shall have the onboard #apabilit! to #ondu#toverhead, Jloo6donG ele#troni# surve!s o& shallo ater areas, hi#h a! pose aha+ard to navigation. The data o& the surve! shall be dire#tl! #orrelated ith Ilobal"ositioning S!ste 'I"S( data and those data shall be displa!ed in a &orat that isreadil! interpretable b! the ater#ra&t de#6 o&&i#er.

O8;e/tive37A))-ST-C "R8T:CT-89 Sae as Threshold.

T:R*A) S-IATUR:9 Sae as Threshold.AC8UST-C '8-S:( S-IATUR:9 Sae as Threshold.%:A"8 C8TR8)9 Sae as Threshold.TR:AT $:T:CT-89 Sae as Threshold plus Threat dete#tion s!ste able to dete#tthreats at a range o& 10,000 eters o& host plat&or. The *S')(s e;ternall! dete#tableheat and noise eissions ust be loer at *S')( top speed than those o& the )C*at )C* top speed.$ARF S-"9 Sae as threshold plus $ar6 Ship #an be #ontrolled b! o&&i#er o& de#6 inbridge, and the ele#troni# surve! s!ste shall be #apable o& re#eiving surve! data in real

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tie and be #apable o& uploading, integrating and overla!ing the surve! data onto thedigital displa! o& the integrated bridge s!ste.:):CTR8-C SUR:N9 Sae as Threshold.


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to Ar! 7CTs. *S')( shall be designed so that &ull!burdened 7CT *: has a##essto and #an #ondu#t loading and unloading operations on the vessel. ull!burdened isde&ined the *: that is #arr!ing #argo at it &ull #apa#it!, to in#lude a;iu height,a;iu idth, and a;iu point load eight.C8TA-:R 8":RAT-8S9 *S')( shall be #apable o& sa&el! transporting one &ull!loaded at a;iu eight 40&oot or to &ull!loaded at a;iu eight 20&oot -S8

#ontainers, *S')( ission de#6 and rap ill support the pointload o& a &ull!loadedFalar Rough Terrain Container andler 'RTC(.CARI8 I:AR9 essel shall be euipped ith lashing gear and other #argo se#uringgear, su&&i#ient in uantit! and #apabilit! to a;ii+e the R8/R8 and #ontaineri+ed#argo #arr!ing #apa#it! o& the vessel and provide se#ure load retainent under orst#ase, o#eangoing, #onditions o& ite eights, ship angles and SS. The vessel shall beeuipped ith lashing gear and asso#iated eathertight gear stoages, hi#h arelo#ated near the points o& use. All lashing and other #argo se#ureent gear shall beappropriate to the #argo that the vessel shall be t!pi#all! transporting in a##ordan#e ith'-A%( its ission pro&ile. Su#h lashing gear and other #argo se#uring gear shall be &ull!#opatible ith all de#6 and other tiedon points.T-:$8% "8-TS9 $e#6 tiedon points and other &ittings, i.e. -S8 #ontainer lo#6s,

shall be su&&i#ient in uantit! and #apabilities to a;ii+e the R8/R8, brea6 bul6, and#ontaineri+ed #argo #arr!ing #apa#it!. The vessel shall be euipped ith de#6 tie donpoints and other &ittings, i.e. -S8 #ontainer lo#6s, su&&i#ient in uantit! and #apabilit! toa;ii+e the R8/R8 and #ontaineri+ed #argo #arr!ing #apa#it! o& the vessel andprovide se#ure load retainent under orst #ase, o#eangoing, #onditions o& iteeights, ship angles and SS. Tiedon points ill support standard ilitar! and industr!ethods, a!s and eans o& se#uring #argo -A% S$$C T:A guidelines and dire#tives.S)-I)8A$ 8":RAT-8S9 essel shall possess the #apabilit! to support sling loadoperations &ro the vessel to shore b! $o$ verti#al li&t plat&ors.

O8;e/tive3*AT:R-A) A$)-I :OU-"*:T -T:R8":RA7-)-TN9 Sae as Threshold, plus

#apable o& loading/unloading euipent and #argo ith no e;ternal *:.C8TA-:R 8":RAT-8S9 Sae as Threshold.CARI8 I:AR9 Sae as Threshold plus lashing gear &ittings shall be ade o& stronglighteight non&errous aterials that do not #orrode and do not #ause ele#trogalvani##ouples ith ating vessel tiedon points.T-:$8% "8-TS9 Sae as Threshold plus *S')( ill have redundant tiedon pointS)-I)8A$ 8":RAT-8S9 Sae as Threshold..

.1 Vessel Operations3 The *S')( shall be #apable o& #ondu#ting operations in all operatingenvironents, in#luding &i;ed, uniproved, austere ports and a##ess points, and bare bea#henvironents.

Threshol3S:ASTAT: 'SS(9 essel shall be #apable o& &ull operations in [email protected]:AC S"::$9 Able to bea#h vessel at speed o& 4 6nots ithout dislo#ation o&supplies and euipent.7:AC-I IRA$-:T9 Able to bea#h vessel at a 1940 gradient ithout daage ordislo#ation o& supplies and euipent.TUR-I RA$-US9 *S')( shall be #apable o& turning 10 degrees ithin its onoverall length hile in a stationar! position.


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:$:R-I9 essel shall possess a selontained #apa#it! to epla#e and retrieve&endering ithout assistan#e &ro shore personnel.*88R-I9 essel shall be euipped ith su&&i#ient ooring stations, #apstans, andin#hes. The vessel &orard and a&t ooring stations shall be euipped ith no lessthan one #apstan ith in#h on ea#h port and starboard ooring station. -n addition tothe #ustoar! &orard and a&t ooring stations, the vessel shall be euipped ith an

additionall! ooring station lo#ated appro;iatel! aidships on both the starboard andport sides.

AT-7R8AC-I9 essel shall be euipped ith an an#horing s!ste #apable o&aintaining vessel hile #ondu#ting instrea loading and unloading operations in orderto eet Code o& ederal Regulations 'CR( reuireents &or the vessel.C)-*AT: C8TR8)9 essel shall be #apable o& aintaining habitabilit! in hot and,#old #liates, as these ters are de&ined in Ar! Regulation 'AR( >[email protected]$I: %-$8%S9 All indos o& the bridge shall be appropriatel! #on&igured toeet CR sunlight readabilit! reuireents, and to prevent re&le#tive glare and iages&ro o##urring in the indos. All lights, to in#lude #oputer displa!s, instruent and#ontrol panel lights, shall be sunlight readable and #apable o& being died.%-$8% %AS-I9 7ridge %indos shall be euipped ith reote ashing s!ste,

possess anti&og properties and the #apabilit! to be dei#ed, and have rainater/seaater spra! #ontinuousl! reoved.ST8%AI:9 The vessel ill have designated spa#e su&&i#ient &or the storage o& reuiredrepair parts, tools, sa&et! euipent, gear and supplies to support ission duration o& 10da!s.7A))AST TAFS9 7allast tan6s shall be designed ith ba&&les.

O8;e/tive3 Sae as Threshold, e;#ept9 vessel shall be #apable o& &ull operation inSS4B able to bea#h vessel at a speed o& = 6nots ithout daage or dislo#ation o&supplies and euipent in the bea#hing #onditionB able to bea#h vessel at a 19=0gradient, ithout daage or dislo#ation o& supplies and euipentB shall be #apable o&turning 10 degrees ithin its on overall length hile undera!B shall have organi#

&endering su&&i#ient to prote#t hull during noral operations, in#luding do#6ing to bea#h,pier, ship or #ausea!B vessel shall have an autoati# positioning s!ste that has the#apabilit! to aintain vessel stationar! during instrea operationsB and all lights toin#lude #oputer displa!s shall be sunlight readable and #apable o& being died andight ision Ioggles 'I( #opatibleB vessel ill have designated spa#e su&&i#ient &orthe storage o& reuired repair parts, tools, sa&et! euipent, gear and supplies tosupport ission duration o& @0 da!s

=1 Inter&Theater Move*ent3 *S')( shall be #apable o& being oved rapidl! beteen

theaters in a anner that eets $e&ense "lanning S#enario tielines.

Threshol3

TRAS"8RTA7-)-TN9 *S')( shall be #apable o& being loaded and oved on eav!)i&t Ship ')S( or seisubersible vessel, ith the sling sets and other an#illar!euipent organi# to the )S or seisubersible vessel.

O8;e/tive3TRAS"8RTA7-)-TN9 Sae as threshold plus *S')( shall be #apable o& being loadedvia li&t on/li&t o&& and oved on )arge, *ediuSpeed R8/R8 vessel ')*SR(.

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SA-TAT-8 AC-)-T-:S9 The vessel shall be euipped ith su&&i#ient sanitar! &a#ilitiesto a##oodate ebar6ed unit personnel.S:AT-I9 *S')( shall be euipped ith rudientar! seating E overhead #over &orebar6ed passengers. "assenger seating area ill in#lude re#harging stations &orauthori+ed ele#troni#s devi#es.ST8RAI: S"AC:9 Storage spa#e shall be provided in #lose pro;iit! to ea#h

passenger seat to store that soldiers personal eapon '*1= or euivalent(, elet and*odular )ighteight )oad#arr!ing :uipent '*8)):(.

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-ntelligen#e, Surveillan#e, and Re#onnaissan#e '-SR( sensorsB and sel&prote#tion #ontrols.The -7S shall provide #entrali+ed #ontrol and onitoring o& ele#troni# navigation, routeplanning, route anageent, ship #ontrol, sur&a#e navigation radar displa!s, navigation#onta#t anageent, #ollision avoidan#e, sele#ted alars, and autoati# data logging.The -7S shall possess the &olloing attributes9

o -7S ieing9 All vo!age planning, navigation, operation and nonse#ure#ouni#ations reuired to operate the vessel shall be lo#ated so that the! areeasil! vieed and easil! rea#hable &ro the Co;sains position. The Co;sainsposition shall be designed to #on&or ith appli#able huan &a#tors #riteria and haveoptiu &easible vie o& the sides, bo and the &antail. -7S &un#tions shall be ableto be oved beteen an! to #onsoles ithout e&&e#ting the operation or a##ura#!o& that &un#tion. The #apabilit! o& #ontrolling and navigating the ship anuall!'in#luding nonpro#essordependent operation( &ro designated au;iliar! orse#ondar! positions shall be provided.

o avigation Control9 Abilit! to integrate and #ontrol digital navigation s!stes &ro a

single #ontrol station, ith redundan#! in #ase o& &ailure H the -7S shall digitall!integrate inputs &ro navigation sensors and operational #ontrols to in#lude, but not

liited to, g!ro#opass, I"S input, :le#troni# $ispla! -n&oration S!ste ':C$-S(and Radar.

o $e#ision Tools9 The -7S Ship Control 'SC( shall provide the operator's( ith #ourse,

speed, rudder, and propulsion sha&t Revolutions "er *inute 'R"*(re#oendations &or spe#i&ied route and destinations. -n&oration used in there#oendation de#ision a6ing pro#ess shall in#lude available onship position,ele#troni# #hart navigation in&oration, eather data, and #onta#t in&oration.

o "ropulsion Control9 The -7S SC &un#tion shall provide the #apabilit! to onitor and

#ontrol the ships ain propulsion poer s!ste and asso#iated s!ste interlo#6s,steering s!ste and thruster's(. Appropriate trans&er o& #ontrol proto#ols shall beprovided &or trans&erring e;ternal-7S#oands #ontrol authorit! beteen the ainSC and an! other SC, or an! other -7S or6station. Trans&ers shall be b! reuest

and a#6noledgent. 8nl! one SC shall be in #ontrol at a tie. A eans o&anuall! ta6ing #ontrol at the non#ontrolling SC station i& the #ontrolling SC station&ails shall be provided.

o -7S *onitoring9 The -7S shall be #apable o& onitoring all its assigned signals.

Audible and visual alars shall be provided &or all alar #onditions. avigationalha+ard alars 'in#luding grounding and #ollision( shall have uniue audible andvisual alars approved b! the U. S. Ar!. A#6noledgent o& -7S alars shall onl!be a#6noledged &ro the station in #ontrol. The s!ste shall have a se#ond tierdispla! o& ea#h alar that ill have a ore detailed des#ription o& the proble alongith the possible #auses and appropriate operator a#tions.

o Route "lanning9 The -7S shall provide the #apabilit! to #onstru#t route plans and

preplan the ships intended route at an! o& the -7S or6stations using the digital#harts. The route planning #apabilit! shall be supported b! a graphi#s editing#apabilit! that allos the operator to insert navigational ob3e#ts o& interest not#urrentl! displa!ed in the onboard digital nauti#al #harts. "rovisions &or speedodi&i#ation or aendent in the route plan shall be provided even i& the route planis being e;e#uted. The -7S shall provide the s!ste user ith the #apabilit! to#onstru#t, store and re#all &or use &reuentl! used route plans. The -7S shall providethe user the #apabilit! to trans&er stored route plans to other operators or li6eisere#eive stored route plans &ro other operators.

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o Alar S!ste9 The vesselLs -7S shall in#lude an alar s!ste #apable o& dete#ting

and re#oending a#tion to avoid ha+ards. The user shall be able to input shipsaneuvering #hara#teristi#s su#h as speed restri#tions, turn radius, turn rates, anddra&t restri#tions or sele#t a danger area and the s!ste shall provide an alarhenever the ship approa#hes these sa&et! argins. -7S shall be able tore#oend aneuver a#tion to avoid a prohibited geographi# area. Alars shall

also be given hen a #ollision or near #ollision situation e;ists. -7S shall have the#apabilit! to re#oend anual a#tion to avoid #ollision.

o :le#troni# Chart $ispla!9 The -7S shall in#lude an :C$-S ith the abilit! to displa!

ele#troni# #harts. The -7S shall provide the displa! #apabilit! to #over the &ull#apabilities o& #harts and aneuvering boards ithout the paper &or o& these itesbeing reuired. The -7S shall #ontain an :C$-S that is -nternational *aritie8rgani+ation '-*8( #opliant and an -*8 #opliant Autoati# Radar "lotting Aid'AR"A( that #an port targets as ell as radar iager! to the :C$-S. -n addition, the

AR"A shall be #apable o& re#eiving #hart displa! in&oration &ro the :C$-S. The:C$-S shall be #erti&ied to dire#tl! read ational Ieospatial-ntelligen#e Agen#!'IA( $igital auti#al Chart '$C( produ#ts. The :C$-S shall be #apable o&reading and updating #hart in&oration re#eived via :le#troni# avigational Chart

':C(. At a iniu a graphi#s overla! &un#tion is reuired &or anual annotationo& oti#e to *ariner in&oration. %hen updates are provided via ele#troni#transission, the -7S :C$-S shall be #apable o& dire#t read to provide a #orre#teddispla! o& navigation data.

Integrate Engineering !ontrol an Surveillan/e S:ste*3*S')( shall be euipped

ith an -ntegrated :ngineering Control and Surveillan#e S!ste '-:CSS(. The -:CSS shallbe designed to provide a sealess, &ull! integrated, a#hiner! #ontrol s!ste that illonitor and/or #ontrol the vessels propulsion and au;iliar! a#hiner! s!stes. The -:CSSshall provide &ull! integrated diagnosti# #ondition assessent o& the a#hiner! s!stes,and shall, as &ar as &easible, provide prognosti# assessent o& the a#hiner! s!stesunder its purvie. The -:CSS shall allo the user to re#ord, store and re#all all a#hiner!

#ondition assessent data. Additionall!, all a#hiner! #ondition assessent data shall be#apable o& being trans&erred to shore stations b! reovable ele#troni# edia and ele#troni#transission &ro the vessels #ouni#ation euipent. The -:CSS shall provide theabilit! &or anual #ontrol to provide the operator ith situational aareness and positive#oand and #ontrol o& ission #riti#al subs!stes and #oponents. The #apabilit! toe;er#ise anual #ontrol is reuired in the event o& -:CSS &ailure.

Net&Rea:@ !o**an@ !ontrol@ !o**uni/ation@ !o*puters@ Intelligen/e@

Surveillan/e@ an Re/onnaissan/e (!0ISR)@ an Ienti9i/ation Frien or FOE (IFF)3 AIovernent urnished :uipent 'I:( solution shall be provided &or integration. Spa#e#lai data as &ollos9 :uipent :nvelop >G idth, >2G height, @4G depthB Clearan#e:nvelop =G idth, >2G depthB "oer 5210 attsB Cooling 1>>== 7TU/hrB and

*a; eight 1=@4lbs.

o The *S')( shall possess the #apabilit! to allo the ebar6ed unit #oander to

eplo! the units organi# ission #oand #apabilities hile undera!. The*S')( shall be euipped ith the spa#e and poer reuireents ne#essar! toenable the ebar6ed unit the abilit! to repli#ate their noral ission #oand&un#tions, to in#lude the abilit! to #oordinate entr! ith other blue &or#es, #ondu#t

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rea#hba#6 #oordination, re#eive intelligen#e data, aintain situational aarenessand #ondu#t ission planning en route to the destination.

o C8*7AT -$:T--CAT-89 Abilit! to interrogate and be interrogated b! identi&!ing

$epartent o& $e&ense '$o$( riend or 8: '-( $evi#es H threat and -in&oration shall be integrated ith the vessels *ission Coand and avigations!stes.

The vessel shall eet provisions o& the appli#able Codes o& ederal Regulations 'CRs(,

and re&eren#es therein. The vessel shall be #erti&ied to load line b! the Aeri#an 7ureau o&Shipping 'A7S(.The anu&a#turer ill sele#t ne shipboard s!stes, subs!stes andeuipent that eet or e;#eed the Ar!s per&oran#e reuireents. The engineeringdesign subission ill in#lude a te#hni#al report on reliabilit!, availabilit! and aintainabilit!'RA*(, along ith a sideb!side #oparison o& #urrent and repla#eent te#hni#alspe#i&i#ations to ensure the proposed euipent satis&ies the Ar!s per&oran#ereuireents.

The anu&a#turer ill ensure data bus #apabilit! to &a#ilitate the ational *arine :le#troni#s

Asso#iation '*:A( 2000 bussed data e;#hange netor6 &or e;isting and &uture #oand,#ontrol, #ouni#ations, #oputers, intelligen#e, surveillan#e, and re#onnaissan#e'C4-SR(, avigation, and poertrain s!stes on board, and in#lude inter&a#e #opatibleith So#iet! o& Autootive :ngineers 'SA:( K1


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o N209 2 vessels

o N219 4 vessels

o N229 = vessels

o N2@9 vessels

o N249 vessels

o N259 = vessels

rou/tion 6ill in/lue !o*pletion o9 Logisti/s Manage*ent In9or*ation@ #evelop*ento9 Logisti/s rou/ts@ an Euip*ent Training3

"er&or a aintenan#e anal!sis, in#luding a ailure *odes :&&e#ts Criti#alit! Anal!sis

'*:CA(, and )evel o& Repair Anal!sis ')8RA(, &or all #oponents/s!stes in order todeterine the proper aintenan#e allo#ation and #oponent level o& repair.

$evelop ilitar! spe#i&i#ation -ntera#tive :le#troni# Te#hni#al *anuals '-:T*( that re&le#ts

the &inal #on&iguration o& the vessels in a##ordan#e ith *-) ST$ 40051. The -:T* ill#ontain vessel operation, troubleshooting, aintenan#e, and repla#eent parts

in&oration ne#essar! to support the Iovernent approved aintenan#e anal!sis.

Resear#h and provide all ateriel provisioning data supporting ne #oponents/s!stes

and deliver a )ogisti#s Support Anal!sis ')SA(0@= reports. "rovisioning shall beper&ored to the loest repair part level and be #onsistent ith the Iovernent approvedaintenan#e anal!sis. )SA should address all telve produ#t support eleents.

"rovide Spe#ial Tools Test :uipent 'STT:( and 7asi# -ssue -tes '7--( reuired &or

supporting operation and aintenan#e o& the vessel.

"rovide Test, *easureent, and $iagnosti# :uipent 'T*$:( reuired supporting

troubleshooting and -:T* &un#tionalit!.

"rovide so&tare integration, reuired to enable ne #oponent/s!ste &ault #odes to

su##ess&ull! pass &ro ele#troni# #ontrol odules to -:T* so&tare &or purposes o&troubleshooting easureent and anal!sis.

-denti&! all ne anpoer s6ill sets reuired to operate, troubleshoot, and aintain ne

#oponents/s!stes.

Coplete total pa#6age &ielding o& vessel, 7--, STT:, T*$:, 8n 7oard Spares )ist

'87S)(, Coponent o& :nd -te 'C8:-(, and Asso#iated -tes o& :uipent 'AS-8:(.

"rovide ne euipent training to ea#h a#tive and reserve #re, and to the prepositioned

site personnel in Kapan and Fuait on the ne s!stes.

"rovide e :uipent Training "lans, 8perator, and ield )evel *aintenan#e -nstru#tor

and Student Iuides in support o& e :uipent Training.

"rovide operator training in support o& Iovernent testing events.

IV1 INSTRU!TIONS FOR !OMLETIN$ T"E QUESTIONNAIRE3

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"lease anser all o& the uestions belo. This is !our opportunit! to des#ribe !our design,engineering and anu&a#turing #apabilities hi#h a! assist the Iovernent in identi&!ingpossible #andidates and ill perit it to obtain industr! input and data regarding availableplat&ors, #on#eptual designs, and support potential &uture a#uisition e&&orts. Responses to thisar6et resear#h uestionnaire should be sent via eail to *argaret 7alanos6i at

*argaret.T.7alanos6i.#ivDail.il and *atthe Fun6el at atthe.d.6un6el2.#ivDail.il .Nou are reuested to put JResponse to *S ')( R-G in the sub3e#t line o& the eail. An!reuests &or #lari&i#ation o& the uestionnaire shall also be addressed to *argaret 7alanos6i at*argaret.T.7alanos6i.#ivDail.il and *atthe Fun6el at atthe.d.6un6el2.#ivDail.il ."lease subit !our response o )ater than C87 1 April 2014.

An! in&oration that #annot be sent via eail #an be ailed on a C$ to the &olloing address9

U.S. Ar! Contra#ting Coand%arrenor#e "ro3e#tion E Tools/7ridging Tea

ATT9 *atthe Fun6el/CCTA7A=501 :ast 11 *ile Road

*ail Stop @2= '7)$I 2@1(%arren, *- 4@5000

"lease ote9

Reponses to this Reuest ill not be returned, nor ill detailed &eedba#6 be ade available.

roprietar: In9or*ation1 The United States Iovernent 'USI( a#6noledges its obligationsunder the ederal A#uisition Regulation '1 U.S.C. 1


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+1 Manu9a/turer

a. ae9

b. *ailing Address9

#. %ebsite9

d. )o#ation o& "rodu#tion9

,1 ersonnel Responing to RFI

a. ae9

b. Title9

#. Copan! Responsibilit!/"osition9

d. Telephone/a; ubers9

e. :*ail Address9&. Cage Code 'i& an!(9


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d. %hat etri# ill !ou use to uanti&! a :U) o& @0 to 40 !ears $es#ribe ho !ouould eet these :U) reuireents.

e. $es#ribe !our approa#h to a#hieve redu#ed total onership #ost.

.1 Operational Energ:9 Iraphi#all! des#ribe !our approa#h to propulsion solutions ithregard to pa!load, speed 'poer(, prote#tion and range in#luding ipa#ts to, as ell as,ith regard to &uture iproveents in 8perational :nerg! via linear #oparison.

=1 rou/tion

a. %hat is !our produ#tion lead tie

b. %hat ould !ou envision !oure *iniu Sustainent Rate '*SR( &orprodu#tion to be

#. %hat ould !ou envision !our ost e&&i#ient produ#tion rate to be

B1 ast er9or*an/e

a. o do the reuireents in engineering design, shipboard produ#tion andlogisti#s anageent in&oration relate to !our #urrent line o& business

b. $o !ou have design e;perien#e in shipboard s!stes in a##ordan#e ith theCR and Aeri#an 7ureau o& Shipping 'A7S( &or this si+e o& vessel

#. $es#ribe !our past Ship produ#tion e;perien#e.

d. $es#ribe !our e;perien#e ith integration and produ#tion o& C4-SR, to

in#lude CA and data bus s!stes. $es#ribe !our e;perien#e ithintegration o& I*/Iovernent urnished -n&oration 'I-(.

e. $o !ou have logisti#s anageent 'provisioning( and te#hni#al anualdevelopent e;perien#e "rovide e;aples o& previous, su##ess&ull!developed logisti#s produ#ts ')SA, T*s, "rovisioning, various lists, et#.( $o!ou have e;perien#e in preparing ilspe# -:T*s $es#ribe ho !ou ouldleverage on board digital #apabilit! into -:T*s.

&. %hat is !our e;perien#e ith Contra#tor )ogisti#s Support 'C)S(

g. %hat is !our e;perien#e in ilitar! #ontra#ting

'1 !ontra/t T:pe

a. 7ased on the proposed progra s#hedule ould a &ir &i;ed pri#e #ontra#tinge#hanis be &easible -& not, please provide inherent ris6s

b. $o !ou have e;perien#e ith S!ste Te#hni#al Servi#es 'STS( #ontra#ts -& so,des#ribe.

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#. $o !ou have e;perien#e ith "er&oran#e 7ased logisti#s '"7)( #ontra#ts orarrangeents -& so, des#ribe.

C1 rogra* Stru/ture

a. o ould !ou stru#ture a progra to #oplete this tas6 or instan#e9,

'1( %hat t!pe o& #onta#ting e#hanis ould !ou re#oend

'2( "lease identi&! progra ris6s 's#hedule, design, aturit!, length(

'@( -s the prede#isional produ#tion s#hedule provided above attainable,plausible or a#hievable :;plain. %hat are !our suggestions

'4( -& hat e have outlined doesnt eet !our #oer#ial produ#ts, des#ribethe di&&i#ult! in odi&!ing !our design to eet stated reuireents. -& not in a aturestate, ho long ould it ta6e to deliver a ature produ#t

'5( o ould !ou plan to a#hieve C)S ith lo 'less than three da!s( Custoer%ait Tie 'C%T( and high availabilit! '


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1.1.= 8ut&it and urnishings1.1.> Araent1.1. Total Ship -ntegration/:ngineering1.1.< Ship Assebl! and Support Servi#es

++1 Intelle/tual ropert:

a. The U.S. Ar! ater#ra&t #res use vessel draings in #on3un#tion ith thete#hni#al anuals &or &ault diagnosis and troubleshooting. $es#ribe theapproa#h !oud propose to satis&! our reuireents. %ould !ou be illing to sellthe Te#hni#al $ata "a#6age 'T$"( -& so, hat #ost range do !ou anti#ipate%hat is in#luded in the T$" and hat &orat do !ou use %ould !ou be illing toprovide liited data use rights to enable operations and aintenan#e

b. %hat is !our re#oendation &or a #oste&&e#tive ethod o& addressingintelle#tual propert! hi#h ill allo governent a eans to e&&e#t aterial#hange, aintain #on&iguration anageent, and inii+e sustainent #osthile &airl! representing 8riginal :uipent *anu&a#turer '8:*( rights during

the s!stes li&e #!#le

#. $es#ribe !our approa#h regarding/providing an -ndentured 7ill o& *aterials'-78*(

+,1 arranties9 %hat 6ind o& #oer#ial arranties are o&&ered &or aterial and labor

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Addendum ITo

Maneuver Support Vessel Light (MSV(L))Request for Information (RFI):

Instrutions for ompleting the questionnaire:

"lease anser the uestions belo. This is an additional opportunit! to provide in&oration thatshall be used &ind out about !our design, engineering, and anu&a#turing #apabilities. "leasesee se#tion -, above, entitled J-STRUCT-8S 8R C8*"):T-I T: OU:ST-8A-R:.G

See tables atta#hed belo &or re&eren#e, titled9 Te#hnolog! Readiness )evels 'TR)s(,*anu&a#turing Readiness )evels '*R)s(, -ntegration Readiness )evels '-R)s( and S!steReadiness )evels 'SR)s(. The Ar! has used te#hnolog! readiness level 'TR)( as a eans toassess the aturit! o& a parti#ular te#hnolog! and a s#ale to #opare te#hnologies. The $o$introdu#ed the #on#ept o& *anu&a#turing Readiness )evels '*R)( to e;pand Te#hnolog!Readiness )evels 'TR)( to in#orporate produ#ibilit! #on#erns related to ris6s asso#iated ith

tie and anu&a#turing. *R)s are a etri# that assesses the s!ste engineering/designpro#ess and aturit! o& a te#hnolog!s asso#iated anu&a#turing pro#esses to enable rapid,a&&ordable transition to a#uisition progras. *anu&a#turing Readiness )evel ebsite9http9//.dodrl.#o/

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Te/hnolog: Reainess Levels

TRL #e9inition

CA#tual S!ste "roven ThroughSu##ess&ul

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A#tual S!ste Copleted and

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BS!ste "rotot!pe $eonstration inRelevant

=S!ste/Subs!ste *odel or "rotot!pe$eonstration in Relevant

.Coponent and/or 7readboardalidation in

0Coponent and/or 7readboardalidation in

rfi manuver support vessel (msv) light (revision 02, 15 apr 14)

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