THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) W56JSR-18-S-0001. Bradley Hybrid Electric Vehicle (BHEV). The RCCTO is requesting whitepapers. Format shall be in accordance with instructions found at “Whitepaper Submissions” in Section V(A) of the BAA made as an attachment to this announcement. A rough order of magnitude (ROM) in accordance with Section V(A)(14) of the BAA is requested with the whitepaper submissions and will not contribute to the page total the whitepaper submissions. Vulcan specific collection for whitepaper submissions can be found at: https://vulcan-sof.com/login/ng2/submission?collectionUuid=4ff76032-ff17-4031-a04d-316f1096e7e4 In accordance with the instructions in Section V(A)(3) of the BAA, ROM shall not be submitted via the Vulcan site. Please submit all ROMs to Lauren Pascioni at
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[email protected] Subject line must read “ROM Bradley Hybrid Electric Vehicle-[Company Name]”. Example: ROM Bradley Hybrid Electric Vehicle-ABC Inc. Failure to do so may result in elimination for consideration for the funding opportunity. Whitepaper submissions are due no later than 1:00pm ET on 10 Apr 2020. Problem Statement: Army combat vehicles require leaps in mobility, performance, lethality and supportability in order to maintain an overmatch advantage over peer and near-peer adversaries. Until the Next Generation Combat Vehicle and other new combat vehicles join the formation, it is imperative to upgrade and modernize the current fleet of armored and combat vehicles. New combat vehicles will design and develop these enhanced capabilities from the beginning. Current combat vehicles require extensive modernization programs to ensure they remain competitive on the battlefield for decades to come until replaced by new vehicles in the future. Hybrid electric drives and power supplies have matured and advanced to the point of mainstream commercial technology in automobiles, trains, and large industrial and commercial vehicles; therefore, they are ready to be integrated into combat vehicles in order to enhance operational combat effectiveness and supportability. To remain competitive on the battlefield, our combat vehicles require significantly more power available to support new and future high-energy capabilities such as lasers, microwave, and vehicle protection systems. Additionally, while increasing performance and power out, it is equally important to reduce the fuel and supportability efforts required. These commercial efforts have resulted in many technologies that address some of the individual technical challenges. The primary opportunity and purpose of this effort is to integrate hybrid electric capabilities into a Bradley Fighting Vehicle to demonstrate a prototype capability that extends the effectiveness of the Bradley well into the future. A Bradley Hybrid Electric Vehicle should: • Increase the automotive performance (acceleration, torque, turn radius, maneuverability, power available, fuel efficiency, etc.) of the Bradley beyond the current non-modified variants. • Generate at least 600 kW of power to enable operational employment of high-power systems and weapons such as directed energy weapons, protection and other platform-specific power requirements for communications and other functions. • Generate and store sufficient power in order to support Silent Watch operations (battery only) for six hours with a 2 kW operational load. •Be a modular kit (or kits) that fits within the current vehicle’s outer mold line and does not increase vehicle weight such that it alters the requirements to ship or deploy the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. • Reach Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 5 when demonstrated as a prototype at the end of this effort. Opportunity Sought: Whitepaper submissions shall include how you would approach designing, prototyping, and delivering two (2) Bradley Hybrid Electric Vehicles with the assumption that both Bradley vehicles will be provided as GFE at the start of the project. Additionally, discuss how, in the future, you would produce the modification to the Bradley Fighting Vehicle that converts the current power and drive systems into a Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Lastly, address the impacts on cost and schedule if the government were to request up to two additional vehicles be modified during the execution of the project. Follow-On Production Work: Following successful completion of the prototype project and subject to the availability of funds, the Government anticipates transition from the prototype project to a follow-on production/sole source FAR-based contract or Other Transaction Agreement. Follow-on production activities are anticipated to be in support of PEO GCS’s vehicle modernization efforts. It is not fully known at this time what the quantities or dollar values will be, or which exact program office or agency may produce follow-on production. However, it is fully expected that the hardware/software will be used in follow-on production agreements or contracts by one or more agencies and/or program offices. The follow-on production efforts for this prototype project are expected to vary depending on the customer; however, as this hardware/software is anticipated to be an additional capability increase for existing systems or systems in production or development, it is anticipated that a successful prototype project may result in eventual production Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Michael Foster,
[email protected] Notice: Offerors are advised that employees of the firms identified below may serve as non-government advisors in the review and evaluation of white papers as well as the source selection process. These individuals will be authorized access only to those portions of the white paper / proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. Such firms are expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition. Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI), 5285 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, (703) 564-3800 In accomplishing their duties related to the white paper evaluation and source selection process, the aforementioned firm may require access to proprietary information contained in the offerors' proposals. Therefore, pursuant to FAR 9.505-4, this firm may execute an agreement with each offeror that states that they will (1) protect the offerors’ information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. To expedite the evaluation process, each offeror must contact the above companies to effect execution of such an agreement prior to the submission of proposals. Each offeror shall submit copies of the agreement with their proposal, if applicable.