USSOCOM CCH SEALION IV

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.
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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). If you choose to submit proprietary information, mark it according to your
company specifications.