Sustainment Aerial Delivery Equipment -Sling Load (SADE-SL) Low-Cost Cargo Net

The Department of the Army is seeking a low-cost replacement for the current 5000-pound and 10,000-pound Cargo Nets or components of the Cargo Net system. The purpose of this Request for Project Proposal (RPP) is to request pre-proposals to conduct preliminary design for a Low-cost Cargo Net capability. The preliminary design may be based on reusing, modifying, or enhancing existing designs. The pre-proposals shall address the full requirements of this RPP, including developing a Low-Cost Cargo Net Prototype that can support the suspended weight capability in the standard system categories of 5,000 and 10,000 pound capacity at a 35% (T) and 75% or more (O) reduction of individual item cost compared to the current nylon cargo nets. Some key requirements of the project include: • Must be able to support the suspended weight capability in the standard system categories of 5,000 and 10,000 pound capacity at a 35% (T) and 75% or more (O) reduction of individual item cost compared to the current nylon cargo nets. • The SADE-SL shall not increase current sling-load rigging time by more than 25% (T) and should ideally reduce rigging time by 25% or more (O). • SADE-SL shall allow for ease of rigging for future variants of payloads with minimal redesign, test and certification, as well as reduce impacts on the environment. • SADE-SL shall be compatible with current Army rotary wing aircraft that include the UH-60 and CH-47 (T) and compatible with other military and civilian rotary wing aircraft to include the CH-46, CH-53 and CV-22, Future Vertical Lift (FVL) medium and heavy lift aircraft.