Description
The US Navy is seeking White Paper Capability statements from companies that can provide follow-on engineering services support for the Portable Impact Location System (PILS) operated in support of Trident II flight tests and US Air Force Sentinel flight tests. The selected company will be responsible for maintenance, operation, sustainment, logistics support, and life cycle management of the PILS system. The contract will include Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) and will require the company to have a facility clearance of SECRET and a computing facility that is cleared to process SECRET data.
Some of the key requirements include:
• Detailed knowledge of the engineering principles of PILS and acoustic scoring of FBM flight tests
• In-depth knowledge and experience in development, production, and deployment of PILS in Broad Ocean Areas
• Detailed knowledge and experience with post-test processing of GPS and acoustic data into an FBM re-entry body score
• Experience working with the Strategic Systems Programs Operational Directives (ODs), SSP Instructions (SSPINST), and the SSP Technical Program management processes
• Expertise in the field of acoustic scoring and alternative unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) that could be leveraged to meet FBM requirements for the flight test program