RSD Depot Level Repair Facility

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division is seeking information from industry regarding their interest in and capacity to conduct a "depot level" repair/overhaul of an electro-hydraulic device (Rapid Securing Device (RSD)). The RSD is one of the main assemblies of a US Navy Helicopter Landing System called Recovery Assist, Securing, and Traversing (RAST). The selected vendor will be required to refurbish approximately 18-24 RSDs per year. The repair/overhaul involves disassembly, corrosion control, inspection and testing of numerous parts and assemblies, changeout of mandatory parts, reassembly, and functional as well as load testing. • The RSD is installed on multiple US Navy vessels and is used to secure and maneuver military helicopters on the flight deck. • The overall dimensions of the RSD are 100 x 70 x 14 inches, and it weighs 3200 lbs. • The RSD uses hydraulic fluid MIL-H-83282A and has an electrical input of 200V +/- 10% 3 phase, 400 Hz +/- 10%. • The representative components of the RSD include accumulators, hydraulic actuators, chains, wire rope cables, mechanical linkages, steel plates, machined parts, hydraulic piping, hydraulic pump and motor, filter, and pulleys.