AN/SSQ-36B BATHY Sonobuoys Procurement

Solicitation number W8485-247632

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/08/25 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

Status Status Expired

Description

1) Definition of the requirement
The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply of quantity 600 AN/SSQ-36B BATHY sonobuoys installed in LAU-126/A Sonobuoy Launch Containers built for aircraft /shipboard training and operations in accordance with the Production Sonobuoy Specification for Bathythermograph Transmitting Set AN/SSQ-36B and Sonobuoys AN/SSQ-53F, 62E, 77C and 101A (PSS) dated 1 October 2008 (Revised 03/17/2016 REV C CHG 1).
To eliminate the requirement for qualification and stores clearance testing, the sonobuoys must be currently flight qualified on either the P-3 Orion or CP-140 Aurora aircraft.

The specific product requested is as follows:

Stock Code - 6655-01-607-7360
Part Number – 130-9454-101
Description - AN/SSQ-36B BATHY

There are no security requirements associated with this requirement.

2) Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product meets the following requirements:
The product must be a NATO A-size sonobuoy installed in LAU-126/A Sonobuoy Launch Containers built for aircraft /shipboard training and operations in accordance with the Production Sonobuoy Specification for Bathythermograph Transmitting Set AN/SSQ-36B and Sonobuoys AN/SSQ-53F, 62E, 77C and 101A (PSS) dated 1 October 2008 (Revised 03/17/2016 REV C CHG 1).
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To be compatible with DND’s CP140 aircraft stores release systems, the sonobuoys must be configured for air deployment within a cylindrical Sonobuoy Launch Container with a diameter of 4 7/8 (+0, -1/8) inches and a length of 36 (+.125, -187) inches. The sonobuoys as configured for air deployment (bare buoy) shall pass with no force other than gravity through a vertical right cylinder having an inside diameter of 4 15/16(+1/64, -0) inches and 4 feet long. Air descent of the sonobuoy must be stabilized and slowed by a parachute allowing for deployment within the Production Sonobuoy Specification (PSS) Altitude/Speed Launch Envelope. The sonobuoys must be currently flight qualified on either the P-3 Orion or CP-140 Aurora aircraft to eliminate the requirement for qualification and stores clearance testing. The sonobuoy must be capable of being deployed from the deck of a surface vessel.

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 7 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/08/25.

Trade agreements

  • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
  • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Reason for limited tendering

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  • None

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
Sonobuoy Tech Systems
Address

4868 East Park 30 Drive

Columbia City, Indiana, 46725-8861
United States
Contracting authority
Aaron Brown
Phone
(819) 939-4559
Email
aaron.brown@forces.gc.ca
Address

101 Colonel By Drive

Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K2
Canada
Bidding details

Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

Tender documents
Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
FR_ACAN for AN SSQ-36B BATHY.pdf 001
French
 5
EN-ACAN_W8485-247632 - AN SSQ-36B BATHY Sonbuoys Procurement.pdf 001
English
 22

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Summary information

Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Language(s)
English
Region(s) of delivery
British Columbia
,
Nova Scotia
Region of opportunity
Canada
Contract duration
7 month(s)
Procurement method
Advance Contract Award Notice
Selection criteria
Not applicable
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