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Sources Sought Notice

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division seeks sources for Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Ventilation fans. Fans should be of a form-fit-function equivalent design to the current baseline LCAC 100 class ventilation fans, with minimal or no craft modifications required. Modest variances from the flange sizes and overall dimensions shown will be considered acceptable, in such cases the Navy would use adapter plates and make other system modifications as required.

Background info: There are three (3) different types of electrical ventilation fans installed on each craft, for providing ventilation and cooling air for the main engines, Auxiliary Power Units (APUs), fuel pump rooms, battery rooms, and actuator controller rooms. NSWC PCD seeks alternate fan designs that will satisfy the performance requirements, and upon evaluation of the sources, intends to down-select one or more fans for qualification and/or operational testing on a Landing Craft Air Cushion craft. The primary objective is to identify one or more new sources for replacement fans at reduced cost and increased availability, compared to the current fan. An overview of the specifications for each fan can be found in the "Key Parameters" sections which is included as an attachment to this notice.

Responses to this Request for Information should include supporting materials that provides a demonstration of your company’s capabilities and experience. The following information is requested. A development cost rough order of magnitude (ROM) is requested where an off-the-shelf estimate is not available for the criteria listed in the Key Parameters section.

1. Description of the hardware configuration/ fan components as it applies to the evaluation list above.


2. Product technical data, development history and current status.


3. Product application and history of fielded systems.


4. ROM cost and development schedule for a component or prototype system.


5. ROM cost and lead time.


6. US Military applications including points of contact (POCs), if available.

Questions can be submitted electronically to the Technical Point of Contact Mr. Phillip Bray, NSWC PCD Code E34 at phillip.e.bray4.civ@us.navy.mil or Mr. John Ducote, NSWC PCD Code E34 at john.e.ducote.civ@us.navy.mil with a copy e-mailed to brandon.d.hayes11.civ@us.navy.mil Contract Specialist. E-mail should identify the solicitation number and title Information provided will be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities and agencies without the permission of the provider. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. NSWC PCD may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements and may request a presentation and/or a site visit as deemed necessary. At no cost to the government, responding vendors may continue technical dialogue with this market survey’s Technical Point of Contact after the initial response is provided. This is a Sources Sought announcement, a market survey for written information only.