Unmanned Ground Vehicle 11/20/02 - Frequently Asked Questions
1. Q) How will the draft Spec/SOWs be populated? Will they be e-mailed to the POC listed on the Supplier registration form?
A. They will be released on CD and shipped to individual respondents.
2. Q) How will "common systems" be achieved within the UGV's? Things like electrical power, PHM, etc. Will there be commonality of vehicle systems between UGV's and the manned vehicles?
A. After contract award, interface working groups will be established between LSI/vendors to standardized and finalize and define common interfaces.
3. Q) Will there be a requirement or the OCU of the SUGV and MULE to be interoperable will they both be on the dismounted soldier?
A. The interim OCI must be JAUS compliant. Integration into the Land Warrior / OEW is a plus.
4. Q) P132 and P143 - What is the difference between the maintainer control I/F and the interin OCI? They seem to have the same purpose.
A. The Maintainer Control Interface will be a permanent component of the UGV. The OCI will eventually be replaced by the MGV operator crew station and/or the OFW OCI.
5. Q) SUGV Program: Requirements to adhere to standards in interin OCI? (eg., JAUGS, etc)
A. The interin OCI must be JAUS compliant.
6. Q) Why is there a different OCI for all the UGV's vs a common one?
A. It is desireable that the OCI be common. The OCI is an interin solution for test and prototype. The FCS Warfighter machine Interpace procurement may be the final/field system.
7. Q) Is information provided in unique questionnaires submittal in November 8, 2002 going to be made available to the Primes bidding for SDD contract? Will this information be made available by ORD review phase?
A. There is no intent to release this information to industry and no authority was granted to do so. We will explore the feasibility of doing so.
8. Q) Is the fiber optic teather required or is a secure remote link acceptable for the SUGV?
A. A fiber optic tether is required and will be used where a secure remote link will not work. Example: Long tunnels, shielded structures, etc.
9. Q) Will supportability requirements of UGV, UAV components be addressed by the "supportability" IPT?
A. They will be in our SOW and SPEC but will be defined in part by the supportability IPT.
10. Q) When was the C41SR Industry day held and is the briefing available at the FCS website? Is the attendee list for this meeting available with names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
A. Held last week. Briefing will be posted this week, Attendee list, Yes
11. Q) Are the names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses for invitees/attendees for today's briefing available at the FCS website?
A. Yes, attendees only
12. Q) Please reiterate the SUGV SDD prototype test date(s). Best Guess? Notify 2/1/03, Test: When?
A. We will notify you on or about 2/1/03 for testing to be conducted in late February or early March at a site to be announced assuming there is January 3 RFP.
13. Q) P43 - What is the difference between the countermine mission equipment payload and the Mine Detection / Marker System Payloads? The same question for the ARV Lethality Mission Equipment vs. LOS and LOS/BLOS weapons?
A. The countermine MEP may be the same as the Mine Detection /Marker System but they are not fully defined at this time. The ARV mission equipment package integrates the weapons into an operational package including pointing, ammo handing, fire control and structure.
14. Q) Regarding Navigation. You showed navigation sensors and crew station elements of autonomous navigation. C4ISR said they are doing all sensors, displays and controls. How will nav H/W be procured?
A. ANS includes all sensors and processing for ANS functions but does not include the crew station which is part of C4ISR responsibility.
15. Q) Are you procuring the processing (computer) for autonomous navigation?
A. It is part of the ANS
16. Q) Are there 2 ANS contractors up to LRIP and there will be a downselect for LRIP? Please clarify how long there will be 2 contractors.
A. It has not been decided whether there will be a single or multiple sources for the ANS procurement.
17. Q) In your opinion what is page limit for the Integrated Tech and Management Volume for the ANS solicitation? ANS was not mentioned in your talk.
A. In my opinion about 100 pages.
18. Q) What limitation will be imposed for foreign participants? VT Kinetics (operating under a SSA) is a US firm, but must depend upon our parent (Singapore Technologies Kinetic) for design.
A. The U.S. entity will be responsible for obtaining any required license or other authorization to permit participation by non-U.S. parents or entities and for participation by any non-U.S. employees.
19. Q) Please reiterate who is providing sensor packages for UGVs? C4ISR group or can these packages be bid to UGV IPT?
A. The C4ISR group is providing sensor packages. These packages can be bid through the C4ISR procurement packages.
20. Q) What is "Virtual Protoype?" For the soldier or Mule vehicles?
A. A virtual prototype is a computer physics based model of the platform that can be used to assess or predict mobility performance using a virtual providing ground approach.
21. Q) 1. What type contacts are planned for the UGV effort(s)?
2. When does Boeing plan to provide payload interface requirements for the technical proposal effort?
A. 1. Awarded contracts will likely be cost reimbursement with incentive and award provisions. Contract types may vary by platform. 2. Some guidance will be provided at RFP Release.
22. Q) P46. why is the vehicle controller part of ANS? What functionality is included? We think it should be part of the same vehicle delivery.
A. ANS - the vehicle controller is part of the ANS S/W that provides commands to the vehicle and receives feedback information from the vehicle.