Basic Information

Reference Number

cb-7996-20482821

Issuing Organization

Sonobuoy Tech Systems

Solicitation Type

ACAN - Advance Contract Award Notice (Formal)

Solicitation Number

W8485-247632

Title

AN/SSQ-36B BATHY Sonobuoys Procurement

Source ID

PWGSC

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Details

Location

Canada

Dates

Publication

2023/08/10 12:00:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2023/08/25 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Aaron Brown

(819) 939-4559

aaron.brown@forces.gc.ca

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.

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