NCMS is assisting the United States Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) in seeking a partner with the capability to provide the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) with required upgrades, which are specified below.
Background
The current Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Mortar Carrier (MC) variant incorporates a legacy M1064 mortar hatch, including carryover torsion springs that assist in opening and closing the hatch. AMPV survivability upgrades increased the weight of the AMPV hatch, increasing loads on the current torsion springs. This reduces the amount of assistance the torsion springs provide when opening or closing the hatch which, in turn, creates high ergonomic efforts required for operators to use the hatch. A new torsion spring pack has been designed to accommodate the extra weight of the survivability upgrades which will improve operator ergonomics and comply with the contractual requirement of not requiring more than 49.5 pounds of force to open or close a hatch (PSPEC-1165).
Solution Sought
Installation of springs at various locations, with quality standards applied and validated. Removal of roadside, center, and curbside hatches, disassembly of legacy springs and install of new springs, replacement of all seals, re-shimming of and re-installation of hatches.
Function test of hatch operation and measurements of gaps post install, meeting gap requirements (validation). Requesting monthly status report on cost, schedule, and technical performance progress of project.
Required Capabilities
The following standards must be met:
Mechanical (Brackets, Hardware, etc.):
- Material Certifications per TDP for each component
- Dimensional Report per TDP for each component
- Material Test Reports per TDP for each component
- Heat Treatment Material Certifications
- Ergonomic Test Reports per TDP
- First Article Inspection Report (FAIR)
Integration: Final Inspection Checklist
Packaging: Solid film lubricant/wrap in plastic wrap to ensure oil doesn’t wipe off any other surfaces.
Responses
To view the drawings of the new torsion spring pack, email a DD2345 to NCMS at: opportunities@ncms.org. Once a DD2345 is provided, drawings will be provided. Click here to download DD2345
Interested parties should provide a ROM in the provided cost summary form (CSF) and a white paper response with no more than four (4) pages, not including a cover page, using the format below. Responses are due on November 5, 2024. All questions or concerns can be addressed to opportunities@ncms.org.
White Paper Response:
- Describe the general approach including phases to accomplish the objective.
- Describe assumptions.
- Provide a detailed approach to meeting the objective including:
- List of tasks.
- List of deliverables.
- Provide high-level project schedule and timing.
- Describe rough order of magnitude cost.
- A more detailed cost analysis will be expected later in the process.
- Provide a description of recent and relevant experience in accomplishing similar evaluations using modeling and simulation tools and process. 7. Provide URLs to corporate presentations including engineering, modeling and simulation, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing capabilities.
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