US NAVSEA RFP For Next Gen Acoustic Device Countermeasure By Year End

The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to replace existing Acoustic Device Countermeasure (ADC) MK3 with a new ADC MK5 technology inserted into the submarine's defense against threat acoustic-homing torpedoes.

For planning purposes, NAVSEA's estimated date for release of the ADC MK 5 Request For Proposal is on or before 16 December 2016.

The NAVSEA intends to issue a full and open competitive solicitation for the procurement for the development, design, fabrication, integration, and testing of ADC Special Test Units, Engineering Development Models, associated products and engineering services for the Next Generation Countermeasure (NGCM) Program, FedBizOpps posted on its portal Tuesday.

ADC MK 5 is the official nomenclature for the NGCM device. The objective of the NGCM program is to insert new countermeasure technologies into the submarine's defense against threat acoustic-homing torpedoes.

The NGCM is intended to replace the ADC MK 3 device. The ADC MK 5 is a three-inch diameter expendable device that is submarine launched from internal signal ejectors and Countermeasure Set, Acoustic (CSA) external launchers.

The ADC MK 5 is an acoustic torpedo countermeasure with advanced features which can be employed as a static or mobile device and uses Adaptive Countermeasure (ACM) technology.

The performance specification and other related controlled files will be mailed only to those companies with a validated security clearance and a need to know.