L--TECHNICAL SERVICES

THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIVISION INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FOR TOOLS FOR MULTI-HULL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION. THIS EFFORT WILL ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUITE OF CODES, INCLUDING THE RESEARCH REQUIRED TO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY ALGORITHMS AND TECHNIQUES. THE DESIGN PACKAGE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY A MULTI-CRITERION OPTIMIZATION PROCESS THAT CALL INDIVIDUAL MODULES, INCLUDING THE NAVY'S SYNTHESIS MODELS FOR HIGH SPEED SEALIFT SHIPS AND LITTORAL COMBAT VESSELS AND A PROGRAM TO GENERATE HULL LINES FOR HIGH SPEED MULTI-HULL VESSELS FROM A LIMITED SET OF PRIMARY DESIGN VARIABLES. ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302.1. SEE NUMBERED NOTE 22.