DT-574 Hydrophones

This Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the requirements for a DT-574 Hydrophone Production Contract for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT). The contractor will be responsible for the design, documentation, manufacturing, testing, packaging, and delivery of DT-574 First Article and Production hydrophones according to performance specifications. The SOW details the background, places of performance, authorized users, sponsors, and types of funding. Key requirements include conducting kick-off meetings, submitting progress and failure reports, and executing a two-phase process: First Article and Production. The First Article phase involves hardware design, configuration reviews (Preliminary and Final), physical configuration audits, test procedure development, and extensive testing and inspection to establish a baseline. The Production phase focuses on manufacturing, testing, and delivering production hydrophones in accordance with the established product baseline, including ongoing quality control, certification, and annual program reviews. The document also specifies applicable security compliance, including handling classified and controlled unclassified information (CUI), OPSEC, and electronic spillage protocols.