SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- MATERIALS & STRUCTURES AND AERODYNAMICS, AEROTHERMODYNAMICS & ACOUSTICS TECHNOLOGY
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-MSAAA-207
- Response Due
- 6/27/2003
- Archive Date
- 6/13/2004
- Point of Contact
- Tianda M Sherrell, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 864-3640, Fax (757) 864-7709, Email t.m.sherrell@larc.nasa.gov - Mary Jane Yeager, Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 864-2473, Fax (757) 864-7709, Email M.J.YEAGER@larc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Tianda M Sherrell
(t.m.sherrell@larc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- The NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources with capability for research and development in the areas of Materials and Structures and Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics & Acoustics technologies for aerospace vehicles. MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY This contract shall support research and development in materials and structures technology related to aerospace vehicles and may include the use of systems analysis to determine the potential benefits of different configurations including the potential benefits of various technologies on these different configurations. The contractor shall conduct research in the following areas: 1) Structural mechanics analytical and experimental research on the response of complex structures subjected to static and dynamic loads, explore basic behavior, and develop advanced methods of analysis and design. Validate by conducting tests of elements and large-scale structural models; 2) Analytical and experimental structural dynamics research for the purpose of developing and validating improved methods to predict, verify, and control complex aircraft and space structures dynamic responses. Validate approaches by conducting tests on full-scale structures; 3) Aeroelastic research to develop the understanding of aeroelastic phenomena and prediction capabilities needed to apply new aerodynamics and structural concepts to future flight vehicles; 4) Thermal structures analytical and experimental research to understand the behavior of complex structures subject to static and time-varying mechanical and thermal loads; 5) Computational structures in the development of advanced computational methods for the design and response prediction of complex aerospace vehicles that are subject to static, dynamic and thermal loads; 6) Composites and polymers fundamental and applied research studies combining the disciplines of advanced polymer synthesis, composites, adhesives processing science, and advanced characterization methodology to develop improved materials concepts for efficient aerospace structures; 7) Mechanics of material to develop the mechanics characterization of advanced materials for airframe and spacecraft structural applications. The characterization takes the form of mechanics-based mathematical models that provide the material descriptions required to predict the deformation, strength, and life of advanced materials in complex aerospace structures; 8) Metallic materials to gain a better understanding and practical use of advanced light metal alloys and metal matrix composites in response to NASA and industry requirements for aerospace structural application; 9) Nondestructive evaluation sciences to develop, and apply advanced measurement techniques that relate quantitative nondestructive evaluation sciences physical/engineering materials and structures characterization. Techniques include new applications using properties of ultrasound, acoustic emissions, acoustic microscopy, magnetics, optics, radiography, fiber optics, computed tomography, and thermography; and 10) Environmental interactions to gain a better understanding and practical use of advanced materials and systems for aircraft and spacecraft applications. Particular emphasis is placed on structural materials, optical materials and coatings, organic materials representative of human tissue, and electronic materials. AERODYNAMICS, AEROTHERMODYNAMICS & ACOUSTICS TECHNOLOGIES The contractor shall be able to provide analytical, computational and experimental research support. The contractor will perform aerospace research across a broad spectrum of vehicle classes and speed regimes. Vehicle classes may include small, civil-aviation aircraft configurations, rotorcraft concepts, larger commercial-type aircraft configurations, as well as hypersonic cruise, access to space, and flight configurations to support atmospheric science missions to other planets in the Earth?s Solar System. Flight speed regimes considered will include subsonic (Mach number < 1.0), transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic speeds (Mach number > 6.0). Research and development may include the use of systems analysis to determine the potential benefits of different configurations including the potential benefits of various technologies on these different configurations. The contractor shall conduct research in the following areas: 1) Flow physics and control for fundamental experimental and computational research to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the physics underlying boundary-layer transition, active and passive flow control, three-dimensional flow physics, unsteady flow phenomena, turbulence, vortical and separated flows; 2) Configuration aerodynamics to conduct applied experimental and computational research focused on the development of advanced configuration concepts for all classes of fixed-wing or rotary-wing vehicles at subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds; 3) Computational modeling and simulation to develop and validate advanced computational methods that can be used to improve fundamental understanding of physics associated with the fluid mechanics and noise generation of complex airframe systems; 4) Aerothermodynamics to conduct research to assess, optimize, and benchmark the national access-to-space and planetary entry vehicle concepts, to develop enhanced knowledge of coupled flow physics and flow chemistry and to develop new aerothermodynamic technologies to enable and enhance vehicle performance; 5) Aeroacoustics and structural acoustics to conduct research aimed at understanding, predicting and controlling the noise of all classes of aircraft, including noise emanating from propulsion systems and airframe systems, the propagation of noise into the vehicle interior or out into the vehicle?s farfield, and including the prediction of the environmental impact of noise on persons in the vehicle or on the ground (i.e. community noise impact); 6) Hypersonic airbreathing propulsion to conduct multidisciplinary research to develop advanced technologies for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles, with a focus on airframe-integrated engine concepts having high performance over a wide range of flight Mach numbers; 7) Advanced measurement and diagnostic instrumentation to conduct research to develop advanced experimental measurement and sensing techniques that incorporate the latest technologies from a wide range of technology areas, such as analytical chemistry, optical physics, and MEMS sensors and associated electronics; 8) Ground and flight test-model technologies to perform research to develop state-of-the-art test-article and electro-mechanical instrumentation systems suitable for ground-test or remotely-piloted flight-test model configurations. LaRC is seeking capability statements that demonstrate the offeror?s ability to furnish the management, personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary to perform specific tasks as defined by the Government in the aforementioned areas. Firms having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirements should submit capability statements of seven pages or less indicating the ability to perform the effort as described. Specifically, within the 7 pages, respondents should describe the engineering and systems analysis capabilities, design and computational capabilities, unique facilities that would be applied to these tasks, workforce that is engineering and technical (with technical qualifications), and company experience with access-to-space, hypersonic vehicles, advanced aircraft vehicles and airframe (including major subsystems). Responses must also include the following: Name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or veteran or woman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of relevant work performed in the past five years, contract numbers, technical description, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet ?Note A?. [INTERNET ONLY (commercial product definition)]. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. All responses shall be submitted to NASA Langley Research Center, Industry Assistance Office, Attn: Tianda M. Sherrell, Mail Stop 144, Hampton VA 23681 or by email to t.m.sherrell@larc.nasa.gov no later than June 27, 2003. Please reference SS-MSAAA-207 in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. Materials and Structures technical questions should be directed to Jacqueline G. Smith, Program Analyst, Phone: 757-864-3003, Fax: 757-864-8911, Email: jacqueline.g.smith@nasa.gov. Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics & Acoustics technical questions should be directed to John C. Lin, Phone: 757-864-5556, Fax: 757-864-7897, Email: j.c.lin@larc.nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to Tianda M. Sherrell, 757-864-3640 or Mary Jane Yeager, 757-864-2473.
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