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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 31, 2005 FBO #1221
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- Advanced Combustor Technology

Notice Date
3/29/2005
 
Notice Type
Solicitation Notice
 
NAICS
541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 
Contracting Office
Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, ATTN: AMSRD-AMR-AA-C, Building 401, Lee Boulevard, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5577
 
ZIP Code
23604-5577
 
Solicitation Number
W911W6-05-2-0002
 
Response Due
5/15/2005
 
Archive Date
7/14/2005
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
DESCRIPTION: Section I. The Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) is soliciting technical and cost proposals for conduct of 6.2 Research & Development as described below. Proposals are required to be submitted in accordance with the guidel ines set forth herein. This Research Announcement (RA) constitutes the total solicitation. There will be no formal Request For Proposals (RFPs), other solicitation requests, or other information regarding these requirements. INTRODUCTION: The Army is anti cipating the development of new centerline turboshaft engines for use in future manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of the Future Force. These engines will be developed under the DoD/NASA/DOE Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) initi ative. The Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) program will be conducted under the VAATE program and will demonstrate progress towards the VAATE phase II turboshaft/turboprop goals beginning in the FY08 timeframe. The AATE program goals will be to d emonstrate a reduction in specific fuel consumption (SFC), an increase in shaft horsepower to weight ratio, a reduction in development, production and maintenance cost and a design life of 6000 hrs in a turboshaft engine in size class of interest. In orde r to meet the aggressive goals of the AATE program, significant advancements in combustor technologies will be required. The performance goals of the AATE program dictate the need for increased temperatures and pressures. These conditions create significa nt challenges for components of the combustor in the AATE. Therefore, the objective of this announcement is to develop advanced combustor technologies that possess the combination of performance, durability, and affordability necessary to enable AATE tech nology level turboshaft engines to achieve their performance, durability, cost, and life goals. The offeror must substantiate their notional AATE configuration relevant to existing system upgrades or emerging Army platforms. The notional AATE must also be consistent with the goals provided in this solicitation. This program will be executed as a Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) preferably that is a Cooperative Agreement pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2358. Therefore, it is the Government's desire to conduct a technology development effort focused on advanced combustor technologies for AATE level turboshaft engines. The period of performance for this program is approximately 43 months. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This program is focused on the development and demo nstration of the critical technologies needed to maximize the potential for technology transfer to the US Armys AATE level turboshaft engines. The program shall utilize a notional AATE turboshaft engine design to establish the operational requirements an d potential payoffs of the proposed concepts relative to the AATE engine performance, durability, cost, and life goals. The notional engine should be designed to achieve the following goals: SFC (-25%); Hp/wt (+80%); Production Cost (-35%); Maintenance C ost (-35%); and Development Cost (-15%). Notes: (1) greater than equal to 6000 hours life, 15000 cycles cold parts, 7500 cycles hot parts (includes combustor liners and turbine blades). For the combustor liners, the 7500 LCF cycles shall be based on cra ck initiation only (will not include crack propagation); (2) Production cost includes control system; (3) SFC, Hp/wt, and production cost goal curves are provided at the following link: http://www.aatd.eustis.army.mil/transfer/AATE_GOALS_BAA.ppt; (4) Mai ntenance and development cost reductions are relative to contractor proposed baseline; (5) Free power turbine shaft engine; (6) Configuration does not include reduction gearbox, but does include inlet particle separator; and (7) Efficient operation at par t power is desirable. The offeror shall define the anticipated combustor configuration and performance characteristics consistent with their AATE design. The offeror shall design, fabricate and perform validation testing of the proposed combustor technologies. Validation testing shall be conducted in an environment that simulates notional AATE operational conditions and shall be performed to validate aerodynam ic, thermal, and/or mechanical performance. The Advanced Combustor Technology program will be an integral part of the DoD/NASA/DOE VAATE program. Although a Government approved Advanced Turbo Propulsion Plan (ATPP) will eventually be required for any suc cessful offerors, such a plan is not required in order to be eligible for an award under this solicitation. DELIVERABLES: The contract awarded under this Solicitation will require delivery of the following data items: (1) Program Plan (delivered as part of the first bi-monthly cost and performance report); (2) Design Review Briefing Charts; (3) Test Plans; (4) Test Reports; (5) Bi-Monthly Progress, Cost and Performance Reports, and (6) Final Report. All deliverable data may be in the format selected by t he contractor. Additionally, a final briefing at Fort Eustis, VA, shall be presented. Section II. Award Information: ANTICIPATED FUNDING LEVEL AND PERFORMANCE PERIOD: Anticipated period of performance is 43 months total with 40 months for the technical effort and an additional 3 months for completion of the final report. The Government funding for the program is $1.2M distributed by fiscal year as follows: FY05/06-$250,000; FY07-$300,000; FY08-$450,000; and FY09-$200,000. TYPE OF FUNDING INSTRUMENT: Du e to the commercial application of this technology, the Government anticipates an award of a TIA (Cooperative Agreement under 10 U.S.C 2358) or Other Transaction for Research (10 U.S.C. 2371) which are more flexible than traditional Government funding inst ruments. It is DoD policy to obtain, to the maximum extent practical, cost sharing of half of the cost of the project to ensure the recipient has a vested interest in the project's success. TIAs with, to the maximum extent practicable, cost participation of 50% are anticipated because the technology has dual-use potential and performers of the program will benefit from commercialization. Cost participation may be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. Cost participation will be considered in acco rdance with the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations, DoD 3210.6-R paragraph 34.13 (Cooperative Agreement) (but also see paragraph 37.530 pertaining to Other Transactions for Research) accessible at the following link: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/co rres/pdf/32106r_041398/part34.pdf. This RA will remain open until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time May 15, 2005. Awards under this announcement are anticipated to be made by July 30, 2005. However, unless the offeror specifies a different expiration time, proposals will be considered valid for Government acceptance through 31 December 2005. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received. Further, the Government reserves the right to select for award only a port ion of an offeror's proposal (i.e., certain tasks vs. total program). Multiple proposals from the same offeror that address different solutions or that address only part of the problem under the announcement will be accepted and evaluated independently. Se ction III. Eligibility Information: Participation in the project announced in this RA is available to qualified U.S. contractors as prime recipient. The RA is not set aside for small businesses. Section IV. Application and Submission Information: This RA contains the total Solicitation. No special application kits/forms/materials are required. GENERAL: The technical proposal should provide a clear justification for the selection of the proposed advanced combustor technologies. The justification/ratio nale supporting the proposed technology should be based upon the potential contribution of the proposed technology to the overall achievement of the AATE level performance, durability, cost and life goals. The proposal will be structured as follows: 1) Task I  Design; 2) Task II  Fabrication; 3) Task III  Validation Testing; 4) Task IV  Program Management and Reporting. The technical proposal should also i nclude a clear statement of the program objectives and the specific approach to be pursued and supporting background experience. It should contain a Statement of Work (SOW), program milestones, a brief biographical section describing key personnel, a brie f description of the facilities to be employed in the effort, and a program management section. The offeror will also identify how the proposed propulsion technology is integral to its ongoing efforts to develop an ATPP for VAATE. No pre-proposal conferen ce is to be held. Proposals must be submitted in original and five (5) copies. Proposals, excluding the cost section, shall not exceed 30 pages. Proposals should be marked with the above solicitation number and addressed to the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, ATTN: AMSRD-AMR-AA-C (Paulette Wilson), Building 401, Lee Boulevard, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5577. Offerors desiring an explanation or interpretation of this announcement must request it in writing. Oral explanations or instructions given befor e the award of any agreement will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning this announcement which is necessary in submitting offers or the lack of which would be prejudicial to any other prospective offeror(s) will be publ ished as an amendment to this announcement. For purposes of this RA, late proposals will be treated in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. A copy of any cited reference/clause is available from the issuing office (Paulette Wilson), (757) 878-2788 or via link h ttp://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Section V. Application Review Information. EVALUATION CRITERIA/BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on a scientific and/or engineering evaluation of proposals (both technical and cost as it relates to technical effort) in accordance with the criteria set forth in this section. Proposals will be evaluated on their own merit without regard to other proposals submitted under this announcement. These evaluations will result in narrative rat ings, which will be used to develop an order of merit listing for proposals submitted under this announcement. Proposed cost will be evaluated as appropriate, for realism and reasonableness. The evaluation criteria are: (1) The extent to which the propo sed research work satisfies the Army research needs by use of innovative, creative, efficient, and affordable approaches to the technical objectives; (2) The merit of the offerors proposed approach to accomplish the scientific and technical objectives; ( 3) The availability, experience and qualifications of the scientists, engineers, technicians, and other proposed personnel. (4) The suitability and availability of proposed facilities; (5) Realism of the proposed man-hours, materials and other costs to accomplish the proposed effort. Whether costs reflect a clear understanding of the requirements and are reasonable & consistent with the various elements of the offerors technical proposal. Any proposed cost share will be evaluated for its benefit in re ducing program risk, achieving program objectives, and furthering the state-of-the-art. Cost to the Government is also an important consideration. Any proposed cost share will be evaluated for its benefit in reducing program risk, achieving program object ives, and furthering the state-of-the-art. Proposed cost to the Government is a review criterion. The amount of cost sharing percentage could result in greater evaluation credit. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: All work performed under resulting agreement(s) wi ll be unclassified and will not require access to classified material. A determination has been made that performance under the agreement (s) will require acces s to and/or generate technical data the export of which may be restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U. S. C., Sec. 2751 et. Seq.) or Executive Order 12470. Prior to award, the successful firm (s) will be required to provide an Export-Contro lled DoD Data Agreement certification number issued in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.25. This certification may be requested from the Defense Logistics Services Center, ATTN: DLSC-FBA Federal Ctr., Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084, Telephone 1-800-352-3572 . Participation in the program announced in this RA is available to qualified U.S. contractors as prime contractors. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: No Government Furnished Property is anticipated under any agreement(s) resulting from this RA. If Government Furnished Property is necessary, it shall be detailed in the proposal. Section VI. Award Administration Information: This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay any response preparation cost. A sample TIA under authority of 10 U.S.C. 2358 can be accessed via the Internet at the following link: http://www.aatd.eustis.army.mil/docs/TechInvestAgree.doc. This sample is provided for general information only as TIAs are more flexible than traditional fundin g instruments. The anticipated reporting requirements are addressed in Section I of this RA. Section VII. Agency Contacts. Offerors desiring an explanation or interpretation of this announcement must request it in writing at the above address (Datafax ( 757) 878-0008) to the attention of Paulette Wilson (Contract Specialist) and/or Lauren Sebring (Grants Officer) at pwilson@aatd.eustis.army.mil and/or lsebring@aatd.eustis.army.mil. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Sebring can be reached by telephone at (757) 878-278 8 and (757) 878-4828, respectively. Note 26 apply.
 
Place of Performance
Address: Aviation Applied Technology Directorate ATTN: AMSRD-AMR-AA-C, Building 401, Lee Boulevard Fort Eustis VA
Zip Code: 23604-5577
Country: US
 
Record
SN00777886-W 20050331/050329212231 (fbodaily.com)
 
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