SOLICITATION NOTICE
16 -- Structural Health Monitoring System for WP3D Aircraft
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NAAN6000504274
- Response Due
- 9/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2005
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared and processed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. This is a Solicitation from the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) and is for the acquisition of two (2) Structural Health Monitoring Systems for the WP-3D aircraft. This combined synopsis notice constitutes the only Request For Proposal (RFP), written offers are being requested; and a written RFP will not be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFP No. NAAN6000504274. This RFP and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-05. The item(s) are to be delivered to the Aircraft Operations Center, 7917 Hangar Loop Drive, MacDill, AFB, Florida. The line item(s) shall be provided in accordance with the specifications provided herein. The prices shall be all inclusive of costs. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be: 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr. 84), 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double Sided on Recycled Paper (Aug. 2000), 52.211-8 Time of Delivery (Jun. 1997) (The contractor shall have one system fully installed and operational by March 7, 2005 and may begin work starting November 28, 2005 at the Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP) facility in Jacksonville FL. The second system will be under a similar schedule for a second aircraft in year 2007), 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity (Apr. 1984) (0 percent increase or decrease), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (Oct. 2005), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (July 2005) (Sections 1, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, and 31), 52.232-17 Interest (Jun. 1996), and 52.247-35 FOB Destination, Within Consignee?s Premises (Apr.1984). The FAR provisions incorporated into this acquisition shall be: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial Items (Jan. 2004), 52.212-2 Evaluation ? Commercial Items (Jan. 1999) (The following factors listed in their order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical capability. Provide sufficient information, documentation, and descriptive literature to demonstrate that the proposed system will meet the requirements provided herein. Delivery Schedule. Ability to accomplish the installation of the system on the aircraft in the field within a reasonable time frame specified. Past Performance. Provide list of contacts including phone numbers, as references to be used to evaluate the firm?s past performance in successfully providing the equipment or similar equipment to that described herein. Price. The proposed price will be evaluated but not scored. The price evaluation will determine whether the proposed price is realistic, complete, and reasonable in relation to the requested requirements. Although price is the least important evaluation factor, it will not be ignored. The degree of importance of the proposed price will increase with the degree of equality of the proposals in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the offeror with the highest technical score if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government.) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Mar 2005), 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984) (The Government contemplates awarding a fixed price contract for supplies) , 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Aug 1996) ( a. Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Donita S. McCollough, DOC, NOAA, Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 E. 12th St., Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. b. The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.) FAR clauses are available on the Internet Website http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) clauses are incorporated into this acquisition by reference: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer?s Authority (Mar. 2000), 1352.201-71 Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) (Feb. 2005) (To be provided at time of award), 1352.208-70 Printing (Mar. 2000), 1352.209-71 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Mar. 2000), 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws (Mar. 2000), 1352.216-70 Contract Type (Mar. 2000) (The Government contemplates awarding a firm fixed price contract for supplies), 1352.233-70 Harmless From Liability (Mar. 2000), 1352.246-70 Inspection and Acceptance (Mar. 2000) (Equipment to be inspected and accepted at the time of delivery), and 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (Mar 2000). The following CAR provisions are also incorporated into this acquisition by reference: 1352.215-75 Basis For Evaluation (Mar. 2000) (This is a best value, competitive requirement. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer meets or exceeds the solicitation requirements; which is determined responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) by possessing the financial and other capabilities to fulfill the requirement of the contract; and whose proposal is judged, by an integrated assessment of price and other evaluation factors listed herein, to be the most advantageous to the Government. The Government will use the best value trade-off process in determining which offer is in the best interest of the Government in accordance with the FAR. The Government intends to award a single contract from this solicitation. The Government reserves the right not to award a contract depending on the quality of the proposal(s) submitted and the availability of funds. The Government reserves the right to award without discussion based solely upon the initial proposals.), 1352.215-73 Inquiries (Mar. 2000), 1352.233-71 Service of Protests (Mar. 2000) (An agency protest may be filed with either (1) the Contracting Officer, or (2) at a level above the Contracting Officer, with the agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999) (Internet site: http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/conops/reflib/alp1296.htm) for the procedures for filing agency protests at the level above the Contracting Officer (with the Protest Decision Authority.) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: Donita S. McCollough, Contracting Officer, DOC, NOAA, Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 E. 12th St., Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 If a protest is filed with either the Protest Decision Authority, or with the General Accounting Office (GAO), a complete copy of the protest (including all attachments) shall be served upon both the Contracting Officer and Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing with the Protest Decision Authority or with GAO. Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made, as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Contract Law Division--Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, Attn: Mark Langstein, Esq., FAX: 202-482-5858) . Full text of these CAR provisions is available upon written request by sending an email to donita.s.mccullough@noaa.gov. Statement of Work Purpose: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) is soliciting a proposal to install an acoustic structural health monitoring system on both WP-3D aircraft. Data gathered from the system will be temporarily monitored and interpreted by the contractor with the agreement of the contractor to train AOC personnel to monitor and interpret data and transfer that function to the AOC within a reasonable time. Installation of the health monitoring system on the second aircraft will be based on the performance of the first installed system. Installations would occur approximately one year apart. Background: The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration operate two WP-3D Orion aircraft from their operating location at MacDill AFB, Florida. The WP-3Ds are the world's premier research aircraft and participate in a wide variety of national and international meteorological, oceanographic and environmental research programs in addition to their widely known use in hurricane research and reconnaissance. These aircraft are equipped with a variety of scientific instrumentation, radars, and recording systems for both in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere, the earth, and its environment. Obtained as new aircraft from the Lockheed production line in the mid-70's, these robust aircraft have led NOAA's continuing effort to monitor and study hurricanes and other severe storms, the quality of the atmosphere, the state of the ocean and its fish population, and climate trends. NOAA has monitored the Navy?s P-3 Service Life Assessment Program (SLAP) and concluded that the operating environment of the WP-3Ds is significantly different from the Navy P-3 fleet environment, and that the NOAA Orion?s are subjected to specific stresses and accelerations as a result of their severe weather penetration profiles. In order to ensure that the aircraft are maintained at the peak of readiness, and that all airworthiness concerns are addressed, NOAA requires that a structural monitoring system be installed on the aircraft that can record and report on the specific condition of the aircraft wing and empennage structure. The system must do more than record exceedances, and must be able to report specifically when damage occurs to the structure, and then to pinpoint the location of the damage for maintenance personnel. In addition, the system must be able to provide a record of the flight such that the maneuvers that were being conducted can be correlated to the damage at the moment it occurs. Requirements: The selected vendor will provide a structural monitoring system with the following required capabilities: 1. The system must be capable of monitoring the entire aircraft wing, focusing on the key elements of the P-3 structure as designated by the Navy SLAP program as specific areas of concern. 2.The associated sensors, wiring harnesses and attachment fittings must be capable of being installed on the WP-3D while the aircraft is in depot maintenance, and must be accomplished by a small team within a reasonable period on a not to interfere basis, so that the depot maintenance duration is not prolonged. 3.The system must monitor the aircraft structure continuously through the flight regime, as well as during ground operations such as taxi, takeoff, and landing rollout, and be capable of identifying damage to the structure at the precise moment it occurs. 4.The data collection device in the aircraft must be capable of storing up to 50 flight hours and be readily downloadable for analysis. 5.NOAA maintenance personnel will download the aircraft data and forward to the appropriate organization for analysis. The analysis of the in-flight structural data must be provided as an included service, and completed within one week of submission of data. The analysis service must also have the capability to perform a 24 hour turnaround of data if NOAA identifies a specific flight as likely to have caused damage to the aircraft. 6.The analysis will initially be accomplished by the vendor but ultimately will be performed by NOAA personnel. The vendor will develop appropriate user software so that the analysis can be accomplished locally. 7. Any damage that the system detects must be defined within a 4 inch radius. The specific location of the structural anomaly should be displayed electronically to the maintenance technician in a CAD drawing of the P-3 wing and empennage structure. The CAD system must be capable of zooming in or out, panning or rotating the damaged structural part, and identifying it by physical location (i.e., wing station) as well as by part number and nomenclature. 8. The CAD system will not only be used for identifying and locating damage, but will also be used for the training of structural maintenance personnel. The CAD system must also have the capability of graphically recording repair information so that the digital image can be maintained as a permanent record of repair and structural modification for each aircraft. 9. Although not a Flight Data Recorder with specific crash survivability requirements, the system must be capable of recording up to 24 user-defined inputs for the duration of each flight. These inputs (i.e., airspeed, altitude, GPS position, angle of bank, control position, etc) must be capable of correlation at the specific time that damage occurs to the structure. In other words, where was the aircraft, what were the conditions of flight, and what precisely was the aircraft doing when the damage occurred. The goal of this capability is to be able to review flight procedures and to modify severe weather operating doctrine to minimize damage to the structure. 10. An optional mission replay capability shall be available in which the aircraft can be displayed with elective overlays that will include a geo data base with terrain features. Signed and dated offers must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/CRAD, Attn: Donita McCullough, Room 1756, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106. Offers must be received on or before 5:00 pm CDT, September 2, 2005. Offers may be faxed to 816-426-5067 Attn: Jane Allen. Offers must include the following: 1)Technical Capability Response; 2) Past Performance Information; 3) Delivery Schedule; 4)Price Proposal; 5) A completed copy of the provisions contained in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Mar. 2005). PRODUCT DESCRIPTION/PRICE SCHEDULE This is a firm fixed price solicitation. Item No. Qty. Description 1 2 Structural Health Monitoring System for WP3D aircraft in accordance with the requirements specified herein. Unit Price $_________ Total for 2 systems $_________ DOC, CASC requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made to a company not registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet by phone at (800) 333-0505 or on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NOAA/Aircraft Operations Center, 7917 Hangar Loop Drive, Hangar 5, MacDill AFB, FL
- Zip Code: 33621-5401
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 33621-5401
- Record
- SN00897000-W 20050918/050916211722 (fbodaily.com)
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