SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- ROTARY WING ENGINEERING, MODELING AND SIMULATION
- Notice Date
- 11/28/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA06136327R-VXL
- Response Due
- 12/13/2005
- Archive Date
- 11/28/2006
- Description
- NASA/ARC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for aeronautical rotary wing engineering, research and development, systems analysis and modeling and simulation. It is anticipated that NASA ARC shall issue a task order contract whereby individual task orders will be issued during the performance period. The following areas are listed as examples of task order subjects: Rotorcraft Aeromechanics Modeling and Analysis The contractor shall develop comprehensive aeromechanics models for engineering analysis. Perform automated flight test simulation services to support flight tests. Perform services to validate aeromechanics models and simulations. Evaluate the design of aeromechanics models in terms of performance, stability, handling qualities, and other parameters. Simulation Facility Hardware and Software Development for Experimental Research and Feasibility Assessments The contractor shall provide services to design and develop scenarios for mission simulation exercises. Coordinate GFE models and simulations with the Government multi-participant simulation demonstrations and simulation. Aircraft Performance, Handling Qualities, Cockpit Displays, and Flight Control Systems Analysis and Evaluation The contractor shall provide services to evaluate the handling qualities of fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Evaluate and design control laws for new aircraft flight control systems and upgrades to existing systems. Distributed and Non-Distributed Models and Simulation Information Technology Services The contractor shall provide services to apply Information Technology principles to the analysis, use, and application of models and simulations in all phases of the software development processes. These services will encompass, among others, the application of high fidelity models and simulations library components to enhance advanced rotorcraft simulations, and the development and application of Verification and Validation (V&V) policies, procedures, and methodologies for aged monolithic models and simulations and distributed simulation systems. Under this task, the contractor will provide a staff of simulation analysts, and simulation, software, and satellite navigation engineering subject matter experts that can apply their expertise to aid the Government in the design, development, and V&V of advanced rotorcraft simulations, including real-time, high-fidelity, human-in-the-loop simulations for piloted operational assessments of future aircraft concepts. This expertise shall include experience in the design, implementation, and testing of navigation, surveillance, guidance and control, communications, and subsystems hardware and software, a novel approach to the V&V of complex legacy and developing simulation software that incorporates the use of automated tools, and hands-on experience in prototype V&V activities for distributed interactive simulations. Human-In-The-Loop Simulation Research and Development, Test and Evaluation, and Training Provide services to develop design for experiments on rotorcraft mission effectiveness ranging from analytical studies through part-task simulation to full-mission simulation. These experiments are expected to entail the use of flight simulators for both research on and training of pilot subjects and to require both traditional and innovative experimental design in applied behavioral research. Operations Effectiveness Analysis, Modeling and Simulation, Program Analysis and Management The contractor shall provide subject-matter-expert and consulting services concerning current and projected tactical and operational operations. To evaluate simulation models under consideration for the Government use. These evaluations shall include, but are not limited to, the areas of model fidelity, realistic player behavior, environmental effects, player component behavior, flexibility, compatibility with other models in a distributed simulation environment, and model-user interface issues. The contractor shall provide services to develop new simulation models and to modify existing models. Specific areas to be covered include developing appropriate characteristics and performance of aircraft and other systems types, defining the attributes of their systems and subsystems, representing effects of the tactical environment, representing realistic operational and tactical behaviors, defining user interfaces, and structuring and populating data input libraries. Provide services to plan and execute research and development projects. 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. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of ten (10) pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. Responses must 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 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 customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, 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 FAR 2.101. 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. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Veronica Llamas at Veronica.Llamas-1@nasa.gov no later than Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at noon (local time). Please reference NNA06136327R-VXL in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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