SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS AND AERODYNAMICS AEROTHERMODYNAMICS AND ACOUSTICSTECHNOLOGY FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES - SMAAATAV
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-SMAAATAV-209
- Response Due
- 2/27/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Connie Snapp, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-864-7928, Fax 757-864-7709, - Rosemary C. Froehlich, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2423, Fax 757-864-8541, />
- E-Mail Address
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C.Snapp@nasa.gov, Rosemary.C.Froehlich@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA Langley Research Center is hereby soliciting information in regard topotential sources for a follow-on procurement to Structures and Materials andAerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, and Acoustics Technology for Aerospace Vehicles(SMAAATAV), multiple-award contracts (NNL04AA10B, NNL04AA11B, NNL04AA12B, NNL04AA13B). It is anticipated that work under the follow-on contracts will be issued via task orders. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation.If asolicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis. One of the primary goals of this synopsis is to assist NASA Langley in determiningwhether a Small Business Set-aside is an acceptable strategy for this procurement. If afull and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be usedto aid in establishing small business subcontracting goals. As no decision on aset-aside has yet been made, all qualified firms are encouraged to respond. The NorthAmerican Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541712, andthe size standard under this code is 1,000 employees. This contract will support analytical and experimental research and development in thetechnology areas of structures, materials, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, andacoustics for aerospace vehicles. For the purposes of this synopsis, aerospace vehiclesinclude aircraft for civil aviation and commerce, rotorcraft, hypersonic vehicles, launchvehicles, and planetary entry systems.Research and development may include the use ofsystems analysis to determine the potential benefits of various vehicle configurationsand associated technology insertions.MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY: The materials technology work will involvefundamental and applied research in materials and processing, including the developmentof the full range of structural materials (polymers, metals, ceramics, and compositesderived from combinations of any of the three) and their integration into aerospacesystems, the development and application of mechanics-based, multi-scale modeling ofmaterial durability and life, and failure prediction methodologies for these systems. The structures technology work will include analytical, computational, and experimentalresearch studies of the response of complex structures subjected to static andtime-varying mechanical, thermal, and acoustic loads. Structural responses of interestinclude thermal, linear and nonlinear static and dynamic, and aeroelastic. The work willrequire development of structural concepts for aerospace vehicles and in-spaceapplications. Examples include, but are not limited to, light-weight airframe structuralcomponents that exploit the benefit of advanced material systems, thermal protectionsystems, re-usable cryogenic tanks, and inflatable and deployable structures. The workwill include development of control concepts for suppressing aeroelastic response andalleviating vibration.The work will include development and application of advancedmeasurement techniques that relate quantitative nondestructive evaluation sciences tomaterials and structures characterization.AERODYNAMICS, AEROTHERMODYNAMICS, AND ACOUSTICS TECHNOLOGY:Contracted work will support research and development in aerodynamics,aerothermodynamics, and acoustics technology related to aerospace vehicles, includingsuch research topics as configuration aerodynamics, flow physics and control, aircraftnoise prediction and control, computational modeling and simulation, hypersonicair-breathing propulsion, and advanced measurement/diagnostic systems.Work will berequired in, but not limited to, the following technical areas: fundamental,computational, and experimental research to advance the current knowledge of complex flowphysics, applied research to develop advanced vehicle configurations, development of gridgeneration algorithms and flow solvers for both structured and unstructured gridtopologies, concept assessment for hypersonic air-breathing propulsion systems,theoretical and experimental research to further the understanding of aerodynamic noisegeneration and development acoustic prediction methods for jet noise, nacelle and fannoise, airframe noise, and propulsion/airframe aeroacoustics, and to identify, develop,and demonstrate techniques for aerodynamic flow control and/or noise reduction. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to perform theeffort as described above should submit capability statements of five pages or less,indicating those abilities. Responses must include the following: Name and address of firm, size of business; averageannual revenue for the past 3 years, and number of employees; ownership; whether they arelarge, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or veteran or woman-owned; numberof years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners,potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (ifpotential prime); list of relevant work performed in the past five years, contractnumbers, technical description, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; andpoint of contact - address and phone number. Please advise if the requirement isconsidered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is definedin FAR 2.101. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to beconstrued as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for informationsolicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Nosolicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites forthe release of any solicitation or synopsis. All responses shall be submitted to NASALangley Research Center, Attn: Connie Snapp, Mail Stop 126, Hampton VA 23681 or by emailto LaRC-SMAAATAV-inform@mail.nasa.gov no later than 1200 noon ET, 27 February 2009.Please reference SS-SMAAATAV-209 in any response. Technical questions should be directed to Kim Bey, Phone: 757-864-1351, Email:LaRC-SMAAATAV-inform@mail.nasa.gov with "Technical Question" annotated in the subjectline. Procurement related questions should be directed to Connie Snapp at 757-864-7928, Email:LaRC-SMAAATAV-inform@mail.nasa.gov with "Contracting Question" annotated in the subjectline. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-asidebased on responses, hereto. Contracting Office Address: NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA23681-0001 Point of Contact(s): Connie Snapp, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 864-7928, Fax (757) 864-9097, RosemaryFroehlich, Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 864-2423, Fax (757) 864-9774,
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