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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 09, 2009 FBO #2721
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- Air Vehicle Technical Support Services

Notice Date

5/7/2009
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

Contracts Department Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C Lakehurst NJ 08733-5083
 

ZIP Code

08733-5083
 

Solicitation Number

N68335-09-R-0215
 

Response Due

5/21/2009
 

Point of Contact

Jane M Worley, Contract Specialist, Phone 732-323-7509, Fax 732-323-2359, - Francis J Hufnell, Contracting Officer, Phone 732-323-2902, Fax 732-323-7440
 

E-Mail Address

jane.worley@navy.mil, francis.hufnell@navy.mil
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Code 2.5.2.3.4 at Lakehurst, NJ has a requirement for unique Engineering and Technical Support Services for the NAVAIR, Air Vehicle Engineering Department, AIR 4.3. This is a Sources Sought as well as a mechanism for obtaining feedback from industry in regard to the general requirements as stated in this synopsis. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The Air Vehicle Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Air Vehicle Engineering Department (AIR 4.3) and the Manned Flight Simulator (MFS) / Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facilities (ACETEF, AIR 5.4) require unique engineering/technical services to support development and utilization of advanced air vehicle technology for evaluating air vehicle flying qualities and controllability, developing simulation software, and building prototype simulations. These services utilize state-of-the-art air vehicle dynamic simulation, systems analysis software and system identification methods. Manned Flight Simulator Aircraft Simulation Division (5.4.3) software and hardware development services will also be required. Advanced air vehicle technology contract services are required to support current and future development of trainer devices supporting DOD. This contract will also support current and future Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) programs associated with manned aircraft and Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) controllability, advanced technology aircraft flight and engine control systems, and include development of the associated flight test instrumentation requirements, test program structure, test techniques, aerodynamic and avionics models, data management and analysis procedures, and system simulations. This contract provides for engineering and technical services, software development, hardware development, prototype development, documentation, analysis, and technical data (results of data analysis) to accomplish the tasking outlined in Requirements to follow: REQUIREMENTS the contractor shall be responsible for establishment of an Engineering Field Office in the vicinity of NAS Patuxent River to facilitate technical monitoring of task progress/adequacy and rapid response to technical questions with minimal travel time. The contractor shall provide engineering/ technical services and the material required to support the tasks specified herein. Modeling of Aircraft and UAV Systems for use in Simulations; Flight Test Data Management; Control System Design Analysis; Digital Flight Control System (DFCS); Incident Investigation; Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation Operation; Trainer System Development Support; Controls Analysis and Simulation Test Loop Environment (CASTLE) Support; Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); GPWS/TAWS/CAS; Network-Centric Warfare (NCW); Deployed Virtual Training Environment (DVTE); Technical Training; Quality Assurance / Process Improvement / Configuration Management; Program Management, LABOR QUALIFICATIONS: The contractor is required to provide personnel having professional and technical experience, to ensure accomplishment of the tasks specified in this statement of work. The specified experience included as part of the required qualifications shall have been obtained in the fields of endeavor indicated, and unless stated otherwise experience must have been obtained within the last ten years. The contractor is encouraged to strive for technical experience beyond these qualifications. Secret clearances may be obtained upon issuance of specific delivery orders. Experience must be relevant to the subject area and is determined from the date of the BS degree. KEY LABOR CATEGORIES: The table below lists the labor categories. The years experience required depends on the degree the proposed individual holds. Years of experience are measured from the BS degree. The table also contain the minimum number of resumes (PDFs) required in each labor category. In their proposal, the contractor must certify how many hours that the persons whose resume (PDFs) are submitted shall be able to work on this program. If any persons cannot work full time (2000 hrs/yr) then additional resumes must be submitted until the hour requirements in the last row of each table is met. For example, the lead engineer position, if only four resumes (the minimum) are submitted, the contractor must certify that all four persons are available 2000 hrs/year each. If four or more lead engineer resumes are submitted, the contractor shall certify that the hours available of each person and that total shall meet or exceed 8000 hrs/yr. Some labor categories may require concurrent multiple personnel to meet our level of effort requirements. Program Manager: PhD and 10 years total experience (measured from BS degree) or Master of Science (MS) degree with 12 years total experience (measured from BS degree) in Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering or a BS degree and at least 14 years applicable experience. Experience is required in areas of systems identification, vehicle math modeling, control systems design and analysis, simulation design analysis and testing, and handling qualities analysis. Must have experience applying technical knowledge to a wide variety of systems identification, simulation and flight test problems and providing technical direction to lead program engineers for the detailed prosecution of various tasks. Demonstrate knowledge of national simulation and modeling events and standards that apply to Navy programs. Must have demonstrated experience in management of teams of teams developing high fidelity simulations for real time flight simulation facility such as the Manned Flight Simulator (MFS). At least 10 years of experience must be managing the technical work discussed above and in the statement of work. Lead Engineer Shall have a PhD and at least 8 years applicable experience (measured from BS degree), or a MS degree and at least 13 years applicable years experience (measured from BS degree), or a BS degree and at least 16 years applicable experience. At least 3/4/5 years of experience (for PhD/MS/BS degrees respectively) must be in managing or as the lead engineer for technical projects in the below discussed technical areas. The field of the degree and the experience must be in one or more technical disciplines as follows: Flight Mechanics Degree in aerospace/aeronautical engineering. Experience is required in the areas of linear and non-linear system identification, air vehicle mathematical modeling, control system design analysis, simulation testing, and handling qualities analysis. Must have experience applying technical knowledge to a wide variety of system identification, simulation, and flight test problems; and providing technical direction to senior engineers and engineers for the detailed prosecution of the various task requirements needed to successfully complete the specific tasks outlined in the statement of work. Must have demonstrated experience in leading a team of engineers developing high fidelity simulations for a real time flight simulation facility such as the MFS. Must have experience with MATLAB, simulation architecture software and system identification tools. Guidance and Control Degree in aerospace/aeronautical engineering or electrical engineering. Experience is required in the areas of stochastic processes as applied to system identification, optimal and classical control theory, optimization theory, automatic design of control systems, guidance and control, control mechanization and allocation, system error analysis studies, simulation modeling, and redundant asynchronous flight control computer modeling is required. Must have experience in the application of optimal control theory of flight control, multiple processor flight control computer configurations, application of nonlinear system theory to automated control system design algorithms and equivalent system/time delay analysis. This experience is required to provide technical guidance to senior engineers and engineers, and to apply technical knowledge in solving unique problems associated with the various task requirements needed to successfully complete the specific tasks outlined in the statement of work. Must have demonstrated experience in leading a team of engineers developing high fidelity simulations for a real time flight simulation facility such as the MFS. Must have experience with MATLAB, simulation architecture software and system identification tools. Simulation Degree in aerospace/aeronautical, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or engineering mechanics or computer science or mathematics. Work experience must encompass the design, development, testing and documentation of hardware or software into a real-time simulation architecture such as MFS or WST and APT type training devices. Digital Control System (DCS) Software Support Specialist Degree in Engineering or Mathematics or Computer Science or Operations Research. Experience is required in three of more of the following disciplines related to the RDT&E of aircraft systems; 1) analysis, 2) system design, 3) system software development and/or life cycle support, and 4) test and evaluation. At least 7 years experience in planning and executing DCS software verification and validation (V&V) is required. Experience with systems designers, test personnel or operators on a “real-time” basis is also required. Non-Key Labor Categories: Senior Engineer, Flight Mechanics, Guidance and Control, Simulation, Digital Control System Software Support Specialist, Propulsion Control and Modeling, The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330. The estimated total level of effort is approximately 525,000 man-hours of direct laobr for a period of five years. The period of performance consists of one base year plus four option years with performance commencing approximately 01 November 2009. This action is a follow on to contract N00421-04-C-0013, the incumbent contractor is Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) 10260 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121. The Governments anticipates awarding a single, Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to the offeror who provides the best overall value to the government, cost and non-cost factors considered. This is a sources sought and feedback from industry is also sought on our requirements as stated in this synopsis. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). All interested parties should send their company’s name, address, and business size, point of contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number and email address. Please include a short summary of your company’s skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge the support the above requirement. The total response to this synopsis should not be more than 5-10 pages. Send to Jane Worley (732) 323-7509, e-mail: jane.worley@navy.mil, or Fran Hufnell (732) 323-2902, email: francis.hufnell@navy.mil, address: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Contracts, Code 25234JW, B562-3, Hwy 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5082. All responses should be received no later than 4:00 PM EST, 21 May 2009. All questions and comments must be in writing, no telephone calls, email is acceptable. All contractors seeking award must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. For CCR information, contact the CCR Registration Assistance Center (RAC), at 888-227-2423 or for CCR registration at: http://www.ccr.dlis.dla.mil. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The solicitation will be posted on the NAVAIR homepage located at http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select “Doing Business” and then “Open Solicitations.” Look for amendments on the web page. Hard copy of solicitations and amendments will NOT be mailed to contractors NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-MAY-2009); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N68335/N68335-09-R-0215/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Patuxent River, MD

Country: US
 

Record

SN01811526-F 20090509/090508101058 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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