SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Engineering Tasks and Research Activities for Aging Structures
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 MSG/LGC, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, Colorado, 80840-2315
- ZIP Code
- 80840-2315
- Solicitation Number
- FA7000-09-R-0054
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jessica M. Niebuhr, Phone: 719-333-2786, Richard A. Harper, Phone: 7193333927
- E-Mail Address
-
jessica.niebuhr@usafa.af.mil, richard.harper@usafa.af.mil
(jessica.niebuhr@usafa.af.mil, richard.harper@usafa.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to issue a solicitation for the Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) engineering tasks and research activities for aging structures. This acquisition will support the efforts of the United States Air Force (USAF) and the USAFA CAStLE. CAStLE (or "the Center") conducts research in the area of aging structures. The research performed by CAStLE covers a variety of tasks that follow aircraft and other structures through their life-cycle from cradle to grave. CAStLE research spans a wide range of structure-related topics, including basic development and characterization of materials, mechanical testing of structure(s), material corrosion susceptibility and mitigation, computer modeling and finite element analysis, flight data acquisition, structural teardown and analysis, and analysis of damaged, failed and/or aged structure(s). In support of CAStLE, the contractor may be required to perform efforts related to the above listed activities, as well as research activities, engineering activities, structures teardown, non-destructive analysis, design analysis & development testing, full scale testing, certification and force management development, force management execution, training/ procedural support, written reports/briefings, and other related efforts. The scope of this effort will cover a variety of structures (from a micro-level up to aircraft, ships, tanks, ground support equipment, bridges, and other varieties of aging structures). This proposed acquisition will be reserved as a total small business program set-aside. Only proposals from organizations classified as a small business will be accepted in response to a resultant solicitation. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712 and 500 employees, respectively. Any resultant contract is expected to have a one-year basic period of performance, with four, 1-year options. The projected contract type is an indefinite-delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a not-to-exceed (NTE) of $90,000,000.00. The anticipated award date is February 21, 2010. The government recognizes this is an aggressive schedule; however, the requiring organization intends to make every effort to accomplish this award date. The ombudsman for this acquisition is Ms. Kelly Snyder. Ms. Snyder can be reached at (719) 333-2074. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be available over the internet on FedBizOpps.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/DRU/10ABWLGC/FA7000-09-R-0054/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: United States Air Force Academy, Colorado 80840;, Contractor's Facility, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80840, United States
- Zip Code: 80840
- Zip Code: 80840
- Record
- SN01881257-W 20090722/090721000105-8b90bdfaa582a1473620c58731532003 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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