SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- AIRCRAFT FUEL SEALANT CURING ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 11/24/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, AATC, 1600 E. Super Sabre Drive, Bldg #10, Tucson, AZ 85706
- ZIP Code
- 85706
- Solicitation Number
- W912L211RFIFS
- Response Due
- 1/12/2011
- Archive Date
- 3/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jon Ransom, 520-295-6938
- E-Mail Address
-
Air Force Reserve Command Test Center
(jon.ransom@ang.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AIRCRAFT FUEL SEALANT CURING ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) As prescribed in FAR 15.209(c), the following provision is inserted: IAW FAR 52.215-3 --Request for Information (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of identifying information on fuel sealant curing technologies that have already been developed or may be modified from other Aerospace Industry solutions to meet the agency requirement as listed below: AATC is conducting an effort to determine potential sources for alternative methods to decrease curing times of fuel cell sealant and increase aircraft availability in Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) F-16C, C-130, F-15, KC-135, C-20, C-5, and A-10 aircraft. This announcement is for market research and does not constitute a request for proposal. AATC is seeking contractors interested in providing affordable aircraft fuel cell sealant curing enhancement systems that use the latest commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology as part of an operational test and evaluation (OT&E) effort. The curing enhancement system should be a variation of electrical, heat, infra-red (IR), or other proven concepts. AATC prefers submissions that have already been through FAA certification or a similar process. Potential for follow-on procurement is dependent on results of tests and availability of funding. The government is looking for a system that offers the best value to the government, not necessarily the lowest procurement cost; however, affordability is the most important factor. Fuel Cell Sealant Curing System Requirements: System must be currently certified intrinsically safe. System should be able to be set up quickly and easily by trained USAF maintenance personnel. System should be easily transportable and have minimal or no calibration requirements. System should not alter the chemical properties of the sealant. Interested parties capable of providing this aircraft fuel cell sealant curing enhancement system that meets or exceeds the above requirements, shall provide a statement of capability (SOC) that demonstrates the existing capability to provide, modify, and sustain the system, along with a description of system capabilities. A rough order of magnitude (ROM) is requested as part of the RFI and will be used as market research. The SOC shall be unclassified and the information submitted should be pertinent to, and identify the system capability as related to the technical effort requested. A limit of fifty (50) pages is imposed for the responses, which should be received by close of business 12 January 2011. Testing results are expected to determine the most effective system. Please e-mail all Information and SOC to the Contracting Officer, SMSgt Jon Ransom, at jon.ransom@ang.af.mil. For programmatic questions or technical questions contact Maj Russ DeWald at (520) 295-6955 or Maj Sheldon Brown at (520) 295-6960. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to directly pay for any information or responses submitted as the result of this synopsis.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/NGB/DAHA02-3/W912L211RFIFS/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center AATC, 1600 E. Super Sabre Drive, Bldg #10 Tucson AZ
- Zip Code: 85706
- Zip Code: 85706
- Record
- SN02333959-W 20101126/101124234511-79adf45f43e2a688d4f77bf7229f63f9 (fbodaily.com)
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