SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- High Ice Water Content Ice Crystal Atmospheric Research
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-620 CT - William J. Hughes Technical Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 14928
- Response Due
- 8/23/2013
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2013
- Point of Contact
- Kenneth Hitchens, ken.hitchens@faa.gov, Phone: 609-485-6125
- E-Mail Address
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Click here to email Kenneth Hitchens
(ken.hitchens@faa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Project Title: High Ice Water Content Ice Crystal Atmospheric Research Point of Contact: Kenneth W. Hitchens, (609) 485-6125 Description of Requirement: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center needs scientific leadership, including cloud physics research meteorology expertise including icing instrumentation expertise for a convective weather, high altitude ice crystal atmospheric research project. This requirement is to support new FAA rulemaking in icing condition weather. This research will generate an understanding of convective weather ice crystal phenomena to support forecast and diagnostic weather tools to identify and avoid these conditions with a database of ice crystal properties to evaluate the new FAA engineering standard Appendix D and provide representative conditions for ground facility test capabilities, and develop detection/awareness technologies to support reactive and predictive mitigation strategies for aircraft to avoid these conditions. Purpose of Announcement: In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (FAAAMS) paragraph 3.2.2.4, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis of the FAA ™s decision to contract with a selected source via single source procedures. The FAA, William J. Hughes Technical Center intends to award a single contract to Science Engineering Associates, Inc., Mansfield Center, CT to support the High Ice Water Content Ice Crystal Atmospheric Research. As the developer of four of the essential ice crystal measurement probes and near completion of an iso-kinetic probe that will be needed to measure ice crystal water content required to successfully conduct the research and therefore cannot be obtained through any other known source, Science Engineering Associates, Inc. brings the following essential data, experience and capabilities to this program: Icing flight testing that has supported ice crystal engine event test and analysis for a revenue service aircraft in resulting is evaluation of the problem that supported a modification to meet airworthiness requirements. Instrumentation development and support for ground test facilities to measure water content, droplet distributions. Experience in evaluation of ice crystal atmospheric characteristics required to evaluate new rulemaking criteria. Conduct of multiple atmospheric flight research projects to measure, record, and analyze icing weather phenomena. Significant and unique design, fabrication, and development and testing of instrumentation that is capable of measuring ice crystals and mixed phase icing conditions Consequently, Science Engineering Associates, Inc. has the knowledge and capabilities to efficiently support as required by this proposed procurement. A competitive solicitation is not available for this procurement. If your firm does not agree with this single source determination, please provide evidence of your firm ™s capabilities and experience in providing the above service, the FAA will evaluate this accordingly. All responses to this announcement must be directed to Kenneth Hitchens not later than 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, August 23, 2013. The appropriate e-mail address is Ken.Hitchens@faa.gov. Responses may also be sent via fax to (609) 485-4088 to K. Hitchens. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/14928 to view the original announcement.
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