SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Hypersonic Weapon Thermal Protection Systems Materials and Processing - Request For Information (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RQK - WPAFB, AFRL/RQK, 2130 Eighth Street, Building 45, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-AFRL-RQKM-2016-0012
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2016
- Point of Contact
- Cathie Stropki, Phone: (937) 713-9901, Carmen Carney, Phone: (937) 255-9154
- E-Mail Address
-
catherine.stropki.1@us.af.mil, carmen.carney.1@us.af.mil
(catherine.stropki.1@us.af.mil, carmen.carney.1@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request For Information (RFI) Hypersonic weapons are anticipated to provide revolutionary warfighting capabilities. The Department of the Air Force is in the planning stage for a research program focused on the technical maturation for materials and process (M&P) and related materials behavior and life prediction in extreme environments expected in hypersonic flight. Technology options are sought to reduce the risks associated with acquisition decisions for a notional expendable hypersonic vehicle (EHV) in the 2020 timeframe. Two concepts are being considered. The first is a hypersonic cruise missile with an onboard airbreathing propulsion system to maintain hypersonic velocities. The second is a boost glide (BG) weapon with a higher initial velocity to maintain hypersonic gliding flight. Both weapon concepts will be launched from an aircraft and will be designed to achieve similar mission objectives. To support the near-term weapon system transition focus, specific M&P and behavior and life prediction technology options that have the highest payoff by solving critical problems or significantly lowering risk associated with the anticipated weapon system acquisition should be emphasized.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/RFI-AFRL-RQKM-2016-0012/listing.html)
- Record
- SN04000002-W 20160127/160125234012-7b2cac0e5dc67bdb2ba2270be714a887 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |