SOLICITATION NOTICE
H -- Develop an Aviation Helmet Performance Standard
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Interior Business Center, AQD Division 4/ Branch 1 300 East Mallard Drive Suite 200 Boise ID 83706
- ZIP Code
- 83706
- Solicitation Number
- D17PS00378
- Response Due
- 4/12/2017
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2017
- Point of Contact
- Watson, Helen
- E-Mail Address
-
Helen_Watson@ibc.doi.gov
(HELEN_WATSON@IBC.DOI.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Requirement: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Aviation Services (OAS), Safety Office needs to determine the existing availability within the aerospace engineering industry of vendors who can provide technical, scientific, systems engineering services required to develop an aviation helmet performance standard based on established military performance criteria. This will help OAS understand which helmets provide adequate protection for helicopter and fixed wing aviation crews use. Helmets approved may be used in the following mission activities: >Fire support ¿ pre-suppression and suppression >Search and Rescue operations >Law Enforcement >Animal capture >Monitoring of federal lands, including earthquakes, water systems, volcanoes, and landslides >Migratory bird, wild animal, and fish surveys >Animal habitat monitoring >Plant surveys >Dam monitoring and maintenance >Aviation training Objective: The purpose of this procurement project is to contract for Aviation Helmet testing and performance consultation services to provide advanced scientific and technical advice. Background: Currently there is no standard for DOI and US Forest Service aviation crew members to use when purchasing aviation helmets. Unlike motor vehicle standards which certify performance and protection capabilities for motorcycle helmets, such as DOT and SNELL Memorial foundation, there is no body, government or private, which has created performance standards for commercially available aviation helmets. Choosing helmets available in the marketplace does not have the same assurance of performance and quality that other pieces of personal protective equipment that are certified to do so. The military specification documents are rather old, are geared toward the DoD purchase process, and include design elements that may not be applicable to DOI uses, such as ballastic protection or packaging/delivery. Additionally, many of the military specifications point to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) test standard (ANSI Z90.1) as the basic testing methodology. Although this standard was used extensively in the military specifications, it is no longer active or supported by ANSI. Helicopter helmets provide multiple levels of protection and as such need to be evaluated for many properties, such as crown and side impact, sound attenuation, retention, and weight, to name just a few. OAS needs to work with subject matter experts to select the right performance standards to ensure that the helmets that our employees select will provide adequate levels of protection. Using this process, OAS intends to develop a standard for use by DOI, Forest Service, and contractor aviation crew members.
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