SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Cost and Performance Analysis Tool for Low Cost Structures - Request For Information (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and 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
- FA8650-18-S-5015
- Archive Date
- 8/18/2018
- Point of Contact
- Andrea Helbach, Phone: (937) 255-0083
- E-Mail Address
-
Andrea.helbach@us.af.mil
(Andrea.helbach@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request For Information (RFI) The Air Force is specifically interested in the following four areas: Current Manufacturing Cost Models. AFRL would like to understand the current manufacturing cost modeling state of the art existing at universities, institutes, consortiums, companies, and other government organizations. Information required for this baseline includes, but is not limited to: method for manufacturing cost modeling; incorporation of any structural performance metrics, tool maturity level of current manufacturing cost models; type of model (Excel, web-based, etc.); components of the cost model (raw materials, tooling, capital costs, procured quantity, labor hours, cycle time etc.); visualization tools of cost versus performance and validation of cost and structural performance to date. Manufacturing Cost Model Future Development. AFRL is interested in how current cost models could be further developed or concepts for new model developments. The information required for future development of cost models is the same as the current SOTA information in the paragraph above. Structural Performance. If a future AF program decides to use this materials and manufacturing cost-performance tool, coupons and components will be fabricated and tested to validate the model. AFRL would like to understand recommended methods and coupon and subscale-level component quantities for testing and validating structural performance (to be assessed in conjunction with processing cost). AFRL is interested in the most appropriate coupon-level and subscale-level components and tests for rapidly assessing structural performance and enable quick screening of novel or nontraditional materials and processes. These subscale-level components should include geometrical features of interest that have processing challenges or are critical for structural performance. Future Plans for Cost Model Development. As the Air Force plans to develop cost models as described in Section 1, we are interested in any current capabilities, plans and future investments to develop similar cost and performance models. Novel approaches connecting materials and manufacturing cost models and structural performance assessment data are also of interest to the Air Force along with visualization tools for rapid evaluation of cost and performance data.
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