SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Innovative Composites Consolidation Techniques - 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-5014
- 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 State of the Art. The Air Force would like to understand the current state of the art regarding composite (organic matrix and ceramic matrix) consolidation, debulking and bagging. Information on how debulking schedules are determined and manufacturing plans for new composite component bagging are accomplished will be useful in determining the baseline state of the art. The Air Force would also like to understand whether innovative approaches (reusable bagging, automation, modeling etc.) have been attempted and the degree to which they were successful including implementation in a manufacturing representative environment. In the responses, the resin and fiber reinforcement and the complexity of the component should be documented as approaches are known to vary across material systems and geometric complexities. Current Manufacturability Challenges and Business Case. The Air Force would like to understand the current manufacturability challenges associated with consolidation, debulking and bagging. Cycle time, labor hours, part to part variability, rework, bagging consumables utilization, challenges with finding and training production personnel, and production learning curve should all be addressed. This information will be used to determine a business case for quantifying and addressing these challenges. Innovative Approaches. AFRL would like to receive ideas on innovative approaches for consolidation, debulking and bagging. These ideas should address cycle time reductions, quality improvements, reduction in consumable materials, reduction in rework etc. Of particular interest to the Air Force is incorporating an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) approach to consolidation to reduce the trial and error nature of the current practices. Development and demonstration of these approaches should be discussed as well. Future Plans. As the Air Force determines the utility and business associated with developing the above innovative approaches, also of interest will be in any current plans and future investment in innovative consolidation approaches. Technologies that can be considered pre-competitive in nature and open to shared investment are of great interest to the Air Force.
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