SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Sources Sought - Certified Advanced Composite Instructor Training
- Notice Date
- 6/30/2021 7:02:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611519
— Other Technical and Trade Schools
- Contracting Office
- W0MU USA DEP CORPUS CHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78419-6030 USA
- ZIP Code
- 78419-6030
- Solicitation Number
- WDD-005
- Response Due
- 7/1/2021 9:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/16/2021
- Point of Contact
- Tina Shaffer, Phone: 361-961-3860
- E-Mail Address
-
tina.m.shaffer4.civ@mail.mil
(tina.m.shaffer4.civ@mail.mil)
- Description
- Looking for ""Sources Sought"" willing and able teach and certify a skilled artisan to become an Advanced Certified Compoisites Instructor. All courses must be created and considered ""off-the-shelf"" and meeting industry standards and regulations;�must be completed within 6 months; and certification must be part of the training. Courses should include the following topics: Module 1 Matrix and Fiber Technologies in Advanced Composites Mixing of resins/adhesives/potting compounds Specifications: Identifying prepreg/fabric/tow/resin/adhesive and interpreting purchasing, material, and construction specs 1. Best practices for reinforcement weave patterns. 2. Fundamentals of reinforcement selection. 3. Comparison of fabric weaves Module 2 Design Considerations, Composites History and products. Process modeling, design software, specification tool 1. Reading a work instruction and drawing.� 2. Hand lay-up best practices. 3. Understand balanced laminate. 4. Understand residual stress. Composites Industry history- development of advanced composites. Module 3 Molding Methods and Practices for Advanced Composites 1.Best practices for material handling. 2. Cutting prepreg material. 3. Fundamentals of vacuum bag debulks. 4. Vacuum leak checking/ quality control 1. Best practices for material control 2. Calculation of time lost in transit. 3. Calculation of out time and working life. 4. Working life and shelf life best practices. 1.Use of a scale and taring. 2. Resin mix ratios. 3. Best practices for mixing resin. 4. Pot life and storage life. 5. Quality control and verification testing. 1. Best practices for fiber wet-out. 2. Fundamentals of vacuum debulks. 3. Comparison of fabric type Vacuum Bagging Fundamentals, oven and autoclave basics 1. Introduction to application of potting compound. 2. Best practice for the application of a potting compound 3.Application of a potting compound. 4. Final preparation of repair area Module 4 Health and Safety Composite Machining PPE, Hazards, Exposure, Standards for safe manufacture, repair, storage and use of advanced composites. Module 5 Core Material Applications 1. Introduction to sandwich construction. 2. Best practice for sandwich fabrication. 3. Vacuum bagging techniques. Co-cure and Co-bonding of skins on core materials (honeycomb, polymeric, etc.) Module 6 Tooling for Advanced Composites Mold selection, demolding and design Mold care, tool and mold prep and maintenance Tooling Repairs Tooling Material introduction Module 7 Inspection and Testing Composite damage/defect detection and rating Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) Quality control and documentation on repairs, layup, inspection Data Analysis introduction Equipment, records, technology in Inspection and testing Module 8 Bonding and Fastening Composite-composite and composite-metallic adhesive bonding and mechanical fastening Lightening Strike Protection overview and applications Module 9 Composite Structure Repairs Laminate (monolithic and sandwich) and tooling repair Layer identification, scarfing, plie counting, Damage Removal, scarfing and repair best practices. Hot bonder operations- field repairs
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Corpus Christi, TX 78419, USA
- Zip Code: 78419
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78419
- Record
- SN06048345-F 20210702/210630230119 (samdaily.us)
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