HSC/PKRC,8005 NINTH STREET, BROOKS AFB TX 78235-5353

A -- NON-DEVELOPMENT/OFF-THE-SHELF (OTS) ON-BOARD OXYGEN GENERATING SYSTEMS (OB0GS) POC contact: Earline Long-Zlotkowski, Contract Negotiator, (210)536-6250. 17. The United States Air Force is requesting information concerning non-developmental/ Off-The-Shelf (OTS) On-Board Oxygen Generating Systems (OBOGS). These systems have the potential of replacing the liquid oxygen (lox) infrastructure currently in place supporting most Air Force missions. This request is not limited to Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generating Systems (MSOGS) technologies currently in use. Furthermore, application of OBOGS technologies include aircraft, medical, and other missions supported by the lox infrastructure. The information should be submitted in one of three (3) categories, the first two are for existing systems and will be considered non-developmental. The third will be existing systems, however, cannot be considered OTS without further development, man-rating, technology demonstration, safety of flight testing, etc. To be considered OTS the following information must be submitted: target airframe or application (F-16, C-9, etc.), location/layout of system installation in target application, interfaces required for installation, system input requirements and conditions (power, bleed air, etc.), system and sub systems size and weight, system cost in lots of 10, 100, and 1000, number of man hours required for system installation (Environmental Control System (ECS) connection, etc.), complete set of output performance plots and tables (output oxygen concentration versus temperature, altitude, flow, etc.), required maintenance (periodic maintenance inspections, depot, etc.), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) data and analysis for the system, subsystem and component break down, standards the system is capable of meeting (Federal Aviation Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Military Specification, etc.), and missions the system can support (aeromedical, troop transport, air crew, parachutist, etc.). The objective of this request is to obtain information on non-developmental/Off-The-Shelf (OTS) On-Board Oxygen Generating Systems (OBOGS). Simply submitting a sales brochure is not considered acceptable for consideration since they typically do not include the required information that would allow an accurate analysis. A complete system wll vary depending on application. The following is an example system for a typical fighter application: OBOGS, Back-up Oxygen System (BOS), bail out bottle or Regulated Emergency Oxygen System (REOS), regulator, oxygen monitor, input and output filters, and associated plumbing/hardware required for installation. Information on subsystems is welcome independent of the overall system, however, sufficient information which allows an analysis against the OTS criteria must be submitted. Note that both a BOS AND bail out bottle or REOS is required in the given application. All of these subsystems are not required for all applications, i.e., the aeromedical evacuation mission application does not require a bail out bottle or REOS. Category I: This category (Cat I) is for existing OBOGS currently in use. To meet this criteria the system must: (a) be capable of going into production without any non-recurring costs, except for installation and Technical Order (TO) changes, (b) have passed man-rating requirements at Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, and flight safety testing at the Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, on-board the proposed aircraft, and (c) have completed design for the production kits, installation kits, hardware, drawings, aircraft modifications, and other pertinent information required for system installation. Category II: This category (Cat II) is for existing OBOGS currently in use. To meet this criteria the system must meet Cat I criteria, except: (a) capable of going into production with limited non-recurring costs, i.e. aircraft installation and interface kit design, (b) capable of passing man-rating requirements at Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, and flight safety testing at the Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, on-board the proposed aircraft (give reasoning). Category III: This category (Cat III) is for existing OBOGS designs, but not in production or currently in use. To meet this criteria the system must: (a) be capable of going into production after completing environmental/qualification testing and installation/interface kit design (give reasoning), (b) be capable of passing man-rating requirements at Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, and flight safety testing at the Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, on-board the proposed aircraft (give reasoning), and (c)be in use on-board an aircraft other than the suggested application. NOTE: If a ground or portable oxygen concentrator is submitted, it need not meet aircraft criteria, however, it must be an in-use, certified system. Responses to this request should be received within 45 days from date of announcement. Information should be sent to Lieutenant Jerold E. Fenner, AL/CFTS, 2504 Gillingham Drive, Suite 25, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas 78235-5104, phone (210) 536-3361. Product demonstrations are also acceptable. This is not a request for solicitations and any response to this RFI cannot be used by the government to form a binding contract. (0264)

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