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R -- WIND TUNNEL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL F33601-96-R-9074 POC For Copy, ASC/PKWO, Attn: Bldg 260, 1940 Allbrook Dr, Ste 3, WPAFB OH 45433-5309 POC: B. Foster/PKWOV/513-257-5843 Fax No 513-257-3926. Wright Laboratory's Flight Dynamics Directorate anticipates a competitive acquisition for technical services in support of test programs conducted in its Aeromechanics Division (WL/FIM) test facilities. The anticipated period of performance is 01 Apr 97 - 30 Sep 97. Four one-year options may be awarded. Sources capable of providing these services are being sought. In addition to the information requested in the paragraph below entitled ''Capabilities Package'', responding parties must also indicate their size status in relation to the applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8731. Businesses including their affiliates, employing an average of 1000 individuals or less during the past 12 months are considered small. Sources with 8(a) status or otherwise classified as small disadvantaged business should state accordingly in their responses. A. Requirement Description: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and any other on-site services necessary to support the test facilities managed by the Experimental Operations Branch (WL/FIMO) of the Aeromechanics Division (WL/FIM), Flight Dynamics Directorate (WL/FI), Wright Laboratory (WL), at Wright-Patterson AFB. Specific duty locations include office, laboratories, facilities and support facilities in and around buildings 24A, 24C, 25A, 25C, 26, 27, 450, 451, 454, 455 and 456. The involved facilities include but are not limited to the Subsonic Aerodynamic Research Laboratory (SARL), the Trisonic Gasynamic Facility (TGF), the Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT), the Two Foot Large Water Tunnel (LWT), the 20 inch Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (20 in HWT), the Mach 6 High Reynolds Number Facility (M6), the Mach 3 High Reynolds Number Facility (M3), the Building 451 Pump House, and numbers of high pressure air compressors, vacuum pumps, oil and water transfer pumps, spray ponds, cooling towers, drive motors, controls, tanks, etc., that are associated with the operation of the various facilities. WL/FIM plans and conducts aerodynamic tests as well as thermodynamic/aerodynamic tests. Research and development programs are on-going to support the development of accurate prediction methods for the aerodynamic pressure loads, performance, structural loads, and aerodynamic performance of air vehicles. These efforts are dependent upon performing aerodynamic or thermodynamic-aerodynamic experiments on selected materials and design concepts to verify/modify the aerodynamic predictions and to develop aerodynamic performance criteria. WL/FIM will plan all tests, maintenance, and support activities allowing the contractor as much lead time as possible. However short notice, high priority test programs will be supported from time to time. Due to constantly changing Air Force needs, priorities and unforeseeable future funding levels, there may be substantial changes in the man-hours of personnel required over the life of the contract. The division of work is anticipated to be approximately 20% engineering-related effort and 80% technician type effort. Support services necessary for insuring the continuing operational readiness of WL/FIM test facilities include: design, fabrication, assembly, on-site calibration, inspection, operation, modification, maintenance, repair and overhaul of hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical, computer, instrumentation and electronic subsystems and other specialized devices, test equipment, test fixtures and associated apparatus and instrumentation. Much of this equipment embodies special configuration of electronic and mechanical devices, instruments and systems that are utilized in advanced technology research performed by this laboratory. Work to be performed may include but is not limited to inspection, cleaning performance testing, routine servicing, replacement of defective parts, bench disassembly, diagnosis of malfunctions or substandard performance, alignment and/or calibration of precision instruments or systems, and maintenance record keeping. WL/FIM test related activities to be supported include: test setup, facility modification, test operation, test inspection, test tear down, documentation and data reduction. Acquisition of test articles, expendable test supplies, unique materials, custom devices, and specialized tools and services will be required. Support for current technology facility and subsystems and for advancing the state of the art in testing methodology may require, but is not limited to investigation into mechanical and pressure loading techniques, heating and cooling techniques, sensing technology, control methods, and high pressure measurement and control. In addition computer support will be necessary for test data acquisition, control and post processing. This will include design, fabrication, operation, maintenance, repair and documentation of all hardware and software components. The software is run under various operating systems. Custom in-house written software will require modification and integration with standard commercially available software routines. Procurement of materials and specialized equipment and specialized services shall be required. The materials shall consist of replacement parts, critical spares, equipment, expendable supplies, manufacture's literature and drawings which are not available through normal Air Force procurement procedures in sufficient time to meet the urgency of test or facility support requirements. The specialized services acquired are those one time services of personnel, laboratories and equipment which may be required to provide completeness and continuity of the overall efforts and which cannot be performed by the personnel of equipment regularly assigned to the contract. The acquisition of services shall also be required to expedite task accomplishment when short notice test programs with critical test schedules are supported or when such services are in the general best interest of the aeromechanics Division in maintaining the test capability of the facilities within the Division. Contractor management personnel must be both readily available and able to visit the work sites expeditiously during testing periods. B. The types of labor categories required include test engineer, electronic engineer, mechanical engineer, computer scientist, mechanical and electronic engineering technicians, maintenance electrician and drafter. C. Interested parties must submit a capabilities package that is brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrates ability to meet the stated requirements with sufficiently qualified personnel. The capabilities package should clearly present evidence that the intested party is fully capable of providing the required services and as such may contain any information (subject to the page limitations stated below) the interested party feels is relevant. The following issues/areas however must be addressed: 1)Contractor background/experience in providing on-site services in support of R&D wind tunnel testing environment incorporating pressurized wind tunnel circuit and experience in high voltage equipment to 5,000 volts, hydraulic equipment to 1500 psi, and high pressure air systems to 2000 psi; 2) Contractor's abilities in performing the variety of tasks involved in supporting the testing environment including experience is using internal multiple component strain gage balances measuring loads from 0.25 lb to 2000 lbs and electronic pressure measuring devices to measure delta and absolute pressures from 0.2 psi to 2000 psi and processing high speed multiple data inputs of millivolts at near real time; 3) The nature and extent of anticipated subcontracting, identifying specific areas of the effort for which subcontracting would be relied upon; 4) Contractor's capabilities with regard to urgent and short notice test requirements, including discussion of the impact of subcontracting upon these capabilites; 5) Contractor capabilities with regard to the required personnel diversity and staffing flexibility, addressing specifically the contractor's capabilities in accommodating significant requirement increases and decreases, as well as maintaining the ability to quickly access sufficient numbers of personnel (for sudden requirement surges) during extended period of relatively light workload. All responses must not exceed 20 single-spaced, 10 point typed pages. All materials submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis must by received no later than 8 Nov 96. Send and direct all communication concerning this acquisition to Jean Rarick, Contract Specialist (513) 257-5845, 1940 Allbrook Dr, Bldg 1 Ste 3, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-5309. (0281)

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