AFFTC/PKAD Directorate of Contracting, 5 S Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185

U -- TEST PILOT CURRICULUM AND LECTURE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL F04700-98-T-1988 POC Mike Keeling, Contract Specialist (805) 277-3900 x2249; John C. Lemacks, Contracting Officer (805) 277-3900 x2253 WEB: On-line Acquisition Solicitation Information System, http://afftc_pk.elan.af.mil/oasis/index.asp. E-MAIL: click e-mail link to contact the POC, mike.keeling@edex.edwards.af.mil. Edwards AFB, CA has a requirement for USAF Test Pilot School (TPS) curriculum and lecture support in the following areas; aircraft flight controls, to include class presentation of flight control theory, analysis of TPS data reduction techniques, analysis of individual flight control problems, instruction pertaining to the modification, upgrade, and expansion of existing TPS capabilities, systems hardware and software development for flight controls systems curriculum development, interface the High Plains Engineering Model 610-Flight Control System test stand with aircraft used by TPS, modify the software on the Model 610 for specific tests, operational support of the Model 610 during student tests, instruction on simulation types, uses, and limitations, analysis of aerodynamic data for simulation purposes, capability to process and display data developed from flight test maneuvers, expertise on overall software architecture, objectives, and the requirements for data reduction software, flight data acquisition, management, and analysis, development of processing equations and algorithms, development of frequency response software, design of data presentation displays, and aircraft handling qualities; physical interpretation of frequency response and root locus, characteristics that allow distinction between good and bad handing qualities, connection with time response, frequency response determination in flight test, Specification of Handling Qualities of Highly Augmented Aircraft, lower-order equivalent systems, physical interpretation of lower-order equivalent systems, application of lower-order equivalent systems to Mil Spec, bandwidth criterion and applications to Control Configured Vehicle aircraft, development of criteria to prevent Pilot Induced Oscillation (PIO); software development and maintenance to include classroom instruction, curriculum support, post-flight data reduction, provide glider ground and flight instruction and support; navigation over the earth's surface, Newton's laws applied tonavigation, principles of inertial navigation, Concept of uncertainty in navigation (CEP), Kalman filter INS flight applications, global positioning system (GPS), high accuracy navigation using GPS, differential and carrier tracking GPS flight applications, navigation computer simulations, flight testing of navigation systems; in-flight aircraft parameter identification (PID), presentation of PID piloting, computational, and interpretive tasks, analysis of individual PID problems, comparison of PID results to other existing data, class instruction on simulation types, uses, and limitations, instruction on the use of simulation for pilot training and familiarization, analysis of aerodynamic data for simulation purposes. Period of performance is Oct 98 through 30 Sep 99, with two one year options. The Government anticipates awarding multiple contracts to cover the above areas. The proposed contract type is labor hour. The standard industrial classification code is 8299. The size standard is $18.5M. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. All interested offerors may obtain a copy of the RFQ at the following internet address: http://afftc_pk.elan.af.mil/oasis/index.asp. Offerors are highly encouraged to visit the identified internet address as soon as possible, to become familiar with the software employed by this agency, so as to allow timely downloading of the solicitation. No hard copies of the RFQ will be mailed or faxed. Estimated date for appearance of RFQ on the internet is 30 Sep 98. Anticipated due date for quotes is 16 Oct 98. Anticipated award date is 30 Oct 98. Posted 09/10/98 (W-SN247931). (0253)

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