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C -- C/KC-130 SERVICE LIFE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, DURABILITY AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS, AND FLEET STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE PLAN SOL N00019-00-R-0186 POC James B. McCloskey, Contract Specialist, (301) 757-8985, LCDR Steve Morgan, Contracting Officer, (301) 757-8960 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the p.o.c. for this order/acquisition, McCloskeyJB@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a delivery order against Basic Ordering Agreement F09603-97-G-0011 for engineering services to perform a C/KC-130T Service Life Assessment Program (SLAP), C/KC-130 Durability and Damage Tolerance Analysis (DADTA), and the C/KC-130 Fleet Structural Maintenance Plan (FSMP) during fiscal years 2000 through 2002. The Department of the Navy (DON) C/KC-130 aircraft were recently authorized to exceed 100% Fatigue Life Expended (FLE) as long as an Individual Aircraft Tracking System (IATS) was put in place to track and manage fatigue accumulation by Bureau Number. Effective C/KC-130 fatigue and structural management requires data set development which interrelate structural configuration, history, usage, and analysis for all C/KC-130 aircraft. A SLAP for the C/KC-130T aircraft is required to be able to include the aircraft in the IATS and a complete DADTA is required for the IATS to be able to accurately forecast FLE and direct inspections, repairs, and modifications of aircraft structure. The FSMP is required to identify structural inspection and modification requirements through the year 2020 and the estimated economic life of the major components of the airframe. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The justification for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source or Only a Limited Number of Responsible Sources. The intended/approved source for this effort is Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems. LMAS is the only known source in possession of the proprietary C-130 engineering data base and personnel experienced in C-130 DADTA, C-130 inspection tracking, and knowledge of the service history for C-130 and L-100 series aircraft. This task will require total knowledge of C/KC-130 aircraft structure, the C/KC-130 IATS, and the KC-130F/R SLAP study. This order/acquisition is subject to the availability of funds. See Numbered Notes: 22 and 26. Posted 11/16/99 (W-SN401040). (0320)

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