66 -- F/A-18 A/B AND C/D TEST STAND FOR EVALUATING FATIGUE CHARACTERISTICS

Notice Date

December 13, 2000

Contracting Office

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Contracts Department, Building 129-2, Highway 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5083

ZIP Code

08733-5083

Solicitation Number

N68335-01-RFI-007

Response Due

January 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Alice Tornquist, (732) 323-4316, FAX (732) 323-4822

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (tornquistal@navair.navy.mil)

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The purpose of this RFI is to gather data to determine the feasibility of the current schedule and to obtain a rough order of magnitude for the cost of the effort described herein provided it is approved. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst is interested in identifying a major sub-contractor to support the Naval Air Systems Team (TEAM) in building a test stand for F/A-18 A/B and C/D. The purpose of the test stand is to support and subject an actual F/A-18 to cyclical loads to evaluate fatigue characteristics. The Government will use the results of the evaluation on fatigue characteristics to determine the feasibility of extending the life expectancy of the aircraft. The need for the support of a private vendor is due to the very limited time schedule allowed for the completion of the test stand. The Prototype and Manufacturing Department (PMD) located at the NAWCAD Lakehurst, acting as the prime contractor for this effort, has estimated that this effort would require approximately 50,000-75,000 man-hours of manufacturing and/or fabrication and/or assembly work, including machining, welding, fastening, and installing. If the program is approved, work must begin in the March April 2001 timeframe and the goal is to fully assemble the fixture at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Patuxent River MD facility within a 7-month period. The approach is for PMD and one or several selected subcontractor(s) to work concurrently fabricating major sub-assemblies at their respective sites, and delivering and erecting the subassemblies into the final fixture at NAWCAD Patuxent River, MD. All interested parties are requested to provide a breakdown of labor categories (including machining, welding, fabrication, assembly and any other category determined necessary) totaling up to 75,000 man-hours of fabrication/manufacturing support for this effort. The estimated percentage level of effort for each of the above mentioned labor categories is as follows: machining (25%), welding (40%), fabrication (20%) and assembly (15%). Information submitted should include hourly rates per labor category (including overhead, G&A and profit), and all costs for all equipment and tools. Also include a summary of previous corporate experience relevant to this effort. Assume all raw materiel to be government furnished. However, feel free to include an estimate of the cost of any and all material necessary to meet the requirements as called out on drawings to be provided as additional information. Lastly, given the timeframe for completion, the government assumes that a staffing plan will have to be developed and executed in order to support this effort. A copy of this plan should be provided. The RFI package, consisting of high level drawings, is anticipated to be available no later than 14 December 2000, with responses to the package anticipated to be due in 15 days. Requests for the RFI package shall be submitted to Ms. Alice Tornquist, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Code 25231B129-2, Highway 547, Lakehurst NJ 08733-5082, who may be reached at (732) 323-4316, fax (732) 323-4822 or e-mail tornquistal@navair.navy.mil.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001215/66SOL006.HTM (W-348 SN508843)