16 -- AIRCRAFT INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE SYSTEM ROTOR TRACKER AND BALANCER FOR CH-46E AIRCRAFT

Notice Date

September 18, 2001

Contracting Office

Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4.3), Building 441, UNIT 7, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

ZIP Code

20670-1127

Solicitation Number

N00019-01-R-0302

Response Due

October 15, 2001

Point of Contact

CONTACT BERNICE SMITH, 301/757-9064/Contracting Office DEBORAH MUTSCHLER, 301/757-8974

E-Mail Address

dbsmith@navair.navy.mil (dbsmith@navair.navy.mil)

Description

1. The requirement is to procure the Aircraft Integrated Maintenance rotor tracker and balance system. It includes aircraft kits, ancillary hardware, and engineering and technical services necessary to upgrade 193 CH-46E aircraft. The main components of the aircraft kit include: AIMS Processor Unit, Acquisition Control Unit, Memory Card, Sensors, Aircraft Installation components and Ground Software. This product is an adaptation of the existing VXP Balancer/Analyzer previously procured from Chadwick-Helmuth for the CH-46E. The AIMS monitoring system when installed in the CH-46E aircraft will provide continuous monitoring of rotor track and balance data, vibration levels of all rotating pumps and drive shafts and will provide aircraft crew and maintainers immediate feedback of the aircraft operating condition and engine performance. The Government intends to procure these items on a sole source basis with Chadwick-Helmuth Company, El Monte, California, which is the designer, developer, and sole manufacture of the Aircraft Integrated Maintenance System and the only known company with the knowledge, experience, and technical data required to fulfill this need. Chadwick-Helmuth was selected and qualified by the Original Equipment Maintenance (OEM), Boeing Helicopter, as the source for the 8500C Balancer/Analyzer currently being used for the CH-46. The AIMS rotor tracker and balance system function will be performed using the same proven algorithms as developed for the 8500C system. Required delivery of prototype unit is June 2002. Production will follow 6 months after completion of testing. The duration of the contract will be through October 2004. Note 22.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010920/16SOL005.HTM (W-261 SN50X9Y9)