STRUCTURES MATERIALS AERODYNAMICS AEROTHERMODYNAMICS AND ACOUSTICS RESEARCHAND TECHNOLOGY -SMAAART-
Added: Jun 08, 2009 4:17 pm NASA Langley Research Center plans to issue a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) forStructures, Materials, Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, and Research Technology(SMAAART), a follow-on procurement to Structures and Materials and Aerodynamics,Aerothermodynamics, and Acoustics Technology for Aerospace Vehicles (SMAAATAV),multiple-award contracts (NNL04AA10B, NNL04AA11B, NNL04AA12B, NNL04AA13B). An advancenotice and draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is published herein to provideinformation about the requirements. The contractor shall provide support to analyticaland experimental research and development in the technology areas of structures,materials, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and acoustics for aerospace vehicles. Forthe purposes of this synopsis, aerospace vehicles include aircraft for civil aviation andcommerce, rotorcraft, hypersonic vehicles, launch vehicles, and planetary entry systems.Research and development may include the use of systems analysis to determine thepotential benefits of various vehicle configurations and associated technologyinsertions. STRUCTURES and MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY: The materials technology work willinvolve fundamental and applied research in materials and processing, including thedevelopment of the full range of structural materials (polymers, metals, ceramics, andcomposites derived from combinations of any of the tee) and their integration intoaerospace systems, the development and application of mechanics-based, multi-scalemodeling of material durability and life, and failure prediction methodologies for thesesystems. The structures technology work will include analytical, computational, andexperimental research studies of the response of complex structures subjected to staticand time-varying mechanical, thermal, and acoustic loads. Structural responses ofinterest include thermal, linear and nonlinear static and dynamic, and aeroelastic. Thework will require development of structural concepts for aerospace vehicles and in-spaceapplications. Examples include, but are not limited to, light-weight airframe structuralcomponents that exploit the benefit of advanced material systems, thermal protectionsystems, re-usable cryogenic tanks, and inflatable and deployable structures. The workwill include development of control concepts for suppressing aeroelastic response andalleviating vibration. The work will include development and application of advancedmeasurement techniques that relate quantitative nondestructive evaluation sciences tomaterials and structures characterization. AERODYNAMICS, AEROTHERMODYNAMICS, ANDACOUSTICS TECHNOLOGY: Contracted work will support research and development inaerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and acoustics technology related to aerospace vehicles,including such research topics as configuration aerodynamics, flow physics and control,aircraft noise prediction and control, computational modeling and simulation, hypersonicair-breathing propulsion, and advanced measurement/diagnostic systems. Work will berequired in, but not limited to, the following technical areas: fundamental,computational, and experimental research to advance the current knowledge of complex flowphysics, applied research to develop advanced vehicle configurations, development of gridgeneration algorithms and flow solvers for both structured and unstructured gridtopologies, concept assessment for hypersonic air-breathing propulsion systems,theoretical and experimental research to further the understanding of aerodynamic noisegeneration and development acoustic prediction methods for jet noise, nacelle and fannoise, airframe noise, and propulsion/airframe aeroacoustics, and to identify, develop,and demonstrate techniques for aerodynamic flow control and/or noise reduction. This procurement action is intended to result in performance based contracts with workunder the contracts to be issued via task orders. The Government does not intend toacquire commercial services using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement will befull and open. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for thisprocurement is 541712, and the size standard under this code is 1,000 employees. Allresponsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Theanticipated release date of the draft RFP is on or about June 22, 2009 with ananticipated release date of the final RFP posted approximately July 20, 2009. Apre-solicitation conference is anticipated to be on July 1, 2009. The offer due datewill be approximately on or about September 3, 2009. This posting is to provide industrywith a draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for comments and feedback. TheGovernment is anticipating multiple awards, five (5) year basic, IndefiniteDelivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with Cost Plus Fixed task orders. Thecontract will have a potential ceiling amount of $400,000,000. Interested parties arerequested to register in the Interested Vendor List. An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to thisprocurement will be available on the Internet. These documents will reside on a WorldWide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. TheInternet site, or URL for the NASA Acquisition Internet Service ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=23 . Prospective offerorsshall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offerorsresponsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referencednotes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual questions shallbe submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted. Please reference NNL09ZB1003R - SMAAART in any response. NNL09ZB1003R National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
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