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Request for Quotation (RFQ) No.: 6913G623Q300029

STATEMENT OF WORK

ADVANCED ACOUSTIC MODEL (AAM) DATABASE AND MODEL

UPDATES AND ENHANCEMENTS

1. Background

The Department of Defense (DoD) Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) is the tactical center of excellence in regard to operational noise modeling for the United States Air Force.

NOISEMAP is a suite of noise models used by the DOD to model aircraft noise. In the near future, it is expected that the Advanced Acoustic Model (AAM) module will be used for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. BaseOps is the user interface that is used to create inputs for the AAM module. Maintenance of these modeling programs is essential to the success in describing the operational noise footprint of military operations to assist local communities in land use planning. Additionally, support through peer literature reviews and development of descriptive videos will assist civilians, military members, residents, and communities that are within the military’s operational noise footprint.

2. Purpose

The objective of this effort is to improve noise modeling using AAM and provide first in class access to acoustical modelers to ensure products are legally defensible.

3. Technical Criteria The response to the Government request for quote shall include the candidate’s technical approach for performing the requirements, described in less than five (5) pages (see details under Task 1 through Task 9, below).

The response shall also describe proposed project staff, including resumes of candidates with past experience in aviation noise modeling for the DOD using BaseOps, NOISEMAP, MRNMAP and AAM. This experience shall demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the latest versions of AAM including Beta Versions.

The response shall also include a satisfactory approach for developing and maintaining a schedule of deliverables, including availability of equipment to perform and complete the work within the project period of performance of 9/30/2024.

4. Scope The scope of work, as described in Item 6, Tasks 1-9 below, will focus on project management, database development, model research, tool development, training and documentation.

5. Quality Control To ensure Quality Control, the Volpe Center will conduct reviews and participate in meetings to discuss deliverables on a monthly basis.

6. Required Tasks and Deliverables The contractor may require security clearances to complete some tasks below depending on the data sources utilized. Contractors will be required to sign a conflict of interest form and/or non-disclosure agreement with the Volpe Center. All deliverables will be submitted into an online system, with access provided by the Volpe Center.

Task 1: Project Management The contractor shall coordinate with the Volpe Center to develop and update work plans for each funded task and shall provide monthly status updates identifying progress made and any issues that need to be addressed for timely project completion.

Task 1.1: Provide project management best practices for the funded tasks below.

Task 1.2 (optional): Provide project management best practices for the optional tasks below.

Deliverables: Monthly reports

Task 2: NMAP Database Updates Task 2.1: Document Standard Procedures and Quality Assurance / Quality Control Steps for Converting Volpe specified civil aircraft from the AEDT database to NOISEFILE database.

Task 2.2: Convert Volpe specified civil aircraft from the AEDT database to NOISEFILE database according to Task 2.1.

Deliverables: Procedures and QA/QC Document, database updates

Task 3: AAM Database Updates Task 3.1 (optional): Document Standard Procedures and Quality Assurance / Quality Control Steps for Converting Volpe specified civil aircraft from the AEDT database to AAM’s noise sphere format.

Deliverables: Procedures and QA/QC Document, database updates

Task 4: Literature Review Task 4.1: Review two short papers identified by Volpe.

Deliverables: Write up of review

Task 5: Finalize Draft T-7 Noise Spheres Task 5.1: Update T-7 draft noise spheres based on AFCEC/AFRL feedback.

Task 5.2 (optional): Document known issues with T-7 measured data and summarize lessons learned.

Deliverables: Final T-7 noise spheres, Issues document

Task 6: Bug Fixes Task 6.1: Review identified bugs and update code to provide fixes to issues.

Deliverables: Updated code uploaded to AAM central code repository

Task 7: Training Support Task 7.1: Provide technical support to Volpe Task 7.2 (optional): Develop training materials

Deliverables: Ad hoc review of materials, slide decks

Task 8: MRNMap Improvements Task 8.1 (optional): Remove compiler errors Task 8.2 (optional): In coordination with software developers, improve track/avoidance area conflict

Deliverables: Updated code uploaded to AAM central code repository

7. Materials In support of this work, the Volpe Center will provide the following to the contractor for use in this project:

• Access to AAM Software Codebase

• Access to AAM Software Version Tracking Tool

• Access to AAM Software Backlog and Issue Tracking

8. Period of Performance The period of performance for this agreement begins at time of award and ends 3/31/2024 for funded tasks; with options exercised, the agreement would be extended through 9/30/2024.

9. Deliverables and Due Dates The deliverables of this task order are detailed in each task area in the above statement of work and organized into CLINs in the table below. All work is expected to conclude by 9/30/2024, if all options are exercised.

CLIN Task/Subtask Description Deliverable Format Due Date

1 Project Management

100 1.1 Project Management - Required Tasks

Monthly status update Email

Monthly through

3/31/2024

200 1.2 (optional) Project Management - Optional Tasks

Monthly status update Email 9/30/2024

CLIN Task/Subtask Description Deliverable Format Due Date

2 NMAP Database Updates

300 2.1 Document SOP and QA/QC Procedures

Procedures Document

MS Word 10/31/2023

400 2.2 Add DOD specified civil aircraft from the AEDT database to NOISEFILE

Updated Database

MS Access or other electronic format 10/31/2023

3 AAM Database Updates

500 3.1 (optional) Document SOP and QA/QC Procedures

Procedures Document, Updated Database

MS Word, MS Access or other electronic format 12/31/2023

4 Literature Review

600 4.1 Review 2 Short Papers

Draft documents with tracked changes and comments MS Word 3/31/2024

5 Finalize Draft T-7 Noise

Spheres

700 5.1 Update Noise Spheres based on AFCEC/AFRL Feedback

Noise Spheres E-mail 12/31/2023

800 5.2 (optional) Document issues with T-7 measured data

Issues Document MS Word 3/31/2024

6 AAM Bug Fixes

900 6.1 Provide updates to AAM

3.2 Beta that Address

User Identified Issues

Updated code

Upload to AAM central code repository 3/31/2024

7 Training Support

1000 7.1 Provide technical Support Review of materials MS Word 3/31/2024

1100 7.2 (optional) Develop Training Materials Slide decks

MS Excel and/or MS Power Point 9/30/2024

8 MRNMAP Updates

1200 8.1 (optional) Remove compiler errors Updated code

Upload to AAM central code repository 9/30/2024

1300 8.2 (optional)

Improve Track/Avoidance Area Conflict (In Coordination with BaseOps Developer)

Updated code

Upload to AAM central code repository 9/30/2024

10. Acceptance Criteria To be accepted, deliverables shall be provided electronically to the project technical POC, Aaron Hastings (Aaron.Hastings@dot.gov). The deliverables will be reviewed by the Government for compliance with the SOW, timeliness, and format.

mailto:Aaron.Hastings@dot.gov