AAM632 SOW Rotorcraft 07102018.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Aerospace Medical Research Division Biodynamics (AAM-632) Occupant Protection Analysis for Legacy Rotorcraft Services

7/10/2018

Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview

The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) is the medical certification, education, research, and occupational medicine wing of the Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) under the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA’s) Office of Aviation Safety (AVS). The mission of the Aerospace Medical Research Division of CAMI (AAM-600), located at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC), in Oklahoma City, OK, is “to develop new and innovative ways to support FAA regulatory and advisory missions to improve the safety of humans in civilian aerospace operations.” The Aerospace Medical Research Division has a Laboratory specifically for assessing occupant protection in aviation environments.

Rotorcraft aviation has a high injury and fatality rate from what should be survivable crashes. Survival in many impact scenarios is directly related to the safety certification level of the rotorcraft. Only 10% of the U.S. fleet are compliant with the latest regulations with respect to the Emergency Landing Dynamic Conditions Rule (Part 27/29.562). 80% of fatalities rate in rotorcraft accidents are due to Blunt Force Trauma (BFT). Because of the long operational life of many rotorcraft, the timeframe to see a significant reduction in the BFT thru attrition (replacement of older models with new ones meeting xx.562) is unacceptable (decades).

The CAMI and the Rotorcraft Standards Branch have initiated a project with the goal of reducing the risk of BFT in crashes of rotorcraft that do not meet the latest safety certification level (Legacy Rotorcraft). Since nearly half of the US fleet is comprised of only a few rotorcraft models, improving the safety of these models could have a big impact on rotorcraft fatality rates. The project therefore will focus on specific airframes and on development of safety enhancing modifications for them. The engineering study defined in this SOW is the first step in the project and will identity potential rotorcraft modifications that can provide a significant safety benefit.

Protection & Survival Research Laboratory (AAM-630)

Protection and Survival personnel provide state-of-the-art information, procedures, and equipment evaluations relative to aircraft accident investigation, survivability, atmospheric and radiation risk data, health, and security of passengers and crewmembers during normal operations and emergency events. For example, the Cabin Safety, Biodynamics, and Aerospace Physiology research teams are key contributors to the development of national and international aviation safety equipment standards and survival procedures; the Medical research team maintains numerous unique databases and information systems that facilitate the immediate aeromedical review of aircraft accidents; and the Numerical Sciences research team is the national source of expertise for cosmic radiation events of aeromedical concern. It also maintains the only repository of integrated civil aeromedical information that predates safety management system concepts.

Scope of Work

The intent of this acquisition is to establish an initial Time and Materials (T&M) with a fixed labor contract to support initial period to establish like kind systems with the government lab and complete tasks addressing feasibility to study for data collection requiring a subject matter expert (SME) in the rotorcraft outlined above, access to the rotorcraft and engineering credentials. These services require an engineering evaluation and will take into account the limitations of baseline seat/restraint attachment structure and available seat and restraint technology.

Work Requirements

Initially, five models of legacy rotorcraft are selected for evaluation: the Robinson R-22, Robinson R-44, the Airbus AS350, the Bell 206, and the Sikorsky S-76. Additional models may be evaluated at the request of the biodynamics researchers and the Rotorcraft Standards Branch upon approval of the Contracting Officer.

3.1 The Contractor must have immediate access to the Rotorcraft (the Robinson R-22, Robinson R-44, the Airbus AS350, the Bell 206, and the Sikorsky S-76.) and provide supporting evidence thereof.

3.2 For each model, determine the baseline restraint geometry, restraint system strength, and available attachment strength.

3.3 For each model, determine the baseline seat mounting configurations and the available floor and mounting strength to react forward, lateral and vertical forces applied to the seat.

3.4 For each model, identify any seat features that can attenuate vertical energy, and determine the space available under the seat pan for stroking. If the seats incorporate a dedicated energy absorber then provide a description of its function and if available, the documented performance.

3.5 Determine the availability of existing crash safety enhancing technology that could be adapted for use on the models evaluated. This includes airbag or inflatable restraint systems, inertial reels, restraint load limiters, vertical energy attenuating seating systems, and modifications to the current seats/restraints to improve the level of safety provided. Technology identified should increase the survivable impact envelop in the horizontal and vertical impact directions.

3.6 Determine the airframe and systems modifications necessary to accommodate installation of the safety enhancing technology identified in 3.4. These modifications could include increasing the strength of existing seat and/or restraint attachment points or installation of new seat /restraint interface structure.

3.7 Estimate the cost of integrating the safety enhancements identified into existing aircraft.

Design Data and Protection of Proprietary Information

The Contractor is responsible for acquiring the data necessary to accomplish the Work Requirements. The Contractor shall ensure that all information regarding proprietary strength and design data for each model evaluated is protected from disclosure.

Place of Performance

The work for this contract shall be accomplished primarily at the contractor’s place of business with occasional onsite visits to the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center or the FAA Southwest Regional facility for the purposes of meetings with the researchers, standards staff, and Contracting Officer (CO) or the Designated Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

Travel

Travel is required in accordance with Federal Travel Regulation and rate established in GSA Hotel, Vehicle Rental and Per Diem. Travel must be coordinated with the CO and COR. Estimated trips (4-5) Period of Performance

The Contract period of performance will begin upon Contract Award and “must” be completed on or before August 31, 2020. The Contractor must ensure completion of the project data collection and testing and submit its schedule of performance to be found technically acceptable.

Contract Services

The contractor must be able to provide program management and engineering services for most numerous rotorcraft models identified with a section for each part in Section 3.0 such as specific seat/restraint/airframe modifications and their benefits identified as capable of potentially increasing the survivable impact envelope.

Qualifications of Contractor

· The Contractor must have five (5) or more year’s specific experience in the physical work of testing and be able to submit evidence validating this experience in detail.

· The Contractor must have five (5) or more year’s specific experience in the physical work of testing and be able to submit evidence validating this experience in detail.

· The Contractor must have access to the Rotorcraft subject to this study upon award of the contract.

Rotorcraft Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME)

The Contractor must provide a Rotorcraft Engineering SME with the following:

· FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for Part 27/29 structural analysis working with the government’s rotorcraft group. (Resumes and Evidence of FAA DER required)

· The Rotorcraft Engineering SME must have successfully worked “a certificate package” through the FAA. (Title with a detailed narrative of Certificate Package(s) with evidence such as publications, pictures, etc.)

· An engineer with access to drawings or exemplar representatives for the airframe models specified in section 3.0.

· Documented detailed narrative of the Contractors experience in seat and restraint system evaluation for crashworthiness under 14CFR part 27 and 29 for a rotorcraft environment.

· Documented detailed narrative of the Contractors experience in primary structure stress analysis and testing.

Deliverables

The Contractor shall provide the following Deliverables.

1. Monthly Invoices in accordance with the contract within 7 days from the end of the previous month for hours incurred to include tasks performed, and travel required.

2. Monthly status updates will be conducted in person or by telephone as established in the post award conference.

3. A draft technical report submitted for review and a final technical report with the rotorcraft models identified with a section for each part in Section 3.0 such as specific seat/restraint/airframe modifications and their benefits identified as capable of potentially increasing the survivable impact envelope.

Definitions, Acronyms, References:

As used throughout this contract, the following items shall have the meaning set forth below and specific as applicable.

General Definitions

Acronyms

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