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BAA 03-05-PRK AMENDMENT 08

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) NUMBER

BAA 03-05-PRK

POWER AND THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR AND SPACE (PTTAS)

AMENDMENT 08 AND

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CURRENT CALL TITLE: Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicles Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I)

TECHNICAL POC: Mr. Miguel Maldonado, AFRL/PRPE, Phone: (937) 255-2622, e-mail: Miguel.Maldonado@wpafb.af.mil, USPS mail address: AFRL/PRPE, Bldg 18, 1950 5th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7251; Mr. Tom Dermis, AFRL/VACC, Phone: (937) 255-8436, e-mail: Thomas.Dermis@wpafb.af.mil, USPS mail address: AFRL/VACC, Bldg 45, 2130 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-8436.

CONTRACTING POC: Ms. Connie Pospisil, AFRL/PKPA, Phone: (937) 255-0340, e-mail: Connie.Pospisil@wpafb.af.mil, USPS mail address: Building 167, 2310 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: 4 August 2006, 3:00 PM EST.

****NOTICE:**** Proposals received after the due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).

Proposals should be submitted only to the following Contracting Point of Contact (POC): Connie Pospisil, AFRL/PKPA, Bldg 167, 2310 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801. Proposals may NOT be submitted electronically. Any proposal received electronically will be rejected.

PART 1

INTRODUCTION:

The Power Division (AFRL/PRP) of the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate and the Control Sciences Division (AFRL/VAC) of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Air Vehicles Directorate are soliciting proposals under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 03-05-PRK in the area of Subsystem Integration. This call (Amendment 8) is seeking proposals for the “Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicles Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Program.” We anticipate to award two (2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contracts. This solicitation contains two (2) separate task orders. In addition to a proposal for the basic program, offeror’s must submit a stand alone technical and cost proposal for both of the task orders contained in this solicitation. Both task orders must be proposed to be considered for award. Both awardees will be performing on Task Order 0001 to completion. Decision to award Task Order 0002 will be at the discretion of the Air Force. Task Order 0002 will commence at the completion of Task Order 0001 for a period of performance of four (4) months technical effort and four (4) months for the final report. Details for the technical aspects of this call are contained in PART 5 of this Amendment.

Detailed information on the over arching Power and Thermal Technologies for Air and Space (PTTAS) program is provided in the initial BAA announcement. The initial solicitation and subsequent amendments also provide detailed information and instructions concerning award information, proposal preparation instructions, data requirements, basis for award, and evaluation category definitions. Interested offerors may view and/or download the full text of the BAA 03-05-PRK with all amendments by accessing the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) homepage at http://www.fbo.gov/. Offerors are notified that BAA-03-05-PRK “Introduction” Section A through Section E, and Part 2 “Contract Data Requirements List” (CDRL) govern this call for proposals. Changes to any part of the foregoing are identified in this amendment. Accordingly; offerors are strongly encouraged to review the entire solicitation, including all amendments, prior to preparing and submitting a proposal for the current call.

PART 1 SECTION C – PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL:

1. Paragraph b. – The Government shall not consider pages in excess of the limitations specified below. The page limitations are as follows:

The Page Limitation set forth in the basic announcement is hereby amended and shall apply to this call for proposals only.

(1) ID/IQ type contract – Part I of the technical/management volume (the Basic ID/IQ contract) is limited to thirty (30) pages. Part II of the technical/management volume (Individual Task Order(s)) is limited to fifty (50) pages for each task order proposed.

2. Paragraph c. – The stated page limitations include all information, e.g., indices, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. The page limitations do not include the offeror’s proposed statement of work and/or statement of objective, which is limited to 5 pages for the basic contract and 5 pages each for Task Orders 0001 and 0002. The government will not consider pages in excess of this limitation.

PART 1 SECTION D - BASIS FOR AWARD

The selection for award will be based on an evaluation of each offeror’s proposal (both technical and cost/price aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which ranks as the first order of priority shall be evaluated using the criteria shown below which are considered equal in importance.

1. Paragraph b. Technical Evaluation Criteria for basic ID/IQ contracts, set forth in the basic announcement and repeated here for clarity, shall apply to this call for proposals.

(1) The proposal must reflect an understanding of the overall technical scope of the technology area

(2) The proposal must reflect a sound technical approach

(3) The proposed concept/idea must have technical merit and be relevant to Air Force needs

(4) The proposal must identify the management and organization of technical personnel and indicate that procedures are available to monitor and control the budget and schedule

2. Paragraph c. Technical Evaluation Criteria for Task Orders, set for in the basic announcement and repeated here for clarity, shall apply to this call for proposals.

(1) The proposal must reflect a new and creative solution that clearly demonstrates technical or scientific merit and be highly relevant to Air Force needs

(2) The proposal must reflect a sound technical approach

(3) The proposal must indicate that competent experienced engineering, scientific and technical personnel are available to support the program and that necessary research/test/ laboratory facilities are available

(4) The proposed Statement of Work (SOW) must be clear, well organized and reflect that the offeror understands the scope of the technical effort

(5) The proposal must indicate that the offeror has quality experience with the technology to be developed

3. Cost/Price Evaluation: Cost/price evaluation criteria are the same for all contract types and assistance instruments. Proposals will be evaluated to determine the reasonableness and realism of the proposed cost and fee and will also consider the proposed budgets and funding profiles. Cost/price is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second order of priority.

4. No other evaluation criteria will be used.

5. Proposal Risk Assessment: Proposal risk will be individually assessed for the technical, cost and schedule areas. Proposal risk relates to the identification and assessment of the risks associated with an offeror's proposed approach as it relates to accomplishing the proposed effort. Tradeoffs of the assessed risk will be weighed against the potential payoff.

PART 4 PROPOSAL EVALUATION CATEGORY DEFINITIONS

1. The following Proposal Evaluation Category Definitions, which were set forth in Amendment 05 to the BAA, shall apply to this call for proposals:

i. Category I: Well conceived scientifically and technically sound proposals pertinent to program goals and objectives, and offered by a responsible contractor with the competent scientific and technical staff and supporting resources needed to ensure satisfactory program results. Proposals in Category I are recommended for acceptance subject to funding constraints.

ii. Category II: Proposals not technically sound or do not meet agency needs.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

BAA-03-05-PRK AMENDMENT 08

Part 5 – CURRENT SOLICITATION TOPIC

PROGRAM TITLE: Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicles Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Program ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: 24 September 2006 TYPE OF AWARD: The Government intends to award two (2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract for this effort. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received.

This solicitation contains two (2) separate task orders for the (TDD) for AVE3I

Program. In addition to a proposal for the basic program, offeror’s must submit a stand alone technical and cost proposal for both of the task orders contained in this solicitation. Both task orders must be proposed to be considered for award.

NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Government anticipates making two awards but reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: All proposals must be prepared in accordance with the Proposal Preparation Instructions contained in Part I - Section C of solicitation BAA 03-05-PRK, and as amended by this call, available at the Fed Biz Ops website http://fs2.fbo.gov/EPSData/USAF/Synopses/904/BAA-03-05-PRK/PRPBAA-03-05-PRK16july03.doc WIDE AREA WORK FLOW: NOTICE: Any contract award resulting from any current Wright Research Site (DET 1 AFRL/PK) solicitation will contain the clause at DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, which requires electronic submission of all payment requests. The clause cites three possible electronic formats through which to submit electronic payment requests. Pursuant to that clause, the Department of Defense is adopting Wide Area WorkFlow - Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) system as the preferred electronic method which will apply to any contracts resulting from this solicitation. Information regarding WAWF-RA, including the web-based training and registration, can be found at https://wawf.eb.mil/index.html.

RELATED IR&D: Offerors shall identify any independent research and development programs conducted within the last three years in the technical areas of this solicitation. The significant results of such programs should be presented in the proposals. Include this information in the technical/management volume of your proposal.

SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN: Offerors are notified that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.702, any contract that is expected to exceed $500,000 and that has subcontracting possibilities, requires a subcontracting plan. Proposed subcontracting plan must be submitted with the offeror’s proposal. Small business concerns are exempt from this requirement (FAR 19-702(b)).

REPS AND CERTS PACKAGES: Potential offerors are notified that effective 01 Jan 2005 to be eligible for an award, they must submit annual Electronic Representations and Certifications, otherwise known as On-line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) via the Business Partner Network (BPN) at https://orca.bpn.gov/. These FAR level representations and certifications are required in addition to the representations and certifications specific to this acquisition. Before submitting the Electronic Representations and Certifications, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. On-line registration instructions can be accessed from the Wright Research Site Contracting Office home page at http://www.wrs.afrl.af.mil/contract/ or the DISA CCR home page at http://www.ccr.gov/. In addition, a local representations and certifications package is included with this amendment. Offerors must complete and include this package with your proposal.

OMBUDSMAN: The Ombudsman clause, 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Aug 2005) will be contained in any contracts or agreements resulting from this Solicitation. The AFRL Ombudsman is Col Jeffrey E. Schmidt, Director of Contracting, AFRL/PK, (937)255-0432, email: jeffrey.schmidt@wpafb.af.mil.

MILITARILY CRITICAL INFORMATION: Militarily Critical information that is necessary for proposal development will be provided to U.S. offerors upon receipt of a signed, and approved copy of the Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, DD Form 2345. The DD Form 2345 should be faxed to the contracting point of contact, Connie Pospisil at (937) 255-0340. Responsibility for ensuring that the DD Form 2345 has been received lies with the offeror. Upon receipt of the DD Form 2345, the supplemental material identified as MCTL will be mailed to the appropriate address.

CLASSIFICATION: Due to the nature of the work, access to classified information will be required. Offerors must have at least a SECRET-level security clearance (DD Form 441 required). See attached DD Form 254.

BACKGROUND: Military aircraft, such as fighters, mobility/transport and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), are designed to withstand certain levels of electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) as governed by MIL-STD-464 and subsystems and equipment electromagnetic interference (EMI) as governed by MIL-STD-461A through E. However, their current level of E3 immunity will not be sufficient against future ground-based and platform-based sources. The Air Vehicle Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Initiative is an over-arching, multi-organization program providing capability-focused application of more immune technologies, such as photonics and advanced shielding technologies, toward the goal of making all future aircraft inherently immune to high levels of E3, regardless of the source.

The vision for the AVE3I Initiative is to incrementally develop and validate technologies that will lead to an E3 Immune aircraft. This vision is separated into near-, mid- and far-term goals:

· Near Term - 2013 (Survive the Event): Developing technologies and techniques that will enable an aircraft to survive an extreme electromagnetic event and return to base safely. The aircraft will not be required to complete its planned mission.

· Mid-Term - 2017 (Survive the Event and Perform Limited Operations): Developing technologies and techniques that will enable an aircraft to survive an extreme electromagnetic event, perform limited portions of its intended mission, and return to base safely.

· Far-Term - 2025 (Survive the Event and Perform Full Operations): Developing technologies and techniques that will enable an aircraft to survive an extreme electromagnetic event and perform all mission segments successfully. This would be described as an E3 Immune Aircraft.

The focus of the Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for AVE3I Program, from FY06 to FY09, is on the Near-Term portion of the AVE3I Initiative vision. The goal of the TDD for AVE3I Program is to demonstrate the resilience of the flight control, electric actuation, and power management and distribution functions of an aircraft against elevated levels of EMI. These demonstrations will be in the form of laboratory and ground test experiments demonstrating the performance of the hardware, its resilience to EMI, and its ability to operate in the extreme conditions (temperature, vibration, shock, etc.) of the aircraft environment. The AVE3I Technology Validation Program, scheduled for FY09 through FY13, will be a separate procurement that will complete the technology maturation and transition process.

To further clarify the objectives of the TDD for AVE3I Program, it is necessary to define the following terminology:

· Aircraft Functions: The role of equipment in providing essential aircraft services. Examples of functions include power generation, distribution and management; flight control; mission management; sensing; guidance navigation and control.

· Aircraft System: A set of subsystems that work together to perform one or more functions. For the AVE3I TDD Program, the system will focus on the integration of the Flight Control, Battery and Power Management and Distribution functions.

· Aircraft Subsystem: An entity comprising one or more components that performs a function on the aircraft. For the AVE3I TDD Program, examples of such subsystems include: wires, cables and connectors; control electronics; power management and distribution; battery; and electric actuation.

· Component: Device or equipment that, by itself or in combination with other components, performs a function. For the AVE3I TDD Program, examples of components to be included are sensors, wide band gap devices, H-bridges and photonic devices.

· Component Technology: The physical phenomena or solution principle upon which a component is based.

· Breadboard: Integrated components that provide a representation of a system/subsystem and that can be used to determine concept feasibility and to develop technical data. Typically configured for laboratory use to demonstrate the technical principles of immediate interest. May resemble final system/subsystem in function only.

· High Fidelity: Addresses form, fit, and function. A high-fidelity laboratory environment would involve testing with equipment that can simulate and validate all system specifications within a laboratory setting.

· Low Fidelity: A representative of the component or system that has limited ability to provide anything but first-order information about the end product. Low-fidelity assessments are used to provide trend analysis.

· Model: A functional form of a system generally reduced in scale, near or at operational specification. Models will be sufficiently hardened to allow demonstration of the technical and operational capabilities required of the final system.

· Operational Environment: Environment that addresses all of the operational requirements and specifications required of the final system to include platform/packaging.

· Prototype: A physical or virtual model used to evaluate the technical or manufacturing feasibility or military utility of a particular technology or process, concept, end item, or system.

· Relevant Environment: Testing environment that simulates the key aspects of the operational environment.

· Simulated Operational Environment: Either (1) a real environment that can simulate all of the operational requirements and specifications required of the final system or (2) a simulated environment that allows for the testing of a virtual prototype. Used in either case to determine whether or not a developmental system meets the operational requirements and specifications of the final system.

· Technology Readiness Level (TRL): A measure of the maturity of evolving technologies prior to incorporating that technology into a system or subsystem. The definitions that are applicable to this announcement are the following (as defined in DOD DESKBOOK 5000.2-R):

· TRL 3: Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept. This includes analytical studies and laboratory studies to physically validate the analytical predictions of separate elements of the technology. Examples include components that are not yet integrated or representative.

· TRL 4: Component and/or breadboard validation in a laboratory environment. This means that basic technological components are integrated to establish that the pieces will work together. This is relatively low fidelity compared to the eventual system. Examples include integration of ad hoc hardware in the laboratory.

· TRL 5: Component and/or breadboard validation in a relevant environment. The fidelity of the breadboard technology increases significantly. The basic technological components are integrated with reasonably realistic supporting elements so that the technology can be tested in a simulated environment. Examples include a high fidelity laboratory integration of components.

· TRL 6: System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment. Representative model or prototype system, which is well beyond that of TRL 5, is tested in a relevant environment. This represents a major step up in a technology’s demonstrated readiness. Examples include testing a prototype in a high fidelity laboratory environment or in a simulated operational environment.

· TRL 7: System prototype demonstration in an operational environment. Prototype is near or at planned operational system. Represents a major step up from TRL 6, requiring demonstration of an actual system prototype in an operation environment such as an aircraft, vehicle or space. Examples include testing the prototype in a test bed aircraft.

Although there are many different types of systems within an aircraft, the TDD for AVE3I Program will be focused on an integrated flight control, battery and power management and distribution (FC-PMAD) system. For this system, the offeror will demonstrate EMI resilience at the system, subsystem and component levels.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES:

The offeror shall consider the following programmatic objectives when developing the proposal:

· Design and develop innovative and outside-the-box solutions, preferably using existing flight-qualified line-replaceable unit (LRU) concepts, to achieve an integrated FC-PMAD that is immune to elevated levels of EMI.

· Design and develop solutions that will provide the United States with a capability advantage that is distinct from that of any other nation with regard to EMI immunity for an integrated FC-PMAD system.

· Design and develop solutions that achieve, at a minimum, TRL 5 at the end of the AVE3I TDD Program. Additionally, system designs and flight test plans must demonstrate a path for component solutions to achieve TRL 7.

· Design and develop solutions that shall not increase (and preferably shall decrease) the weight, volume, and thermal losses on an aircraft. Solutions shall increase the overall EMI immunity of the subsystem.

· Design and develop solutions that target the future tanker, mobility and long-range strike military aircraft platforms as the mid-term (2017) transition opportunity. It is not the goal of this effort to develop component solutions that can be form-fit replacements or retrofits on existing military aircraft.

· Design and develop solutions that shall be scalable to other classes of aircraft such as new blocks of fighter-class aircraft or comparable unmanned air vehicles.

· Integrate the component and subsystem solutions in a laboratory environment and proof readiness for integration into the FC-PMAD system.

· Identify components that will be susceptible to extreme temperature and vibration levels and conduct limited temperature and vibration testing.

· Demonstrate the operation of the component and subsystem solution. The offeror shall demonstrate the functional operation of the developed components in their relevant subsystem and demonstrate all components and resulting subsystems satisfy the technical requirements identified in this announcement.

· Finalize the integration and demonstration plan for the FC-PMAD system. This plan shall include the methods for validating system performance against the technical and programmatic requirements identified in this announcement as well as the plan for conducting EMI testing for ensuring component and subsystem integrity under MIL-STD and elevated EMI levels.

· Conduct a laboratory demonstration of the integrated FC-PMAD system. This consists of integrating the component solutions and subsystems developed into the FC-PMAD system. The offeror shall build the architecture and conduct relevant functional and performance tests to demonstrate that the system meets or exceeds the technical requirements and programmatic objectives identified in this announcement. The functional and performance tests shall be sufficient to demonstrate robust and stable system operation. The FC-PMAD system shall achieve, at a minimum, TRL 5 with a desired goal of TRL 6.

· Conduct subsystem environmental tests. This consists of conducting laboratory EMI testing to ensure component and subsystem integrity to MIL-STD and elevated EMI levels. Additionally, environmental test such as temperature, vibration, and shock shall be conducted on those subsystems, if any, that may be overly susceptible to those environmental conditions. Components that undergo environmental tests shall be in compliance with MIL-STD-810F.

· Finalize the flight test transition plan for the integrated FC-PMAD system. This transition plan shall identify the flight test platform for the developed system, the strategy for packaging and flight qualifying the component solutions and subsystems into this flight test platform, and the strategy for conducting the flight test. The goal of this transition plan shall be a TRL 7 flight demonstration of the FC-PMAD system.

In addition to the programmatic objectives, the offeror shall consider a series of technical requirements when developing the proposal. These technical requirements along with (a) a candidate list of facilities that can be used for ground-test experiments, such as EMI, temperature, and vibration and (b) a list of applicable military standards that must be considered when developing the components and their subsequent integration into a FC-PMAD system will be provided to those offerors that are approved to receive Military Critical Technical Data.

The contractor shall be required to attend a kickoff meeting at WPAFB, OH to be held within 30 days after contract award. The contractor shall conduct performance reviews at approximately 3 month intervals and at critical milestones alternating, as appropriate, between the contractor’s facility and WPAFB, OH.

ANTICIPATED FUNDING: The funding profile shown below reflects the anticipated funding for the AVE3I TDD Program. This funding profile is an estimate only and is not a promise of funding. Funding is uncertain and is subject to change. Changes in availability may occur as a result of the exercise of Government discretion and availability.

Funding by Fiscal Year ($M)

DELIVERABLE ITEMS:

Data Items: In accordance with CDRLs identified below.

Basic: None Option: None

APPLICABLE CDRLS: (FOR CONTRACT ONLY)

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION (TDD) FOR AIR VEHICLE

ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS IMMUNITY (AVE3I)

APPLICABLE OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Security Classification

Secret

ITAR/Export Control PL 98-94

Applicable – Export license will be required before assigning any foreign source to perform work on the program or before granting access to foreign persons

Notice to Foreign Owned Firms

Foreign participation is not permitted

Organizational Conflict of Interest

Does not apply for this effort

Government Furnished Property

No government furnished property is anticipated for this effort

Base Support

No base support is anticipated for this effort

Hazardous Material

This effort does not involve the use of hazardous materials

Associate Contractor Provision

Does not apply for this effort

Computer and Network Access Requirements for Users and Equipment

Access to Government computer systems and government computer networks will not be provided

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Number

BAA-03-05-PRK

Power and Thermal Technologies for Air and Space

AMENDMENT 08

Call for Proposals

Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicle Electromagnetic

Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Program Task Order (TO) 0001

PROGRAM: Power and Thermal Technologies for Air & Space -- Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicle Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Program

TO TITLE: PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

TO OBJECTIVE: The objective of this task is to generate the preliminary architecture design of the FC-PMAD to be developed and demonstrated meeting the EMI immunity requirements called for in this announcement. The offeror shall design all the components and subsystem planned to be developed to demonstrate the immune FC-PMAD during this task the offeror shall also identify any technology gaps encountered and generate a written plan for maturing or developing technologies to close those gaps.

TO TASKS:

1.1. Preliminary System Design: The contractor shall develop an architecture design for an integrated EMI immune FC-PMAD system. The contractor shall analyze the current state of the art for an integrated FC-PMAD system architecture, identifying those subsystems which will be susceptible to elevated levels of EMI, and modifying the architecture, if necessary, to improve EMI immunity. The contractor shall use, as a starting point, the architecture design being developed under a separate AFRL Consensus Architecture Study contract that identifies a concept for an EMI Immune FC-PMAD system. The preliminary results of the Consensus Architecture Study will be provided to those offerors that are approved to receive Military Critical Technical Data.

1.2. Preliminary Component/Subsystem Design: The contractor shall develop a component-level integration design and risk mitigation plan. This consists of identifying the component and subsystem solutions for the FC-PMAD architecture design. The contractor shall satisfy the technical requirements and programmatic objectives identified in this announcement. The contractor shall develop the laboratory test and validation strategy for enabling the component and subsystem solutions to achieve TRL 5 at the end of the TDD for AVE3I Program. The contractor shall prepare a written plan describing the approach for minimizing the high risk for those component solutions and/or subsystems that are deemed to be high risk. The contractor shall consider, but is not limited to, are wide band gap devices, photonics based cables and connectors, optical signal processing, optically driven or controlled sensors, innovative shielding and packaging techniques, and optically driven switches.

1.3. Identify Component Gaps: The contractor shall identify those component solutions that cannot be matured to TRL 5 or developed within the timeframe of the TDD for AVE3I Program (FY06-FY09) but are (1) critical for achieving an integrated EMI immune FC-PMAD system and/or (2) necessary for achieving other system or subsystem benefits such as a reduction in weight, volume, or cost. The contractor shall prepare a written plan for maturing or developing technologies to close those gaps shall also be developed.

1.4. Flight Test Transition Plan: The contractor shall develop a flight test transition plan for the FC-PMAD architecture design. The contractor shall identify potential flight test platform candidates for the developed system and a strategy for packaging the component solutions and subsystems into flight qualified hardware. The goal of this transition plan shall be a TRL 7 flight demonstration of the integrated FC-PMAD system.

1.5. Preliminary Architecture Design Review: The contractor shall conduct Preliminary Architecture Design Review before the end of the technical effort. This consists of presenting the results and rationale of the architecture, subsystem and component level designs to the AVE3I TDD Program Manager and support team.

1.6. Final Report: The contractor shall develop a report documenting the results including, but not limited to, the architecture, subsystem and component level designs, flight test transition plan, risk mitigation plan, technology maturation plan, engineering data analysis, and the component technology gaps.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Eight (8) Months After Receipt of Order (MARO)

Technical Effort: Four (4) months after contract award Final Report: Four (4) months after completion of technical effort

FUNDING PROFILE: $500K

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: None

BASE SUPPORT: None

DELIVERABLES: Data: In accordance with CDRLs

CDRLS:

A001 DI-MISC-80711/T

Scientific and Technical Reports -- Final Report

A003 DI-FNCL-80331/T

Funds and Man-Hour Expenditure Report

A004 DI-MGMT-81468/T

Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)

A005 DI-MGMT-80368/T

Status Report

A006 DI-NDTI-80566/T

Test Plan

A007 DI-SESS-81002B/T

Developmental Design Drawings and Associated Lists

A008 DI-SESS-81001B/T

Conceptual Design Drawings and Associated Lists

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Number

BAA-03-05-PRK

Power and Thermal Technologies for Air and Space

AMENDMENT 08

Call for Proposals

Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicle Electromagnetic

Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Program Task Order 0002

PROGRAM: Power and Thermal Technologies for Air & Space -- Technology Development and Demonstration (TDD) for Air Vehicle Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Immunity (AVE3I) Program

TO TITLE: FINAL ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND LABORATORY TEST PLAN

TO OBJECTIVE: The objective of this task is to finalizing the FC-PMAD architecture design. During this task the offeror shall also develop a laboratory development, integration and demonstration plan for the component solutions and relevant subsystems and a preliminary plan for the integration and demonstration of the FC-PMAD system. At the conclusion of this task the offeror shall present the final system design as well as the development, integration and demonstration plans to the TDD for AVE3I Program Manager and support team.

TO TASKS:

1.1. Final System Design: The contractor shall finalize the FC-PMAD architecture design that was developed in Task Order 0001. This consists of developing a final EMI immune integrated FC-PMAD system design. The contractor shall use analytical, modeling and simulation, and/or experimental methods to validate the soundness of the design. The contractor shall use analytical methods to identify those components or subsystems that can be or will be susceptible to the extreme temperature and vibration levels experienced in the flight environment.

1.2. Component/Subsystem Development, Integration and Demonstration Plan: The contractor shall develop a laboratory development, integration and demonstration plan for the component solutions and relevant subsystems to demonstrate at least TRL 4. This plan shall address, at a minimum, which component solutions will be developed, how these solutions will be tested, both independently and in an applicable subsystem, for performance against the technical requirements, how integration issues with other components and subsystems, if any, will be resolved, and how the solutions will be validated against the applicable environmental and EMI military standards.

1.3. Preliminary System Integration and Demonstration Plan: The contractor shall develop a preliminary plan for the integration and demonstration of the FC-PMAD system to a TRL 5 level. This plan shall include the methods for validating system performance against the technical and programmatic requirements identified in this announcement as well as the plan for conducting EMI, temperature and vibration testing. The offeror shall consider the relevant military EMI and environmental standards when developing the plan.

1.4. Architecture Design Review: The contractor shall present the final system design as well as the development, integration and demonstration plans to the AVE3I TDD Program Manager and support team.

1.5. Final Report: The contractor shall develop a report documenting the results including, but not limited to, the architecture and component level designs, analytical results and component, subsystem and system integration and development plans.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Eight (8) Months After Receipt of Order (MARO)

Technical Effort: Four (4) months after contract award Final Report: Four (4) months after completion of technical effort

FUNDING PROFILE: $500K

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: None

BASE SUPPORT: None

DELIVERABLES: Data: In accordance with CDRLs

CDRLS:

A001 DI-MISC-80711/T

Scientific and Technical Reports -- Final Report

A003 DI-FNCL-80331/T

Funds and Man-Hour Expenditure Report

A004 DI-MGMT-81468/T

Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)

A005 DI-MGMT-80368/T

Status Report

A006 DI-NDTI-80566/T

Test Plan

A007 DI-SESS-81002B/T

Developmental Design Drawings and Associated Lists

A008 DI-SESS-81001B/T

Conceptual Design Drawings and Associated Lists