BAA-RQKP-2013-0006-Sample-SOW.doc

BAA-RQKP-2013-006

Attachment 1

Sample Statement of Work

VERSATILE AFFORDABLE ADVANCED TURBINE ENGINES (VAATE)

PHASE III and BEYOND

INTRODUCTION:

The VAATE Program is a joint DoD/NASA/DOE/Industry effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe and beyond that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordable capability over the year 2000 state-of-the-art technology. The VAATE program mission is to develop, demonstrate, and transition advanced multi-use technologies that provide a revolutionary improvement in affordable capability to a broad range of legacy, pipeline, and future military propulsion and power needs, with explicit versatility for dual-use application. VAATE is focused on total propulsion system capability.

1.0 SCOPE:

The scope of this contract is to develop, demonstrate, and transition advanced multi-use turbine engine technologies that are necessary for VAATE Phase III and to develop and demonstrate technologies for progress towards “Beyond VAATE” including goals. The Capability/Cost Index (CCI) goals are as follows:

Large Turbofan/Jet

Phase III - (CCI = 10X) Small Turbofan/Jet

Phase III – (CCI = 8X) Turboshaft/Prop Phase III – (CCI = 5X) Expendable

Phase III – (CCI = 10X)

VAATE is a capability –focused investment for the following capability areas: Air Superiority/Protection, Persistent Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Multi-Mission Mobility, Responsive Space Access, Strike/Persistent Engagement and Agile Combat Support/Enterprise & Platform Enablers (ACS/EPE).

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: TBD

3.0 REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall conduct research under the following research areas.

NOTE – for SAMPLE all the research areas as stated in the BAA are included – contractor SOW will only include research areas applicable to their ATPP as stated in the BAA.

3.1 ADAPTIVE CYCLE TECHNOLOGY MATURATION

The contractor shall continue maturation of adaptive cycle engines in preparation for eventual transition to any of several combat platforms. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: control law development and optimization for adaptive cycle engines, operability of adaptive cycle engines throughout the flight envelope, air vehicle power and thermal management subsystem integration, and three-stream compatible augmentor/exhaust system integration.

3.2 ADVANCED ENERGY AND SUSTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR (AEST)

The contractor shall develop technologies associated with the safety, reduced fuel burn and reduced sustainment cost of existing and future engines. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: technologies for improved component efficiencies, technology to reduce cooling flow while increasing hot time capability, coating durability, weight reduction, physics-based modeling, probabilistic design, prognostic health management, design for advanced materials, design for advanced manufacturing, conjugate heat transfer, multi-mode interaction (creep, HCF, oxidation, etc.), reverse engineering and blade repair. Technologies shall be demonstrated and validated through analysis and/or testing such as in bench, component, rig, technology engine demonstrator and structural engine demonstrator tests.

3.3 ADVANCED FUELS

The contractor shall conduct analysis of advanced fuels and develop technologies associated with the use of advanced fuels in military systems. The contractor shall research the full spectrum of fuels analysis from composition to performance. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: emissions, thermal stability, logistics, high temperature fuels for high-speed/hypersonic platforms and low temperature fuels for high altitude/long endurance applications.

3.4 ADVANCED INTEGRATED CONTROLS

The contractor shall develop technologies associated with advanced distributed control systems. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: low-cost, long-life, high temperature electronics; distributed decentralized Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADECs); enhanced hot section actuation and sensing; hierarchical, model-based, automatic control of software systems; evolving monitoring and prognostic health management (PHM) with controls for performance enhancement; utilizing controls for improved fuel savings, life cycle cost and weight reduction; and integrated controls, PHM, thermal management systems and power.

3.5 ADVANCED PROPULSION INTEGRATION

The contractor shall conduct research on technologies to improve the integration of propulsion and thermal management systems with advanced air vehicle concepts for both subsonic and supersonic vehicle systems. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: advanced inlet concepts employing flow control and diffuser technologies; advanced exhaust system configurations for both two and three stream engine architectures, including advanced augmenter concepts; application of integrated thermal management systems for exhaust system cooling; inlet and exhaust system integration with advanced airframe structural concepts; and weapon system integrated performance and operability. Means to address the innovative application of advanced material systems is pervasive across these interests.

3.6 EFFICIENT SUBSONIC AND SUPERSONIC EXPENDABLE ENGINES (ESSEE)

The contractor shall develop technologies associated with efficient expendable engines for both subsonic and supersonic applications. Component development and engine demonstrations may also play a dual role as a small scale testbed to mature technologies and innovative architectures for future transition to reusable, turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) applications. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but are not limited to: innovative cycles to increase specific thrust or power; high propulsive and thermal efficiency cycles; innovative use of materials or design to reduce weight; innovative designs to enable reduced production and manufacturing cost; innovative architectures and thermal management approaches to enable higher Mach operation; advanced inlet/diffuser concepts for improved flow control, flow matching, and reduced bleed and bypass flow; advanced exhaust system concepts for improved, broad range aerodynamic performance; and technologies to improve reliability and maintainability.

3.7 INTEGRATED POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT

The contractor shall develop and integrate technologies for emerging VAATE propulsion systems that maximize thermal/energy utilization, satisfy thermal/power requirements, minimize penalties to the propulsion system and vehicle, and are affordable, reliable and adaptive. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: addressing challenges associated with inefficient system designs; heat sink limitations in air, fuel and oil; size and weight limitations in weapon systems; modeling and simulation of complex systems; satisfying diverse power and thermal management needs for the propulsion and vehicle weapon systems; high temperature compact heat exchangers; improved modeling of mechanical systems; and innovative designs of components that reduce heat generation.

3.8 REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT ENGINES

The contractor shall develop technologies to enable efficient, small, limited-to-full life engines for remotely piloted aircraft. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: innovative cycles for increased power-to-weight or thrust-to-weight, small blade clearance control, lightweight materials, innovative turbine cooling, technologies to reduce cost, improve reliability and maintainability. These technologies will enable affordable propulsion systems for remotely piloted vehicles with increased range and/or loiter.

3.9 REUSABLE HIGH MACH TURBINE ENGINES

The contractor shall develop technologies to enable reusable turbine engines for high Mach (Mach 3+) flight, either as the primary propulsion system or as an accelerator in a combined cycle engine for hypersonic flight. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: improved component performance and operability over a wide range of Mach numbers, high temperature bearing and lubrication systems, innovative cooling schemes and cocooning approaches, mass injection pre-compression cooling (MIPCC), innovative use of composite materials, cooled cooling air, and integrated augmenter and ramburner designs.

3.10 TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS

The contractor shall identify and evaluate candidate technologies for development and demonstration in the 2020-2035 timeframe. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: improved understanding of customer capability needs, conceptual design and analysis of vision aerospace systems, formulation and evaluation of next-generation aeropropulsion architectures, assessment and projection of technology readiness level (TRL), manufacturing readiness level (MRL), and other key metrics associated with evolutionary and disruptive technologies, business case analysis (BCA) supporting technology investment strategy, and utilization of the AFRL Systems Engineering (SE) process to aid technology portfolio development.

3.11 VERY HIGH EFFICIENCY ENGINES

The contractor shall develop and demonstrate technologies associated with very high levels of thermal and propulsive efficiency. The contractor shall conduct research in areas to include, but not limited to: high pressure ratio compression, integrated thermal management, high excess horsepower cores, high power extraction, embedded engine installation challenges, innovative adaptive cycle architectures, innovative rotor support architectures, active thrust balancing, improved bearing life models, clearance control systems, and innovative application of advanced material and manufacturing systems.

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:

The contractor shall assess the environmental consequences of the technology being developed from the standpoint of the project itself and from the standpoint of future scale-up for larger quantity production. If the technology has adverse environmental effects, the contractor shall develop suggestions for making the technology environmentally acceptable and indicate what impact the suggestions will have on the technology from an economic standpoint. The contractor shall document the findings.

5.0 RELIABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY & SUPPORTABILITY (RM&S):

The contractor shall give specific consideration to RM&S during the execution of this program. These considerations shall be based on sound, practical engineering judgment, experience and available data. No separate reliability testing program shall be conducted as part of this program however, RM&S data shall be documented and shortcomings reported for consideration during future developments. Supportability considerations should be addressed at levels consistent with Applied Research (6.2) and Advanced Development (6.3) activities. The contractor shall document the findings.

6.0 SYSTEM SAFETY:

The contractor shall identify and document any safety hazards introduced during design, fabrication and testing. The design goal shall be to eliminate all hazards. Any residual hazards and subsequent design risk shall be summarized and provide enough detail to support an informed program management decision with regard to the design’s overall safety risk. The contractor shall address the identified hazards and recommend corrective actions.

7.0 OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC)

7.1 Purpose

The purpose of OPSEC is to reduce program vulnerability by eliminating or reducing successful adversary collection and exploitation of critical information. OPSEC will be applied throughout the life cycle of every order on contract.

7.2 Coordination and Update

The contractor shall be responsible to coordinate on all OPSEC requirements and the OPSEC plan. The contractor shall also update the OPSEC plan when updated critical or other information is received. The OPSEC plan shall apply to every order under the contract.

7.3 Compliance

The contractor shall comply with the approved OPSEC plan. OPSEC surveys to measure the effectiveness of the OPSEC program may be conducted by the government. The contractor shall comply with these surveys.

8.0 PROGRAM & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:

The contractor shall exercise administration and management functions during the course of this effort such as: scheduling of activities and milestones; describing status; outlining contractor activity and progress toward accomplishment of objectives; planning, forecasting, and making recommendations on funding and funding changes; program planning; and describing in detail the conduct and overall results of this effort. The contractor shall ensure the documentation of this program by timely digital/photographic coverage of significant events and milestones. The contractor shall conduct annual reviews of this effort. (CDRLs A001, etc…..)