BAA-RQKPD-2015-0001-Call4-NOCA.pdf

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) BAA-RQKPD-2015-0001 Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

COMPOSITE AIRFRAME LIFE EXTENSION (CALE)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: CERTIFICATION OF COMPOSITES –

COMPOSITE AIRFRAME LIFE EXTENSION

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: This is a NOCA for Call #0004 to the Broad Agency Announcement

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-RQKPD-2015-0001

TOPIC TITLE: “Demo 1 – Validation of Extended Durability Life Project”

TECHNICAL POC: Dick Holzwarth, AFRL/RQVS, Phone 937-656-8825, email:

richard.holzwarth.1@us.af.mil.

CONTRACTING POC: John McClellan, (Primary), Contracting Officer, (937) 713-9944, email: john.mcclellan.2@us.af.mil; Susan Lee, (Secondary), Contracting Officer, (937) 713- 9945, Email: susan.lee.1@us.af.mil. Mailing address: AFRL/RQKPC, Bldg. 45, Area B, 2130 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801

NOTICE:

This is a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) informing potential offerors of the upcoming fourth call for the Composite Airframe Life Extension (CALE) BAA-RQKPD-2015-0001. Call #0004 will be titled - Demo 1 – Validation of Extended Durability Life Project. This will be a One-step Call. As such, a full technical and cost proposal will be requested from the upcoming Call announcement.

This notice begins the timeframe required by FAR 5.203(e). The AF anticipates releasing Call #0004 for a period of no greater than 45 days. Do not submit any documentation at this time.

Offerors should continue to monitor fbo.gov for the Call and any BAA or Call amendments.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the Call is to validate an approach for verifying that a prior, established service life capability for an existing composite airframe may be increased, at low risk, during the service life of the aircraft fleet, such as would be required for a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). Low risk, in this case, is considered to be equivalent reliability with metallic structure subject to the same SLEP. To validate this reliability, verification testing will be performed to demonstrate 90% reliability at the increased service life capability with 95% confidence (B-Basis equivalent reliability). To accomplish such testing in an economic manner, AFRL/RQVS envisions the use of load enhancement factors, developed and applied within the program and using data relative to the composite materials and structural design configuration and features of the specific airframe structure, being used to demonstrate this durability life extension. While the use of a load enhancement factor approach to reduce test time span and cycle count is envisioned in this program, AFRL/RQVS does not require, or recommend, any particular method mailto:Pat.Marshall@wpafb.af.mil mailto:Pat.Marshall@wpafb.af.mil mailto:john.mcclellan.2@us.af.mil of determining such load enhancement factors. New developments, new methods of determining load enhancement factors, or alternate approaches to demonstrate the new durability life has been achieved at the required reliability may be proposed.

PROGRAMATIC

A Cost-Reimbursement/Fixed Fee contract type is contemplated with one $6,000,000 award for a 33 month effort, 30 months for the technical effort and 3 months for the final report.

The anticipated amount is an estimate only and is NOT a promise of funding. Funding is uncertain and is subject to change. Changes in availability occur at the discretion of the Government.

DO NOT SUBMIT ANY DOCUMENTATION AT THIS TIME. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR

WHITEPAPERS OR PROPOSALS.