AOC_Engineering_Support_SOW--01.17.2017.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK--NOAA AOC ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES— EA-133M-17-RQ-0094

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AOC Engineering Support for

Aircraft Modification and Instrumentation

Background

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aircraft Operations

Center (AOC) operates a fleet of aircraft out of its facility, which is currently located at

MacDill AFB in Tamp, FL and will be located at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in

Lakeland, FL in 2017. These aircraft currently include light, twin turboprop engine aircraft, heavy four engine turboprop aircraft, and heavy twin-engine jet aircraft and are listed below:

Gulfstream Turbo Commander AC-695A x1

DeHavilland Twin Otter DHC6-300 x4

Hawker Beechcraft King Air BE-350CER x1

Gulfstream G-IVSP x1

Lockheed WP-3D x2

To carry out its scientific missions, AOC must often modify and alter these aircraft to support the numerous scientific instruments used in achieving NOAA’s mission. These are usually “one of a kind” prototypes, requiring unique methodology for design, analysis, testing, and certification. AOC has its own sheet metal fabrication shop, FAA certified mechanics, and a limited staff of mechanical and electrical engineers.

However, AOC is not always able to achieve its mission with in-house capabilities and must seek outside support, often in a limited time frame. Additionally, when FAA compliance is required, AOC engineers do not have the necessary certification required for FAA approval.

Scope

NOAA is seeking a contractor to provide AOC with engineering support on a task order basis and engineering technical support utilizing an on-demand request to invoice system. The contractor will supply AOC with the specific engineering services as defined in individual task issued against the contract.

Contractor Duties and Tasks

Duties to be provided by the contractor from issued task orders include, but are not limited to, the design of equipment and/or aircraft modification and working with AOC personnel to come up with a design to meet the requirements of an issued task order.

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Examples of previous projects are:

o Drop tubes (pressurized or unpressurized) from the WP-3D and G-IVSP o New equipment racks, tables or other mounts for scientific installations o Mounts in the cabin for life rafts, bottle racks, and galley mounted equipment o Remote sensing equipment mounts (hyperspectral scanners, LIDAR units, aerial cameras, thermal imagers, radiometers, radars, etc.)

o Air sampling probes, trailing cones, wind gust probes o Wing pylons on the WP-3D and DHC6-300 o Scientific power upgrades o DHC6-300 observer bubble window design and engineering o Analysis of equipment and/or modification o Testing of equipment and/or modification:

Static wing deflection tests on wing pylons

Static weight loads on nose canards o Inspection of equipment and/or aircraft modification o Certification of equipment and/or aircraft modification o Consultation on engineering proposals or meetings as necessary o Develop “approved” data according to the FAA. This usually incorporates an FAA form 8110-3, “Statement of Compliance with Federal Aviation

Requirements”, signed by an FAA Designated Engineering Representative

(DER) or a letter in lieu of an 8110-3 for the WP-3D aircraft.

The contractor must be able to travel to the AOC, as necessary, within a day of an issued task order for onsite inspections, measurements, and testing of equipment and/or aircraft modifications.

The contractor must work closely with AOC personnel using the design requirements to construct a plan that is able to achieve AOC’s scientific goals in a manner that does not compromise the safety or certification of AOC’s aircraft.

The contractor must be able to access mechanical designs in the Initial Graphics

Exchange Specification (IGES) format (Solid Works) and electrical drawings in the

AutoCAD “.dwg” format.

The contractor must also be able to provide technical support, via telephone and/or email, during the hours of 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM M-F (Eastern Standard Time).

Technical support requests typically cover assistance with answering and responding to engineering and technical questions. In answering the requests, the contractor may be required to provide references and/or excerpts from references for support. The costs

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Typical Deliverables

The contractor shall maintain the capability to deliver, in the time specified in the task order, any (but not limited to) the following items:

Electrical and Mechanical Design Drawings

Electrical and Mechanical Design Reports

Structural Analysis

Structural Report

Aerodynamic Analysis

Aerodynamic Report

FAA Form 8110-3

Letter in Lieu of 8110-3 for Non-Certificated Aircraft

FAA Form 337

Consultation Review

Customized Parts as Necessary for Modifications

Rights to All Drawings and Files Generated for the Task Order

All delivered drawings must be in a format readily accessible by the Government.

Mechanical drawings must be in Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) format.

Electrical drawings must be in AutoCAD “.dwg” format, or other if specifically approved by the AOC.

Required Qualifications

The contractor shall have experience in the aeronautical field and be well-versed in FAA regulations and procedures. Contractor must be capable of aircraft design and analysis using modern retraceable methods and computer-aided design (CAD) and analysis programs. At a minimum, the contractor must be able to perform linear static structural analysis using finite element modeling (Finite Element Analysis [FEA]).

Additionally, the contractor must have on staff, or readily available, an FAA designated engineering representative (DER) appointed in accordance with Code of Federal

Regulations, 14 CFR §183.29, who holds an engineering degree or equivalent, possesses aircraft technical knowledge and experience, and meets the qualification requirements of FAA Order 8100.8. At a minimum, the DER must cover the disciplines of both Structural Engineering (general) and System and Equipment Engineering

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(electrical equipment) for CAR 3, Part 23 (normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter), and

Part 25 (transport) aircraft.

Desired Qualifications

Have experience dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Atlanta

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO). This is the primary office for all AOC issues and they are familiar with the AOC mission and its unique requirements.

Have experience designing aircraft installations and modifications for scientific-type equipment such as equipment racks, dropsonde tubes, wing pylons, probes into the airstream, radiometers, lasers, etc.

Have the ability to perform dynamic structural analysis in addition to the required static analysis.

Have the ability to perform vibration testing and analysis of aircraft and parts.

Additional DER disciplines, especially flutter/ground vibration, ice protection systems, systems calibration, and fatigue life analysis.