Electric Power Extraction - Market Intelligence Request.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO

One AFMC…Powering the World’s Greatest Air Force

3 Feb 26

MEMORANDUM FOR VENDORS UTILIZING NAICS CODE 541330: ENGINEERING SERVICES

FROM: AFMC/AFTC/PZIA (Arnold) 100 Kindel Drive Arnold AFB, TN 37389-1332

SUBJECT: Electrical Power Extraction – Market Intelligence Request

The Government is currently in the market intelligence phase of this project, aimed at identifying qualified vendors who can meet the technical and regulatory requirements for an Electrical Power Extraction system.

To help the Government assess your company's suitability, please provide concise responses to the following key questions:

Technical Capabilities (Top 3):

1. High-Power Electrical System Expertise: Describe your company’s experience in designing, installing, and testing high-power electrical systems. Specifically address your experience with resistive load banks, generator integration, and power control systems in an industrial or test environment similar to AEDC.

2. System Design & Integration: Summarize your approach to developing a fully functional electrical power extraction system, from design and fabrication to installation and testing. Outline your typical process for managing milestones such as Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical

Design Reviews (CDR), and System Readiness Reviews (SRR).

3. Data Deliverables: Describe the typical reports and data you provide for a project of this scope, including design documentation, analysis, calculations, and test plans. Give examples of key deliverables such as Operational Drawings (P&IDs, Schematics), CONOPS, Installation Plans, Manufacturing Plans, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Verification, Validation, and Acceptance Plans.

Budgetary & Timeline Information:

Please provide the following budgetary estimates and acknowledge the required need dates:

1. A budgetary price for a business process prototype for this project, which may consist of project management elements, finalized developed statement of work, etc.

2. A budgetary price for the actual execution of the full project, understanding the known need dates for system delivery are J-2 (Q3FY28) and C-2 (Q3FY29).

10 U.S.C. 4022 - Appropriate Use of Authority:

Provide a brief overview of how your company anticipates satisfying the "Appropriate Use of Authority" requirement as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4022(d)(1)(A)-(C). Specifically, indicate which of the following criteria (A, B, or C) your company intends to leverage and provide a brief rationale for your selection:

(A) There is at least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution participating to a significant extent in the prototype project.

(B) All significant participants in the transaction other than the Federal Government are small businesses

(including small businesses participating in a program described under section 9 of the Small Business Act

(15 U.S.C. 638)) or nontraditional defense contractors.

(C) At least one-third of the total cost of the prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided by sources other than the Federal Government.

NIST SP 800-171 and Distro D Information:

This project requires adherence to NIST SP 800-171. To understand the technical performance parameters necessary to meet this requirement, you may request access to documents marked as Distribution D, such as Attachment 1 – Performance Parameters and other Distro D Appendixes.

To request these documents, and before you can receive them, your company must undergo a NIST SP 800-

171 compliance vetting process. Please provide your company's CAGE code to the Agreements Officer, who will then validate your organization's NIST SP 800-171 compliance.

Important: Distribution D attachments will be released only after the successful validation of your company's NIST SP 800-171 compliance. Failure to meet this requirement will prevent access to this critical project information.

This is not a request for proposal, and an award is not guaranteed to be made. Information received is intended to help the Government determine the final acquisition approach.

Market Intelligence Due Dates:

- Distro D Document Request Due: 12 Feb 26, COB

- Market Intelligence Response Due: 24 Feb 26, COB

GREGGORY C. JONES

Agreements Officer, USAF

Attachments:

- Statement of Objectives (SOO)_EXP_DRAFT.pdf