FA8650-17-S-5007-NOCA.pdf

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Number: FA8650-17-S-5007

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION (NOCA)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA): FA8650-17-S-5007

Thermo-Mechanical Stress Design Optimization in Optical Coatings

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Thermo-Mechanical Stress Design Optimization in Optical Coatings

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FA8650-17-S-5007

CLASSIFICATION CODE: A (R&D)

NAICS CODE: 541712

TECHNICAL POC: Timothy Breitzman, Project Engineer, AFRL/RXAP, (937) 255-3104 timothy.breitzman.1@us.af.mil, Postal Delivery Address: 3005 Hobson Way, Building 651, WPAFB, OH 45433-7707.

CONTRACTING POCs: Whitney Foxbower, Contracting Officer, AFRL/RQKMA, (937) 713-9877, whitney.foxbower@us.af.mil. Postal Delivery Address: 2130 8th Street, Bldg. 45, WPAFB, OH 45433-7801.

***********This announcement does not request any white papers or proposals at this time***********

The following topic is an anticipated requirement for AFRL/RX. A BAA requesting proposals for this topic is anticipated to be published mid-April 2017.

The anticipated funding listed below reflects estimated funding only. This estimate is not a promise of funding.

Funding is uncertain and is subject to change. Changes in availability may occur at the discretion of the Government.

Program Description: Performance of optical elements in Air Force state-of-the-art systems is often limited by the optical coatings that can be applied versus the inherent properties of the component optical materials composing the system. The abilities and life-cycle of these coatings are limited by the thermo-mechanical stresses that appear during manufacturing, storage, and operational use. The combination of low volume production and high performance requirements limits the value of iterative designs coupled with physical production runs and testing. The Air Force Research Laboratory Material's & Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) aspires to improve manufacturing yields, system performance and system life cycle costs through an improved understanding of the transient and permanent thermo-mechanical stresses inherent in a coating design based on the production, storage, and operational use attributes during the design cycle.

AFRL/RX believes an ICMSE approach with enhanced design tools can meet this goal. The core objective of this ICMSE approach is the integration of standard verified and validated thermo-mechanical stress algorithms with one or more optimization engines assimilated into company specific design and manufacturing processes.

The result should include demonstration of improved optical performance and system life-cycle costs for one or more demonstration systems. Responses should include the ability and value of such a tool suite to meet the intent as well as its practicality as a commercial software module or tool.

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enhanced operation would be 1) having appropriate data available for the material systems and manufacturing methods of interest to model and validate overall coating design, 2) the existence of a capability to measure relevant thermomechanical properties in relation to manufacturing process parameters, 3) validation of optimization by design execution and testing, and 4) integration of optimization capabilities with optical and mechanical design and simulation tools.

The initiative is expected to have numerous outcomes toward advancing the ICMSE design and analysis paradigm for optical coatings. These outcomes include:

• Strengthening the ICMSE competency within the Air Force materials and sensors base communities

• Developing cross-functional computational tools that include optical, mechanical and thermal considerations in a framework that supports optimization

• Demonstrating a digital framework linking processing/property/structure relationships for integrated material design that translates to device architecture to account for manufacturability, performance, reliability, and sustainability

• Demonstrating that reduced cost and development time can be delivered using ICMSE tools on high return on investment (ROI) components

• Identifying precompetitive research/infrastructure needs for enabling improved optical coatings.

General Operations Security (OPSEC): OPSEC procedures, policies and awareness are required in an effort to reduce program vulnerability from successful adversary collection and exploitation of critical information. OPSEC will be applied throughout the life cycle of the contract.

Security Requirements - Information Regarding Non-US Citizens Assigned to this Project

(a) Contractor employees requiring access to USAF bases, AFRL facilities, and/or access to U.S. Government Information Technology (IT) networks in connection with the work on this contract must be U.S. citizens. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card (“Green Card”) does not equate to U.S. citizenship. This requirement does not apply to foreign nationals approved by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department under international personnel exchange agreements with foreign governments. Any waivers to this requirement must be granted in writing by the Contracting Officer prior to providing access. The above requirements are in addition to any other contract requirements related to obtaining a Common Access Card

(CAC).

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) above, if an IT network/system does not require AFRL to endorse a contractor’s application to said network/system in order to gain access, the organization operating the IT network/system is responsible for controlling access to its system. If an IT network/system requires an U.S. Government sponsor to endorse the application in order for access to the IT network/system; AFRL will only endorse the following types of applications; consistent with the requirements above:

(1) Contractor employees who are U.S. citizens performing work under this contract.

(2) Contractor employees who are non-U.S. citizens and who have been granted a waiver.

Any additional access restrictions established by the IT network/system owner apply.

The contractor shall be required to deliver all associated data and samples developed and utilized in the development of any resulting contract. It is anticipated that a BAA providing details into this program will be released in the mid-April 2017 timeframe; the BAA will be made available at www.fbo.gov. Other business opportunities for AFRL are also available at www.fbo.gov. Any questions may be directed to the contracting or technical points of contact listed in the announcement.

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Anticipated Contract Type: Multiple Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contracts are anticipated.

Anticipated Funding: $5,400,000

Place of Contract Performance: Contractor Facility

Set Aside: None

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR PROPOSALS.

DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME.

ANY PROPOSALS RECEIVED WILL BE DISREGARDED.

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR PROPOSALS. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME.