FA8650-18-S-2001-Atch3.pdf

FA8650-18-S-2001

Attachment 3

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

BASIC IDIQ

Structures Engineering Research Programs (SERP)

1.0 Scope

1.1 Background. The Aerospace Vehicles Division (AFRL/RQV) plans, directs, manages, and performs basic research, exploratory development, and advanced development in aerospace vehicle structural design, structural technology integration, analytical structural mechanics, structural dynamics, sustainment, and extreme combined environment structures to solve critical structural problems on fixed-wing aerospace vehicles. This statement of work (SOO) describes the basic requirements that shall apply to the individual Task Orders that are placed under the

Structures Engineering Research Programs (SERP). The applicability of these requirements and any other specific requirements shall be as set forth in each individual Task Order.

1.2 Objective. The objective of SERP is to conduct basic, applied, advanced, and demonstration/validation research to develop, demonstrate, integrate, and transition new aerospace vehicle structures technologies to the warfighter. These structures technologies will provide cost effective, survivable aerospace vehicle platforms capable of accurate delivery of weapons and cargo worldwide. Task Orders shall be used to conduct basic, applied, advanced, and demonstration/validation research and technology development in the following AFRL/RQV technical competencies/research areas:

• Structural Response Prediction: Identifies fluid-thermal-structural coupling requirements necessary for performance predictions in extreme environments (large thermal gradients and transient temperatures, very high mechanical and dynamic loading at elevated temperatures, and long-duration exposure to high-temperature, oxidizing environments).

Research needs include aero-thermo-mechanical coupling, nonlinear structural response, aero/acoustic structural coupling, identification of relevant limit states, and integration of material evolution into structural models.

• Structural Life Forecasting: Develops techniques to forecast the remaining useful life of aircraft structures. Research needs include multi-scale modeling, local damage to global structural failure, multi-physics and multi-disciplinary science, mechanism-based models, holistic consideration of damage, probabilistic analysis, investigation of damage mechanisms, mechanism-based damage models, and a computational framework for damage models in structural simulations.

• Structural Integrity: Develops techniques to extend the remaining useful life of metallic, composite, and hybrid aircraft structures. Research needs include advanced fatigue life prediction tools, fatigue life enhancement concepts, high-fidelity composite damage progression analysis tools, composite/hybrid repair concepts, design tools for composite/hybrid structures, and structural replacement concepts for fatigue-sensitive structures.

• Geometry Modeling and Design: Develops efficient modeling methods to enable system design that captures all the relevant physics driving the design. It also develops design space exploration methods to produce optimal and robust design solutions. Research needs include parametric associative modeling, generalized geometric shape and mesh sensitivities, nonlinear analysis of multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) process, risk-quantified, multi-level design exploration and optimization, and large scale distributed

MDO computing framework.

• Multidisciplinary Modeling and Analysis: Develops flexible, cost-effective, and risk-quantified methods for analyzing physics to enable system design and technology validation. Research needs include multidisciplinary analysis capability for design, algorithms for obtaining appropriate-fidelity solutions and sensitivities, sensitivity analysis, analysis processes for nondeterministic models, and experimental techniques for method validation.

• Adaptive Structures: Develops revolutionary aerospace structures capable of adapting to environmental and mission changes. Research needs include smart materials, shape control, and energy harvesting.

• Multifunctional Structures: Develops technologies that increase mission effectiveness by utilizing the structure as an integral host for a variety of functions that improve or enable new system capabilities. Research needs include load bearing RF antennas, structural state sensing, and energy storage concepts.

• Hybrid Structures: Develops design concepts, methods, and tools that will allow the optimal use of traditional metallic materials, non-traditional metallic materials, ceramics, and polymer composite materials. Research needs include predicting the complex internal stresses and strains that result from the joining of dissimilar materials for stronger, lighter, and more durable joints.

• Thermal Structures: Develops structural concepts that permit rapid-turn, affordable, all weather space access and hypersonic cruise vehicle operations. Research needs include small-radius leading edge concepts, improved thermal protection systems offering durability and operability, hot structures concepts, test and analysis methods, and extreme environment instrumentation.

• Experimental Validation: Develops accurate and repeatable structural test and structural response measurement sensor/systems, innovative control and data acquisition techniques/systems, and methods to impose representative aerospace vehicle flight conditions during ground test validation activities (including extreme aerospace test environments). Research needs include structural response measurements (parameters include strain, mechanical force, heat flux, temperature, acceleration, displacement, frequency, and pressure), sensor installation and attachment methods, analytical modeling of distributed feedback systems and sensor networks, industrial communications and applications to enable sensor fusion, dynamic primary feedback correlation with auxiliary sensors, distributed data fusion enabling intelligent control, and generation and application of thermal, acoustic, and mechanical load parameters.

Research and technology development in these technical competencies may require the use of technology demonstration vehicles, ground test facilities, flight test facilities, and/or laboratory experiments to develop, analyze, and assess aerospace vehicle structures technologies for transition to the warfighter.

1.3 General Directions

1.3.1 SERP shall be executed on a Task Order by Task Order basis with each Task Order being a standalone effort with unique and standalone requirements, period of performance, funding, and deliverables.

1.3.2 The work covered in this SOO is for the total SERP program (i.e. SERP basic program).

1.3.3 If there is a conflict between a Task Order SOO and the basic program SOO, the Task

Order SOO shall take precedence.

1.3.4 Funding is not provided for the SERP basic program. Rather, all funding is provided through Task Orders.

1.3.5 Offeror developed software shall be provided in accordance with the requirements specified within individual Task Orders.

1.3.6 Offeror developed hardware shall be provided in accordance with the requirements specified within individual Task Orders.

1.3.7 The work performed on SERP for Task Orders requiring access to classified information shall be cleared to have access to information classified up to TOP SECRET. The Task Order classification level (unclassified, confidential, secret, top secret) shall be determined by each

Task Order program manager.

2.0 Applicable Documents. Not Applicable.

3.0 Requirements

3.1 The Offeror shall be the Prime Contractor for all SERP Task Orders assigned to the Offeror.

3.2 The Offeror shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, and travel to accomplish and effectively manage the basic, applied, advanced, and demonstration/validation research and development (R&D) work specified within individual Task Orders.

3.3 The Offeror shall access a broad range of technical disciplines, planning, foreign and domestic scientific and technical expertise, and facilities in order to accomplish Task Order objectives.

3.4 The Offeror shall perform R&D Task Orders that support the AFRL/RQV technical competencies.

3.4.1 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Structural Response Prediction technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that identify fluid-thermal-structural coupling requirements necessary for performance predictions in extreme environments.

3.4.2 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Structural Life Forecasting technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop techniques to forecast the remaining useful life of aircraft structures.

3.4.3 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Structural Integrity technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop techniques to extend the remaining useful life of metallic, composite, and hybrid aircraft structures.

3.4.4 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Geometry Modeling and Design technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop efficient modeling methods to enable system design that captures all the relevant physics driving the design, and develop design space exploration methods to produce optimal and robust design solutions.

3.4.5 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Multidisciplinary Modeling and

Analysis technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop flexible, cost-effective, and risk-quantified methods for analyzing physics to enable system design and technology validation.

3.4.6 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Adaptive Structures technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop revolutionary aerospace structures capable of adapting to environmental and mission changes.

3.4.7 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Multifunctional Structures technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that increase mission effectiveness by utilizing structures as an integral host for a variety of functions that improve or enable new system capabilities.

3.4.8 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Advanced Composite and Metallic

Structures technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop design concepts, methods, and tools that will allow the optimal use of traditional metallic materials, non-traditional metallic materials, ceramics, and polymer composite materials.

3.4.9 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the Experimental Validation technical competency that are focused on the R&D of technologies that develop accurate and repeatable structural test and structural response measurement systems, innovative control and data acquisition techniques/systems, and methods to impose representative aerospace vehicle flight conditions during ground test validation activities.

3.4.10 The Offeror shall perform technical tasks within the risk- and reliability-based management of airframe structural integrity competency to increase aircraft availability, reduce sustainment cost and ensure safety. The offeror shall develop probabilistic methods to reduce and quantify airframe uncertainty for tracking and updating individual aircraft structures.

4.0 Management, Reporting and Deliverables

4.1 Program Management. The Offeror shall establish and maintain a management review program for SERP Task Orders. The Offeror shall assign a Program Manager to each Task

Order to manage cost, schedule, performance and technical issues associated with each Task

Order.

4.2 Reporting. The Offeror shall provide a written final report that documents the activities and results of each Task Order. Other reporting requirements shall be fulfilled in accordance with the requirements specified within individual Task Orders.

4.3 Deliverables. The Offeror shall provide SERP deliverables in accordance with the requirements of each Task Order. The following list of deliverables represents the total available for consideration by the Government for application under each Task Order. Additional CDRL items may be added at the mutual agreement of the Offeror and the Government on Task Order by Task Order basis:

a. A001 - Scientific and Technical Reports (Final Report)

b. A002 - Funds and Man-Hour Expenditure Report

c. A003 - Scientific and Technical Reports (Spend Plan)

d. A004 - Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)

e. A005 - Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

f. A006 - Contract Work Breakdown Structure

g. A007 - Project Planning Chart

h. A008 - Status Report

i. A009 - Scientific and Technical Reports (Interim Report)

j. A010 - Presentation Material

k. A011 - Test Plan

l. A012 - Test Procedure

m. A013 - Test Plan (Flight and Taxi Test Plan)

n. A014 - Scientific and Technical Reports (Flight Test Data)

o. A015 - Software Design Description (SDD)

p. A016 - Software Development Plan (SDP)

q. A017 - Software User Manual (SUM)

r. A018 - Data Base Design Description (DBDD)

s. A019 - Data Accession List (DAL)

t. A020 - System/Subsystem Design Description (SSDD)

u. A021 - Developmental Design Drawings/Models and Associated Lists

v. A022 - Mathematical Model Finite Element Analysis Report

w. A023 - Mathematical Model Finite Element Structure Report

5.0 Security

5.1 Operations Security. Operations Security (OPSEC) must be an integral part of our daily activities. As we maintain security on our future technologies that are vital to national interest, we must recognize and prepare for the threat poised against our technology. Department of

Defense policies mandate a high degree of security throughout the acquisition process. However, heightened security awareness and threat-based countermeasures are particularly essential during the research and development phase when our technology is most vulnerable to espionage, sabotage, or exploitation. It is the obligation of each employee or persons involved on this contract be constantly aware of and strictly adhere to security requirements designed to protect sensitive unclassified and other information and resources produced by acquisition, research and development, and technological security efforts outlined in this SOO. The contractor shall ensure employees receive training and follow appropriate Operations Security (OPSEC) measures during the performance of the contract.

5.2 Access to classified. All requested personnel for this effort will require at least a Secret clearance (Tier 3).

5.2.1 Sub-contracting. If the prime contractor sub-contracts work out; the prime contractor must submit a DD Form 254 for all assigned subcontractors within 30 calendar days of establishment of the contract or agreement to the Industrial Security Manager listed on the DD 254. Once an effort is over the contractor and subcontractors must account for all classified hardware and material given, used or generated during this effort. The contractor will submit an encrypted non-classified list of all materials and/or hardware in their position to the Government Contracting

Officer. In the list of items the contractor should outline what items they wish to keep and the justification. The Government Contracting Officer and the Industrial Security Manager will determine if the material will be destroyed or returned back to the government. However, if there is a follow on effort a final DD form 254 must be issued to the contractor authorizing the contractor to retain the classified material, access, hardware for a specified time period.

5.3 Protecting information. The contractor shall not divulge any information regarding files, data, process activities/functions, user IDs, passwords, or other knowledge that may be gained, to anyone who is not authorized to have access to such information. Contractor personnel shall abide by all Government rules, procedures, and standard of conduct. Contractors will require access to Government Automated Information Systems (AIS) and shall have background investigations and security awareness training completed prior to the start of contract performance. When the period of performance is complete and/or contractor personnel leave work on this project, they will have three (3) days to terminate all their network user accounts and to return all access cards and base identification badges.

Contractors shall encrypt all emails containing technical data or other critical information for this program. The use of products such as Encryption Wizard and Amrdec Safe are highly encouraged for safe guarding information when transmitting information via email. Contractors shall comply with DoD 5400.7‑R/Air Force Manual 33‑302, DoD Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) Program, requirements. Unclassified information not approved for public release on non-DoD Information Systems shall be protected IAW DoDI 8582.01, Security of Unclassified

DoD Information on non-DoD Information Systems, Enclosure 3, and the Program’s Security

Classification Guide.