AEDC Industry Day STS Slides Rev. 3.pdf

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Survivability Test Stand

(STS)

Industry Day

24 February 2025

STS Industry Day

Information provided and discussed is for planning purposes only and DOES NOT constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued.

All information provided and discussed is pre-decisional.

STS Industry Day 1 Agenda 0800 – 0820 Registration 0820 – 0825 Administrative Remarks 0825 – 0830 Welcome and Opening Comments 0830 – 0900 AEDC and 704 TG Organizations 0900 – 0930 National Radar Cross-Section Test Facility Location/Mission 0930 – 0945 STS Description 0945 – 1100 Use Cases Discussion 1100 – 1200 Lunch 1200 – 1300 Load Buses and Drive to RAMS 1300 – 1315 Security Check-In 1315 - 1445 STS Facilities and ReDi Range 1445 – 1500 Security Check-Out 1500 – 1600 Return to Main Base 1600 - 1615 Wrap-up Day 1

STS Industry Day 2 Agenda 0800 – 0830 Check-in 0830 – 0930 Use Case Discussion, Cont.

0930 - 1000 Contract Approach 1000 – 1100 Delivery Orders 1100 – 1230 Lunch One-on-ones with Government Team Please be ready at your scheduled time 1230 – 1400 Session 1 1400 – 1415 Break 1415 – 1545 Session 2 1545 - 1600 Industry Days Conclude

Administrative Remarks

• Restrooms are located near the lobby entrance

• Donuts and coffee available (donations welcome)

• Lunch is on your own

• Community Center emergency response

– In case of fire, gathering point is in the parking lot

– In case of severe weather, the restrooms are designated shelters

• Questions

– We will attempt to answer questions during the briefings, but…

– …if we begin to exceed our time slots, please use provided notecards to record your question(s) and deposit notecards in the provided basket

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Welcome and Opening Remarks Col Shaw

AEDC Program Management Division

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AEDC & 704 TG

Organizations Kat Bajar, AEDC/PMD

AEDC and 704 TG Organizations

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Contracting Program Management

Financial Management Safety

804th Test Group Test Support Division 704th Test Group

715th TS 716th TS

717th TS 718th TS

719th TS

586th FLTS Detachment 1

746th TS Detachment 2

846th TS

Engineering

Operations

Information Systems

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National Radar Cross- Section Test Facility (NRTF) Ashley McManus, AEDC/PMD

• Location

• Mission

• Security Requirements

• Safety Requirements

NRTF Location

NRTF Mission and Vision

• Mission: The National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility (NRTF) securely provides our national defense partners with accurate, impartial and timely:

– RCS Measurements

– Antenna Patterns

– Comprehensive Data Products

• Vision: Enable strategic access to contested airspace through test and evaluation leadership in RCS and antenna patterns – providing affordable knowledge to tomorrow’s warfighter

NRTF Security Requirements

• Range Access

– White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a restricted access area

• Badges/Passes are required and must be coordinated in advance (~15 business days)

– RAMS also requires Visit Requests/Passes and must be coordinated in advance

• WSMR is an active test range

– Roadblocks and evacuations do occur

– During the construction and test phases, this will require checking the

WSMR website and planning accordingly

• Recommend limiting time on RAMS site by doing as much as possible at the contractor’s facility

NRTF Safety Requirements

• Due to the hazards WSMR, personnel are required to watch a UXO safety video

• While driving on WSMR, be mindful of the posted speed limits and watch out for wildlife

– Hitting an Oryx can total a vehicle

• Cell phone coverage is “spotty” on the range, plan accordingly

– Safety phones are located along the main roads for emergencies

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STS Project Description

Ashley McManus, AEDC/PMD

STS Project Description

• STS will provide new measurement capabilities to permit acquisition of high-fidelity outdoor RCS measurements, IR measurements, and acoustics measurements from a running aircraft engine.

• STS will be constructed on the NRTF’s Research, Diagnostic and Integration Range (ReDI)

• Engine types include current era large military engines and future military engines, embedded in representative shrouds (inlet and exhaust ducting).

• Engine stand will be capable of rotation, providing ±180-degree azimuth adjustment to present the range instruments with a full 360-degree Field of Regard with respect to the engine test-article.

• Additionally, the STS project includes infrastructure and equipment to provide:

– IR-measurements for running aircraft engines

– Acoustic survey for running aircraft engines

– Test-support and data-acquisition systems required for the engine (ex: engine fuel supply/delivery and flow measurement, test article and controls)

– Secure preparation and storage areas for test-articles, special test equipment, and consumables 15

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STS Use Cases Ashley McManus, AEDC/PMD

Engine Test Use Case 1:

Augmented Turbofan Engines

• Engine Test Configurations

– A turntable assembly and elevation structure to support a running engine with representative inlet and exhaust configurations for signature measurement

• Engine Classes:

– Various engine classes (sizes) were considered to determine test stand structural requirements

• Force Reaction Measurement (Thrust):

– Used to measure engine thrust and verify correct engine performance during signature measurement

– Engine classes were used to derive maximum thrust measurement requirements, as well as idle thrust requirements

– Engines are expected to be at idle during turntable rotation

– Use cases were also used to determine thrust measurement accuracy/uncertainty requirements

• Supporting infrastructure:

– Engines considered were used to derive supporting infrastructure requirements like maximum fuel flow, engine starter support, cooling, and fire suppression

– Control and data acquisition, video recording, and secure test article preparation and storage facilities will also be required

Engine Test Use Case 2:

Augmented Turbofan Engines with Thrust Vector

• Off-Axis Vectored Plume Measurements

– Thrust vectoring engine use cases were used to derive maximum and minimum off-axis thrust angles in both the pitch and yaw direction

• Maximum Off-Axis Thrust Components

– Vertical and lateral thrust components due to thrust vectoring use cases were used to derive additional vertical and lateral structural loading requirements

– Off-axis thrust components do not need to be measured by the FMS

Engine Test Use Case 3:

Low/Medium Bypass Ration Non-Augmented Turbofans

• Engine Test Configurations

– A turntable assembly and elevation structure to support a running engine with representative inlet and exhaust configurations for signature measurement

• Force Reaction Measurement (Thrust):

– Non-augmented engine classes were used to derive additional thrust measurement requirements

• Supporting infrastructure:

– Non-augmented engine classes were used to derive additional fuel flow requirements

Measurement Use Case 1:

RCS on Running Engine

• RCS Measurement Requirements

– High fidelity RCS measurements and imagery leveraging existing ReDI range diagnostics

– Cross – plume RCS measurements at various incidence angles

– Deep – cavity RCS measurements of engine exhaust and inlet sections at various incidence angles

Measurement Use Case 2:

IR on Running Engine

• IR Measurement Requirements

– Hyperspectral Imagers, mid – wave (MWIR) and long – wave (LWIR) cameras

– Cross – plume IR images at various incidence angles

– Deep – cavity IR measurements of engine exhaust and inlet sections at various incidence angles

– Surface temperature IR measurements with specified stand-off distances

Measurement Use Case 3:

Acoustics on Running Engine

• Acoustics Measurement Requirements

– Microphone array with specified dynamic range, frequency range, spatial resolution, layout and background measurement standards

– Microphone stands, adjustable with respect to engine elevation

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STS Contract Approach

Charles King, AFTC PZI Arnold OL Holloman

Anticipated STS Contract

• Single Award FFP IDIQ

– FFP delivery orders

– Five-year ordering period

– Performance start ~June 2026

– $150M contract ceiling anticipated, minimum $10K

• Statement of Objectives (SOO) is written and instructions provided

– Addresses specific Use Cases, Key Performance Parameters and Key System

Attributes

– Contractors respond with Contractor Statement of Work (CSOW) as part of their response to the RFP (follow the RFP instructions)

STS Contract Approach

• Initial Delivery Order (DO)

– Includes CLINs for the Kick-off, System Requirements Review and

Preliminary Design Review

– As part of the PDR deliverables is the Critical Design Review CSOW

• CSOW is the result of Gov’t and contractor collaboration

• DO 2

– CSOW serves as the basis for the requirements through CDR

– Contractor submits proposal

– Proposal is evaluated and awarded

• Subsequent DOs follow the same routine

– CSOW is provided for each new DO through FOC

• DOs are all FFP and accomplished to allow fair and reasonable pricing and manage expenditures

Source Selection Approach

• Competitive Best Value Source Selection

– Technically acceptable offeror’s past performance history will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than price

– All technically acceptable offers will be considered technically equal

– Tradeoff only occurs between past performance and price (among the technically acceptable offerors)

– Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offeror being determined technically unacceptable

– Technical: Pass/Fail

– Past Performance: Trade-Off

– Price: Trade-Off

STS Planned Acquisition Schedule

• RFP Release 23 Jan 26

• Industry Days 24-26 Feb 26

• Proposals Due 9 Mar 26

• Contract award Jun 26

• Contract start Jun 26

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Examples of Delivery Orders Desiree Craig, AEDC/PMD (TMAS)

Example Delivery Order

• Delivery Order 01

• Award through PDR

• Delivery Order 02

• PDR through CDR

• Delivery Order 03 - TBD

• Possible trade studies…

• Long Lead Items/procurement…

• Delivery Order XX

• Initial Operating Capability

• E.g. stationary stand, secure storage, execute 1 Use Case

• Delivery Order YY

• Full Operating Capability

• E.g. fully functional system that can execute all 6 Use Cases

• For purposes of the SRR, PDR and CDR the Contractor will be held to the standards outlined in IEEE standard 152882.2-2014, IOC and FOC have additional criteria, provided at time of award

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TIPP Phase 0 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Enhanced Solutions Phase Requirements Development Concept Development & Preliminary Design Detail Design Build/Procurement

Planning & Risk Reduction

PMP Update PMP Update PMP Update PMP Update Final Report

LCSP Update

IOC FOC

Contracting Process Phase 1 Phase 2 DO 2 Phase 3 DO 3 Phase 4 DO 4

Award DO 1 SRR Kick-Off CLIN 16 CLIN 15 PDR Prep

CDR Prep Test Stand System

CLIN 1 Engine Stand Engine Stand Test Check-out / Check-out CLIN 2 Turntable Turntable Test Interop V&V CLIN 3 Engine Specific Fixtures Engine Specific FixturesTest

Radars CLIN 4 3-D Deep Cavity Scanner 3-D Deep Cavity Scanner Test CLIN 5 IR Equipment IR Equipment Test CLIN 6 Acoustics Acoustics Test CLIN 7 SAR/ISAR SAR/ISAR Test

Infrastructure CLIN 8 Mission Control Mission Control

CLIN 9 Facility Storage & Control Facility Storage & Control CLIN 10 Fuel Storage/Delivery Fuel Storage/Delivery CLIN 11 Target Prep Target Prep

CLIN 12 Fire Suppression Fire Suppression CLIN 13 Earthwork Earthwork

FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q3 Q4

SE REVIEWS

Program Management & Systems Engineering Draft TCRD Finalize TCRD

Develop PMP Develop LCSP

Requirements Development

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

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CONTRACTING

MAJOR DEV TASKS

STUDIES Power Study/Metering Metering Data Collection Environmental Assessment

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Q&A

Closing Remarks

• This briefing provided a “high level” requirements overview

• Questions can be asked during one-on-one sessions or by sending an email to tyler.payne.4@us.af.mil due by March 3rd at 1600 EST.

• You will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with functional experts during one-on-one sessions

– We encourage you to take advantage!

mailto:tyler.payne.4@us.af.mil

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