Sources_Sought_wind_tunnel_testing.pdf

Classification Original Set Aside: No Set Aside Product Service Code: AC32 – National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related

Activities; Applied Research NAICS Code:

o 541715 – Research And Development in The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology)

Place of Performance: TBD

Description

Title: Primary Inlet Cover Ejection Wind Tunnel Test

The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Armament Directorate, Agile Weapons Division (EBX) is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statements from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small business that are capable of conducting full scale model wind tunnel testing for the HACM program.

The HACM program requires a blowdown wind tunnel facility capable of matching altitude versus velocity conditions. Wind tunnel tests will require a release of an inlet cover from a flight scale test article to verify on the ground the operation of the systems involved in the cover release event. This wind tunnel test will generate a set of data, in the form of high-speed visible and infrared video, position, and attitude tracking data of the released cover. It will also generate discrete sensor data in the form of pressure, heat flux, and acceleration. Interested parties shall demonstrate experience with HACM wind tunnel testing.

HACM models, schematics, or drawings will not be provided.

All interested vendors shall submit a response demonstrating their prior experience and capability to perform this effort to the Points of Contact listed below. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal (RFP)) exists currently; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government’s discretion.

The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with a size standard of 1,000 Employees, Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e., SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14. Results of this market research will be used to determine potential sources for future RFP.

Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments.

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT: All interested vendors shall submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their prior experience and capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement. The response must not exceed 10 pages.

Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their capabilities statement demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities.

Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail addresses: matthew.weller.1@us.af.mil, and brianna.miller.3@us.af.mil. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “FA8656-24-HACM-SourcesSought, Primary Inlet Cover Ejection Wind Tunnel Test.” If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .docx, .xlsx documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.

All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to this sources sought as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement. Responses to this sources sought will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this sources sought. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this sources sought.

Only Government employees will evaluate submitted responses to this sources sought. However, respondents are advised that employees of commercial firms under contract with the Government may be used to administratively process submissions and perform other administrative duties requiring access to other contractor’s proprietary information. These administrative support contracts include nondisclosure agreements prohibiting their contractor employees from disclosing any information submitted by other contractors or using such information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 1:00 P.M. (Central Time) on 6 May 2024. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to Matthew Weller and Brianna Miller at matthew.weller.1@us.af.mil and brianna.miller.3@us.af.mil.