SOLICITATION NOTICE
59 -- SYNOPSIS SOFIA B747SP FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND AVIONICS UPGRADE
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- #334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
- ZIP Code
- 93523-0273
- Solicitation Number
- NND10320630R
- Response Due
- 6/4/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- Andrea C Basham, Contract Specialist, Phone 661-276-6126, Fax 661-276-2904, Email andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov - Kari M Alvarado, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-2559, Fax 661-276-2904, Email Kari.M.Alvarado@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Andrea C Basham
(andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/DFRC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following Commercialitem/services: Flight Management System (FMS)/Avionics Upgrade of the 747SP aircraft in support of theStratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Program. The SOFIA FMS/Avionics Upgrade will replace current out dated systems to allow foreconomical, effective global operations and optimization of science discovery time. TheFMS/Avionics Upgrade must meet present and future Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)mandated requirements for airspace utilization. There must also be growth capability tomeet anticipated future worldwide airspace requirements. Support plans are required forthe twenty year operation of SOFIA. The FMS/Avionics Upgrade will provide the functions of navigation, flight planning andaircraft performance monitoring for the SOFIA aircraft. This will be accomplished by theintegration of the FMS guidance performance and navigation functions. Outside data willbe supplied by interfacing systems and flight deck crew inputs via Control Display Units(CDU). Multi-Functional Displays replacing current Attitude Director Indicator(ADI)/Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) and other analog gauges will be integrated aspart of the FMS/Avionics Upgrade.The guidance function will be capable of sending commands to the Flight Director Systemfor airplane flight control, to the Autopilot System for automatic flight control and tothe flight instrument system for display purposes. The performance function of the FMSshould be able to calculate and then provide data pertaining to optimal airplaneperformance to the guidance system.The FMS will be supported by Inertial Reference Units (IRU) with laser ring gyros andDigital Air Data Computers (DADCs). The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 334511 and 750, respectively.The anticipated release date of RFP NND10320630R is on or about May 17, 2010 with ananticipated proposal due date of on or about June 18, 2010.All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note 'B'.The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over theInternet. These documents will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/DFRCBusiness Opportunities page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=24 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referencednotes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail) to AndreaBasham, Contract Specialist, not later than June 4, 2010. Telephone questions will notbe accepted.
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