SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Single Source Announcement - F117 (S/N 170006) Engine for Volcanic Ash Research
- Notice Date
- 10/4/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-620 AJA - Technical Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 12390
- Response Due
- 10/11/2012
- Archive Date
- 10/26/2012
- Point of Contact
- Nicole Saiauskie, 609-485-4781
- E-Mail Address
-
nicole.saiauskie@faa.gov
(nicole.saiauskie@faa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Purpose of this Announcement: In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (FAAAMS) paragraph 3.2.2.4, to inform industry of the basis of the FAA's decision to contract with a selected source via single source procedures. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) proposes to award single source contract to Pratt & Whitney. Background: Many commercial aircrafts have unexpectedly encountered volcanic ask in flight in the past years. Some of these encounters caused in-flight loss of engine power, which could cause a crash of the airplane. A range of damage may occur to airplanes that fly through an eruption cloud depending on the concentration of volcanic ash in the cloud, and the length of time the aircraft actually spends in the cloud. NASA is working with the FAA and the USAF to conduct ground engine tests using a F117 engine installed on a USAF C17-A aircraft scheduled around March 2013. Installed ground engine testing on USAF C17-A airplane provides a unique opportunity to utilize advanced instrumentation and sensor capability along with simulating a range of environmental conditions such as volcanic ash, while capturing system-level response on both the engine and aircraft level. A key element of this test is to provide a means for engine ingestion of volcanic ash which requires engine modifications allowing for advanced sensor installation to provide critical experimental data during the testing. The procurement will be to modify a F117 Pratt & Whitney engine to support the FAA/NASA/Air Force Volcanic Ash research project. Pratt & Whitney is the original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and own all proprietary rights to the design of the F117/PW2037 engine. A full and open competition is not available for this procurement. If your firm does not agree with the single source determination, please provide evidence of your firm's capabilities and experience in providing the below services, the FAA will evaluate this accordingly. All responses to this announcement must be directed to Nicole Saiauskie, Nicole.Saiauskie@faa.gov, no later than 12pm (noon) EST on October 11, 2012. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Note: This procurement is subject to the AMS Clause 3.3.1-10, Subject to the Availability of Funds.
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