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A -- ADVANCED TURBINE ENGINE GAS GENERATOR (ATEGG) SOL PRDA 97-01-POK DUE 031497 POC Pete Lahanas, WL/POKB, Contract Negotiator, (937)255-4818, Michael A. Barga, WL/POTP, Project Engineer, (937) 255-2278 INTRODUCTION: "Advanced Turbine Engine Gas Generator (ATEGG)", The Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate, Turbine Engine Division (WL/POT) is interested in receiving proposals for the research effort described below. Proposals in response to the PRDA must be received by 1500 hours, March 14, 1997, addressed to: Wright Laboratory, WL/POTP, Attn: Pete Lahanas, Room D-237, Building 18D, Area B, 1950 Fifth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7251. Proposal receipt after the date and time specified herein shall be treated in accordance with restrictions of FAR 52.215-10. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with this announcement. There will be no formal request for proposal or other solicitation request in regard to this requirement. Offerors shall be alert for any required PRDA amendments that may be published in the Commerce Business Daily. This PRDA may be amended to allow subsequent proposal submission dates. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on all or any part of this solicitation. Potential offerors shall request a supplemental package to this PRDA. The supplemental package may be requested from Wright Laboratory, Directorate of R&D Contracting. The supplemental package contains the Security Classification Guide, Contract Security Classification Specification DD Form 254, sample Contract Work Breakdown Structure (WL Form 66), and a Gas Generator Design Information Requirements data package. The prerequisite for participation in the ATEGG program is the possession of advanced technology gas turbine engine components applicable to a flow of 40 lb/sec class or greater that meet the goals of the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) program. Offerors should request a copy of the Wright Laboratory guide entitled "PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry". This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA process. Copies may be requested from Wright Laboratory, Directorate of R&D contracting. B-REQUIREMENTS: (1) Technical Description: The Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) program is a DOD, NASA, and Industry program focused on the development of revolutionary and innovative gas turbine engine technologies which offer an affordable approach to future system requirements. These technologies will permit a doubling of turbopropulsion capability while reducing engine cost over the baseline engine configuration established in the 1980s. To achieve this goal, Wright Laboratory (WL), Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, integrates advanced technology components developed under Government Exploratory Development (6.2) efforts, contractor IR&D efforts, and other company sponsored programs into the Advanced Turbine Engine Gas Generator (ATEGG) technology demonstrator program (6.3). The ATEGG program provides the demonstration and verification required to transition, with acceptable risk, affordable, high payoff turbine engine component technologies toa wide variety of advanced growth and/or new propulsion systems. The ATEGG program conducts gas generator engine testing to assess the turbine engine component technologies and validate performance, structural, and cost models/design systems. The ATEGG program includes design, fabrication, assembly, test and analysis to characterize the aerodynamic, thermodynamic, mechanical performance, production cost and maintenance cost of new and/or modified components. It will also include initial structural assessment research, assessment of life, supportability, steady state and transient performance, and a verification that advanced components are sufficiently mature for transition. The initial structural assessment will emphasize structural life model validation. Further structural assessment research assesses durability and other structural characteristics of gas generator component technologies. Each offeror shall include in his proposal his approach to meeting the IHPTET Phase III compressor discharge temperature (T3), Thrust-to-Weight (Fn/Wt), production cost, and maintenance cost goals. The offeror's approach to meeting the goals should include high cycle fatigue (HCF) considerations. The offeror should also propose an approach to defining an IHPTET Phase III development cost goal. Each offeror shall also provide their Advanced Concepts plan through the year 2009. The link between the contractor's Phase III plan and their Advanced Concepts plan should be clearly defined. The offeror's plan shall be an integrated ATEGG, Joint Technology Demonstrator Engine (JTDE), and component plan addressing both technical and financial requirements. Risk reduction strategies such as contractor teaming arrangements with other IHPTET turbofan/turbojet contractors, component test plans, enhanced structural readiness/assessment, efforts to enhance model validation and others as appropriate are considered to be of extreme importance in meeting the IHPTET goals and are reflected in the evaluation criteria. Plans for technology transition to product engines with emphasis on the Joint Strike Fighter are also considered highly important and should be addressed in the proposal. The desired technical effort should be separated into a basic effort plus a list of options proposed by each offeror to effectively implement the ATEGG program goals. The basic effort consists of design, analysis, test and post test assessment of an Advanced Turbine Engine Gas Generator commensurate with IHPTET Phase III goals. The offeror must propose on the basic effort in order to propose an option program. Each offeror's program should consist of one or more of the following tasks: (a) Gas Generator Design Definition, (b) Long Lead Time Material Procurement, Component Design/Modification, (d) Fabrication/ Hardware Procurement, (e) Assembly and Instrumentation, (f) Gas Generator Testing, (g) post Test Assessment, (h) Configuration Definition/Long-Range Planning, (i) Structural Audit (including a structural/technology readiness assessment rating -- MERQ), (j) System Safety Analysis, (k) Logistics Support and System Life Cycle Cost Analysis addressing IHPTET engine production cost, maintenance cost, and an assessment of engine development cost, and (l) Manufacturing Process Analysis. Optional tasks may include any, all or any portion of the following tasks: design and fabrication of additional hardware, advanced instrumentation, durability structural assessment tasks, and additional gas generator testing. The above tasks shall be subject to the following general constraints, where appropriate: (a) Each task shall be part of the offeror's existing Air Force coordinated Advanced Turbopropulsion Plan (ATPP), (b) Government reviews shall be held at the end of the preliminary and final design tasks with Government approval required to proceed in each instance. At these reviews, the offeror shall review the status relative to each of the IHPTET Phase III goals including the approach and methodology used to determine component (including major sub-assemblies) production, and maintenance costs. The IHPTET goals discussion should address bookkeeping required for instrumentation losses, material changes, etc.. Component discussions will include life prediction, structural and aerodynamic modeling. Gas generator testing shall require submittal and Governmental approval of instrumentation and test plans. (d) Gas generator performance and cost reduction goals shall be specified by each offeror and shall represent performance which is characteristic of IHPTET Phase III. (2) Deliverable Items: The following deliverable item shall be required: (a) Scientific and Technical Reports-Final Report DI-MISC-80711/T, (b) Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR) DI-MGMT-81468/T, Scientific and Technical Reports- Contractor's Billing Voucher DI-MISC-80711/T, (d) Contract Work Breakdown Structure DI-MGMT-81334/T, (e) Cost/Schedule Status Report (C/SSR) DI-MGHT-81467/T, (f) Project Planning Chart DI-MGMT-80507A/T, (g) Status Report DI-MGMT-80368A/T, (h) Conference Minutes DI-ADMN-81250/T (i) Presentation Material DI-ADMN-81373/T, (j) System Safety Hazard Analysis Report (SSHAR) -Preliminary Hazard Analysis DI-SAFT-80101A/T, (k) Test reports DI-NDTI-80809A/T, (l) Scientific and Technical Reports-Photographic Plan DI-MISC-80711A/T, (m) Video Tape Presentation DI-MISC-81275A/T, (n) U.S. Air Force (USAF)-Owned Aviation Fuel Stock Report DI-MGMT-80791, (o) Maintainability Status Report DI-MNTY-80828/T, (p) Scientific and Technical Reports-Material Research and Development Report DI-MISC-80711/T, (q) Test Plans DI-NDTI-80566/T, Scientific and Technical Reports-Detailed Research Plan DI-MISC-80711/T, (s) Subsystem Design Analysis Report DI-GDRQ-80567/T, (t) Scientific and Technical Reports- Structural Audit Checklist DI-MISC-80711/T, (u) Scientific and Technical Reports-Interim Technical Report DI-MISC-80711/T, (v) Functional Cost Hour Report-Final Report DI-F-6007/T. Detailed data item requirements are set forth in the supplemental package. (3) Security Requirements: The security classification guidance for this work will be the Security Classification Guide: Projects 668A/681B/3066 -- Air Breathing Turbine Engine Aircraft and Missile Propulsion, dated 6 January 1997. Access to and generation of classified data up to and including SECRET may be required to support this work effort. Any extracts or use of such data shall require the application of derivative classification and markings consistent with the source from which the extracts were made. If emanation of SECRET information is contemplated, compliance with TEMPEST evaluation of all equipment and test facilities used in this effort must either be completed or in process. Offerors must be capable of assembling, instrumenting, storing and testing classified demonstrator hardware as well as the generation and storage of classified data. Offerors responding to this PRDA shall include in any offer their assigned "Commercial and Government Entity Code," (i.e., Federal Supply code for Manufacturers -- a five digit code assigned by the Commander, Defense Logistics Service Center, At DLSC-CGC, Federal Center Battle Creek, MI 49016) (Reference DO 5000-12). (4) Public Law 98-94: Since public law 98-94 is applicable to this program, offerors must prepare a DD Form 2345, Export-controlled DoD Technical Data Agreement, and forward it to: Commander, Defense Logistics Service Center, Attn: DLSC-FBA, Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084 or provide evidence that registration with DLSC is already on file. C-ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Total Contract Period Anticipated: The total length of the technical effort for the base program and all options is estimated to be 55 months. The contractor shall also provide for an additional 5 months for processing/completion of the final report. (2) Expected Award Date: August 1997. (3) Government Estimate: Level of effort for the ATEGG program is estimated at $90,025,000 for all awards with the following projected fiscal year funding profile: FY97 -- $.02M, FY98 -- $7.1M, FY99 -- $7.6M, FY00 -- $21.5M, FY01 -- $30.9M, FY02—$22.905M. (4) Type of Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Fee. (5) Government Furnished Property: Category I petroleum products will be supplied as GFP, if it is in the best interest of the Government. Government-owned turbine engine hardware and components developed under existing previous contracts will be furnished, if available and if their use is necessary and practical for the performance of technical tasks under this effort. (6) Size Status: Size standard is 1000 employees (SIC 8731). Firms responding should indicate whether they are or are not a socially and economically disadvantaged business, whether or not they are a woman-owned business, and should also indicate their size status. (7) Notice to Foreign or Foreign-owned Firms: Foreign or foreign owned firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point of contact cited in this PRDA upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Certain restrictions may apply which could preclude foreign or foreign owned firms from participating as a prime in theATEGG program. D-PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-12, Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their proposals. The proposal shall be submitted in five (5) volumes consisting of: (1) Technical volume which shall be divided into two separate sections. Section 1 is for the basic IHPTET Phase III effort and all associated options. Section 2 will contain the Gas Generator Design Information Requirements data package identified in the supplemental package. All of the classified information in the proposal shall be in Section 2. Pages shall be typed double spaced. The entire technical volume shall not exceed 300 pages with the following page breakout: Section 1, 240 pages; Section 2, 60 pages. (2) The management volume shall be typed double spaced. The page limit for the management volume is 75 pages. (3) Cost volume shall have a page goal of' 200 pages. (4) Contract volume shall be typed single spaced. The contract volume shall not exceed 15 pages. (5) Tempest volume shall be typed double spaced. Proposal pages beyond the above specified limits will not be considered during evaluation/ ranking. In an effort to move toward paperless contracting, you are encouraged to submit the proposal by electronic means on 20 CD ROM copies. Please note however, that volume 1, section 2 classified Gas Generator Design Information Requirements data package shall not be submitted on CD ROM and is to be submitted in hard (paper) copy only (15 copies). Should you choose to submit proposals by electronic means, the cost volume shall be readable by Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0 and all other volumes shall be readable by Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0. The Technical Volume shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research addressing the basic program plus all options, a status relative to each of the IHPTET phase III goals with full life, a discussion of how IHPTET Phase III ties to Advanced Concepts, IHPTET goals discussion, and proposed Statement of Work. The IHPTET goals discussion should address modeling and all required bookkeeping. For Phase III and Advanced Concepts engine designs, the cycle definitions, configuration drawings, and aircraft system level benefits (TOGW, Range, LCC) must be presented. Advanced engine technologies are to be prioritized, and quantified (include methodology). The Phase III and Advanced Concepts engine relationship to product line must be shown. Component production cost, maintenance cost, and engine development cost reduction benefits must be quantified in a detailed discussion comparing proposed technology to technology currently incorporated in the IHPTET baseline. As a minimum, benefits must be justified at the major subassembly and component level, engine level, and weapon system level. The management volume shall include a summary of each section of the technical proposal,including all options, plans, procedures and methods for managing the entire program, government owned facilities required, proposed subcontracting, a summary description of system and procedures to control cost and measure performance. The Air Force anticipates Adequate Price Competition (APC) on this PRDA. Therefore offerors are not required to submit certified cost or pricing data. However, if after receipt of proposals it is determined that APC does not exist, certified cost or pricing data (see FAR 15.804-4) will be required. As a part of their cost volume, the offeror must submit cost or pricing information together with supporting breakdowns. Therefore, it is requested that cost proposal information shall be broken down into Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) level 3. Price breakdown shall include a personhour and price breakdown per WBS element per fiscal year quarter, together with supporting schedules. The contract volume shall include the executive summary, unique terms and conditions, statement of expiration date of offeror's proposal and other data/ material not required in other volumes. The tempest volume, shall contain all data necessary to ensure compliance of proposed facilities and equipment with tempest requirements. E-BASIS FOR AWARD: Selection/award will be based on an integrated assessment of the results of the evaluation/ranking of the offerors' proposals considering technical, management (including contract and tempest volumes), and cost areas. Listed below are the areas of evaluation in descending order of importance: Technical, Management, and Cost. Offerors will be ranked based upon these evaluation areas. Up to four contracts will be awarded subject to successful negotiations of a contract and availability of Government funding. The ranking criteria, in descending order of importance, are: (1) Technical -- (a) Relevancy of the proposed effort to the goals of the IHPTET program, including the plan to meet the IHPTET Phase III compressor exit temperature (T3), thrust-to-weight (Fn/Wt), production cost ($/lb Fn) and maintenance cost ($/1000 EFH/lb Fn) reduction goals with full life, and the linking of this plan to the contractor's Advanced Concepts plan (b) Soundness of approach as demonstrated by risk reduction approaches such as teaming arrangements with other IHPTET turbofan/turbojet contractors, component test plans and structural, aerodynamic, and cost modeling analysis tools, The offeror's understanding of the scope of the work and the IHPTET program including the need to transition technology to current and future systems such as Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), (d) Special technical factors including unique and innovative design concepts, utilization of advanced design and analysis tools and unique materials (i.e. casting alloys, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, monolithic ceramics, and intermetallics) or manufacturing processes to reduce risk and system costs and improve durability, supportability and cost reduction, (e) Compliance with the ATEGG program requirement topossess an existing advanced gas generator and/or a defined plan for integration of advanced component technologies into an advanced gas generator in a flow of 40 lb/sec class or greater (2) Management -- (a) Management organization and appropriateness of personnel assigned to the ATEGG program including the management of proposed turbojet/ turbofan contractor teaming arrangements, (b) Reporting and procedures for managing the program, and Financial Management and Cost Control. 3) Cost -- Cost and/or price will be a substantial factor for award and will be evaluated for Reasonableness, Realism and Completeness. No further evaluation criteria will be used in proposal selection. Technical, management, and cost evaluation shall be accomplished concurrently. Options will be evaluated in conjunction with the basic program. The total price of those options selected for inclusion into the contract will be considered with the basic program to determine the total value of the program. The selection of options will be based on the overall assessment by the Government. Selection of an option(s) will not obligate the Government to exercise the option. The offeror's basic program need not be selected in order to qualify for a contract award for any of the optional tasks. Proposals should reference the above PRDA number. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award all, part, or none of the proposals received. The technical proposal sha (0023)

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