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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 17,2000 PSA#2539

A -- COMPOSITES AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVE COST ANALYSIS TOOL The Composites Affordability Initiative is a cooperative effort collaboratively funded by Boeing, General-Electric, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, US Air Force, and Office of Naval Research to develop and demonstrate methods to greatly reduce the cost of manufacturing airframe structures. As part of this effort, the CAI members have developed a software toolset to estimate the total costs associated with airframe structures. Built upon some commercially available software tools, CAICAT integrates Direct Labor and Material, Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Indirect, Manufacturing Process Simulation, and Operations and Support (O&S) models to give cost insights to a design team. The Composites Affordability Initiative cost team, consisting of representatives from the organizations above, is requesting white papers on approaches, plans, business case, capabilities and rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates of the resources required to commercialize the Composites Affordability Initiative Cost Analysis Tool (CAICAT). The CAICAT suite consists of the following modules and software: Commercially available (owner in parentheses) -- a) Seer Design for Manufacturing (Galorath Inc), b) Automod Version 8.7 (Autosimulations Inc.), c)Exceed X-windows emulator version 6.1 (Hummingbird Communications), d) Unigraphics version 15.0 (Unigraphics), e) CAITIA version 4.1.7, (Dassault), f) Excel, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Access (Microsoft) and g) Java (Sun Microsystems). CAI Developed Modules -- a) CAI process plug-in and interface to Seer DFM (owned jointly by CAI and Galorath Inc), b) AutoMod CAI plug in to the Basic Model (CAI), c) Indirect model and integration software (CAI), d) RDT&E(CAI) and e) O&S models (CAI). The CAI cost team has recently completed a beta version of the CAICAT and is anticipating delivery of version 1.0 by June 2000. The CAI Team is interested in identifying companies that would have the capability and interest to commercialize CAICAT. B. Requirements: The CAI cost team is interested in white papers on approaches, plans, capabilities and resources required to commercialize the CAI cost analysis tool set (CAICAT). The minimum set of commercialization tasks is as follows: 1) Make the CAICAT suite available commercially. 2) Support the DFM CAICAT plug-in, RDT&E, O&S, indirect, Automod plug-in modules and integration software by: a) Maintaining the software, documentation and training b) Providing Coast to Coast Business hours technical support c) Maintaining and updating the data so that the tool has the latest industry information d) Updating the interface software as required to maintain compatibility with commercial programs 3) Maintain and provide a digital log of all changes made from version to version In addition to the above minimum requirements the CAI cost team would like information on accomplishing the following desired tasks: 1) Provide the ability to use CAICAT with other contributing systems by maintaining an open architecture 2) Providea discount on licenses and/or royalties to developing companies 3) Controlled release to competitors of CAI participants. C. Pre-Submission Meeting: There will be a pre-submission meeting to clarify requirements and to demonstrate the beta software on 29 February 00 at 1400 Bldg 653 Cafetorium, 2977 P St. WPAFB OH. Persons wishing to attend should contact Mr. Alan Herner at (937) 904-4354 or e-mail alan.herner@afrl.af.mil, by 22 Feb 00. If contacting by e-mail please put CAICAT Meeting in the subject. D. Paper Submittal: The companies responding to this request should provide white papers not to exceed 10 pages (hard copy and electronic version in Microsoft Word format for a PC ) covering approaches, plans, business case, capabilities and resources required to accomplish the above tasks. The resources required section should include rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates of cost and time required. The CAI cost team will review the papers. Each responding firm should indicate their level of interest in meeting with the CAI cost team to clarify tasks, requirements, and responses. This request is restricted to US companies. The responses should be sent to Alan E. Herner AFRL/MLMS 2977 P Street Suite 6 Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 no later than 15 Mar 2000. This announcement is not to be construed as a promise for future contract award. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=Reference-Num ber-CAICAT&LocID=904. E-MAIL: Susan Palmer, susan.palmer@wpafb.af.mil. Posted 02/15/00 (D-SN425628).

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