SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II (ACES II)
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HQ HSG - Human Systems Group, HQ HSG/YASK 7980 Lindbergh Landing, Brooks City-Base, TX, 78235-5119
- ZIP Code
- 78235-5119
- Solicitation Number
- FA8902-05-R-1001
- Response Due
- 7/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2005
- Description
- This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS). The HSG/ASK, Brooks City-Base TX is seeking sources for a requirement to acquire coherent, technically consistent, engineering and manufacturing development support that will enhance the survivability of aircrew members through improved performance, maintainability, and availability of the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II (ACES II) family of ejection seat. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR ANY ITEMS/SERVICES FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The principal goals of this effort are to develop and qualify modification improvements that will keep pace with aircraft operational mission requirements, and address aircrew safety issues associated with high-speed/high altitude operating environments. Additionally, this effort will allow for an increase in ejection seat capability to support an extended ejection envelope for altitude and speed, and an improved maintainability capability that significantly reduces ejection seat maintenance downtime, resulting in increased aircraft operational availability. The out come of this effort will be the development of modification kit(s) that can then be openly competed for production. The respondent will develop, design, and build prototypes test articles that will demonstrate that a field-level modification kit can be retrofitted to existing ACES II ejection seats. The respondent shall furnish all plant facilities, labor, equipment, special tools, test equipment, and materials. Government drawings, tooling, and facilities to manufacture these kits are not available. The resulting contract will cover all engineering, manufacturing, qualification testing on applicable sub-systems, integration, and any necessary development testing associated with improving the operation and maintenance of the ACES II ejection seat. This will be accomplished by incorporating controllable propulsion subsystems to optimize terrain clearance during the ejection sequence, upgrading ejection seat sequencing and sensing subsystems for safer/faster/more reliable operation, and allowing the ACES II ejection seat to be removed from its crew station without the requirement to remove the aircraft canopy/hatch, which will significantly increase aircraft availability. Additionally, this contract will address improving the ability to eliminate/mitigate limb flailing during high-speed ejection, and optimizing aircrew accommodation improvements for better access to aircraft controls and improved body position for aircraft operation and ejection. This contract will cover all engineering and manufacturing efforts required in support of trade studies, preliminary designs, final designs, and design verification to determine the merits of the services described above. Formal responses to this SSS should also detail the experience, capabilities, and rights to proprietary drawings, as briefly outlined above, to the Government. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR ANY ITEMS/SERVICES FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's facility
- Record
- SN00832650-W 20050622/050620211918 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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