SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Aviation Weather Human Factors Market Survey
- Notice Date
- 11/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AJT-26 FAA Headquarters (ASU)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 6235
- Response Due
- 12/15/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2008
- Point of Contact
- Tanyka Lawrence, (202) 267-7802
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to tanyka.l.lawrence@faa.gov
(tanyka.l.lawrence@faa.gov)
- Description
- Title: Aviation Weather Human Factors Market Survey Name: Tanyka L. Lawrence Organization: AJT-48 Region: FAA Headquarters Phone Number: 202-267-7802 E-Mail: Tanyka.L.Lawrence@faa.gov Date: November 9, 2007 Archiving date: November 26, 2007 Posting ID: Phase: Procurement Method: Market Survey Posting (brief abstract): This is a market survey for Human Factors Research and Engineering Group. This advertisement is posted in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management Policy 3.2.1 The Next Generation Air Transportation System concept of operations calls for the expanded use of aviation weather information for all NextGen stakeholders including air traffic service providers, flight crews, airline operations centers and dispatchers. The importance of enhanced weather data is highlighted by the fact that 65% of NAS delays are weather-related (2007, Bureau of Transportation Statistics). With regards to aviation safety, the 2006 Nall report (2006, AOPA Air Safety Foundation) states that general aviation weather accidents accounted for 4.6% percent of total accidents but 13.6% of fatal accidents. Improvements in decision making, aviation weather information integration, display, and data use are needed to assist in reducing weather delays, accidents and incidents. For example, in today's aviation operations, there is a proliferation of weather data that is not well integrated into existing decision support systems. The FAA is seeking to better understand industry, academia, and government capabilities in the area of aviation weather human factors to inform R&D investments in the areas of: ??? Understanding current aviation weather decision making by individuals and teams ??? Determining aviation weather information needs for multiple stakeholders (e.g. air traffic control, flight deck, dispatch, traffic flow management) ??? Aviation weather-related decision making for air traffic controllers, traffic flow managers, pilots, and airline personnel ??? Integration of aviation weather information for decision-centric design of displays, procedures and automation ??? Use of aviation weather information to support trajectory-based operations decision-making ??? Measurement of the impact of enhanced aviation weather information on human performance, aviation operations, and safety. ??? Current and future selection and training challenges for weather decision-making ??? Current and future R&D challenges to certification and flight standards Interested parties are requested to submit the following information: ??? Demonstrated technical experience and knowledgeable personnel in the areas of human factors, aviation weather, and/or air traffic / flight deck operations and technologies ??? Methods for determining user information needs applied to aviation weather ??? Methods for understanding, assessing, and measuring decision making with an application to aviation weather ??? Demonstrated simulation experience related to air traffic control, flight deck or related displays and procedures ??? Technical comments (i.e. other aviation weather human factors R&D areas respondents consider critical, etc) The FAA encourages interested organizations to partner where needed to address the above topic areas. All interested parties are advised that the FAA will not pay for any information or any administrative costs incurred associated with response to this Market Survey announcement. Therefore, any costs associated with this market survey submission will be solely at the interested party's expense. The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this is effort is 541990, with a size standard of $6.5 million. Responses may be submitted by email to Tanyka.L.Lawrence@faa.gov. If sent electronically, it is preferred that the response be sent as an attachment to the email message in Microsoft Word, PDF or similar format, on company letterhead and print to no more than 8 pages including graphics and appendices, on 8 ?? x11 paper size and using 12 point font. Responses containing marketing materials are not desired and may be discarded without review. One, some, all, or none of the respondents to the Market Survey may be requested to provide additional information at the option of the Government. No evaluation of vendors will occur and vendor participation in any informational session is not a promise for future FAA business. Information obtained will be used to support the development of an acquisition strategy for aviation weather human factors research and development. Interested parties should reply via email, by close of business December 14, 2007 to Tanyka.L.Lawrence@faa.gov.
- Web Link
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FAA Contract Opportunities
(http://faaco.faa.gov/?ref=6235)
- Record
- SN01461087-W 20071202/071201074218 (fbodaily.com)
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