SPECIAL NOTICE
16 -- Market Research Request for Information-A-10 Main Wheel & Brake Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Hill AFB OO-ALC, OO-ALC/PKXB, 6038 Aspen Ave (Bldg 1289), Hill AFB, Utah, 84056
- ZIP Code
- 84056
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-A-10_Main_Wheel_Brake
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Leah G. Clark, Phone: 8017779346
- E-Mail Address
-
leah.clark@hill.af.mil
(leah.clark@hill.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Air Force is currently conducting a study to determine the technical and economic feasibility of improving the A-10 MLG braking system. As part of market research, the AF is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather supplier inputs as part of that study. This information will be used to support a USAF determination of whether or not to pursue a braking system improvement program for the A-10 fleet. This RFI addresses MLG wheels and brakes (including brake shuttle valves). General information about the A-10 fleet and aircraft, as well as preliminary requirements for wheels and brakes may be requested through the contracting office. In developing your response you are reminded that the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. This is not a guarantee of a future solicitation. Also, failure to respond to this RFI will NOT preclude you from the opportunity to propose on any future solicitation on this requirement. REQUESTED INFORMATION 1) Please provide a description of wheel and brake upgrade concept(s) that would meet USAF preliminary requirements. Suppliers may, at their option, provide more than one concept for consideration. 2) Please comment on the USAF preliminary wheel and brake performance requirements that may be problematic for A-10 new wheel and brake design. 3) Please provide the estimated maximum energy that the wheel and brake could absorb, for both new and worn conditions, before interface temperature limits are exceeded or before thermal damage to the wheel or brake occurs. Assume a single stop condition with still air. 4) Please provide estimated dry weights (new and worn brake) for an upgraded wheel and brake assembly. Please indicate weight delta between the radial/bias compatible wheel and a comparable bias-only compatible wheel. 5) Please estimate time required (in months from contract award) to reach the following program milestones. • Preliminary Design Review • Critical Design Review • Qualification safety of flight tests complete • Flight test hardware available 6) Please indicate the production lead time required prior to initial delivery of wheels and brakes. Please identify any challenges from a supplier's perspective related to supporting fleet retrofit over two years. 7) Please identify provisioning requirements for bench stock items and special tools associated with the improved wheel and brake. 8) Please provide the following information for your improved A-10 wheel and brake design: • Projected landings per brake overhaul • Wheel fatigue life (miles) • Maximum number of times a wheel may be overhauled • Estimated Cost to the government (if any) for development and qualification of a new wheel and brake • Estimated MLG wheel unit cost - installs and initial spares • Estimated MLG wheel unit cost - replenishment items • Estimated Brake assembly unit cost - installs and initial spares • Estimated Brake assembly unit cost - replenishment items • Estimated Heat sink unit cost - initial spares (new items) • Estimated labor hours required to build up wheel/tire assembly and install wheel and brake on aircraft 9) Please identify any other critical program issues/problems you anticipate and identify potential mitigations for them. General information and draft Preliminary Requirements must be requested by potential DoD contractors through the contracting office. The Point of Contact (POC) for this RFI is Leah Clark (Tel: 801-777-9346, e-mail: leah.clark@hill.af.mil).
- Web Link
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