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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 11, 2013 FBO #4066
MODIFICATION

16 -- RFI for NVIS Compatible Lighting Improvement for C-130H2 Aircraft Fuel Quantity Gauges

Notice Date

1/9/2013
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

USPFO for Arizona, 5645 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85008-3442
 

ZIP Code

85008-3442
 

Solicitation Number

W912L2-13-RFI-3001
 

Response Due

1/21/2013
 

Archive Date

3/10/2013
 

Point of Contact

Jonathan V. Wood, 520-295-6938
 

E-Mail Address

USPFO for Arizona
(jonathan.wood.1@ang.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

RFI for NVIS Compatible Lighting Improvement forC-130H2 Aircraft Fuel Quantity Gauges As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.209 (c), the following provision is inserted: IAW FAR 52.215-3 --Request for Information (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, bid and proposal costs, of the FAR. (b) Although proposal and offers are used in this request for information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of identifying information on aircraft cockpit lighting technologies that have already been developed or may be modified from other Aerospace Industry solutions to meet the agency requirement as listed below: The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) is conducting an effort to determine potential sources for improving the night vision goggle compatible lighting for fuel gauges used in Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) C-130H2 or earlier aircraft. This announcement is for market research and does not constitute a request for proposal. This is not an R&D request. AATC is seeking contractors interested in providing affordable, readily available NVIS compatible light system for the C-130H2 fuel gauges NSN 6680-012204091 (Fuel Gauge-Totalizer); and NSN 6680 01 220 4090, 6680 01 290 5920; 6680-013508049 (Fuel Gauge-Primary Quantity). The system must provide a fully NVIS compatible solution by adding backlighting or an improved secondary lighting source. This modification must use the latest military and/or commercial off-the shelf (COTS) technology that can be used as part of an Operational Assessment (OA). System Requirements: NVIS compatible Solutions must ensure smooth and predictable dimming, equal or better than the legacy incandescent dimming design. Provide daylight readability. System should be form, fit and function using the existing wiring or with minor modification. System must be physically robust. LED technology preferred. System must allow instruments to maintain cooling characteristics. System should provide improvement over existing post lights/secondary lighting. System should prevent any glow or light leakage which may cause non-NVIS compatibility. Objective of OA is to demonstrate and validate potential solutions for recommendation for fielding options within the next 1-3 years. Proposed start dates for testing is 1 Mar 2013. Actual fielding decision is beyond the scope, intent, or authority of this RFI or OA. Potential for follow-on procurement is dependent on results of tests and availability of funding. The government is looking for a system that offers the best value to the government, not necessarily the lowest procurement cost. Mission effectiveness and safety are key considerations. Interested parties capable of providing a NVIS compatible system that meets or exceeds the above requirements, shall provide a statement of capability (SOC) that demonstrates the existing capability to provide, modify, and sustain the system, along with a description of system capabilities. A rough order of magnitude (ROM) is requested as part of the RFI and will be used as market research. The SOC shall be unclassified and the information submitted should be pertinent to, and identify the system capability as related to the technical effort requested. A limit of fifty (50) pages is imposed for the responses, which should be received by 7 Jan 2013. Testing results are expected to determine the most effective system. Please e-mail all information and SOC to the AATC Contracting Officer, SMSgt Jonathan Wood, at jonathan.wood.1@ang.af.mil. For programmatic questions or technical questions contact John Wilkens at john.wilkens@ang.af.mil or Herbert Colon at herbert.colon.ctr@ang.af.mil. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to directly pay for any information or responses submitted as the result of this synopsis. Responses due by 21 January 2013, 16:00 P.M. EST. Contracting Office Address: Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, AATC, 1600 E. Super Sabre Drive, Bldg. #10, Tucson, AZ 85706 Place of Performance: Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center AATC, 1600 E. Super Sabre Drive, Bldg. #10 Tucson, AZ 85706 Point of Contact(s): SMSgt. Jonathan Wood, jonathan.wood.1@ang.af.mil, (520) 295-6938 Test Program POC: Mr John Wilkens, john.wilkens@ang.af.mil, (520) 295-6992 Technical POC: Mr Herb Colon, herbert.colon.ctr@ang.af.mil, (520) 295-6922
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/NGB/DAHA02/W912L2-13-RFI-3001/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: AATC 1600 SUPER SABRE DR BLDG 10 TUCSON AZ

Zip Code: 85706
 

Record

SN02961891-W 20130111/130109234116-0d083cb80439e61bec0426ae81c2eb0a (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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