SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Next Generation Rotorcraft Transmission (NGRT) - TIA Template
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W91215) FT EUSTIS - (SPS), LEE BLVD BLDG 401, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 23604-5577, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23604-5577
- Solicitation Number
- W911W6-16-R-0005
- Archive Date
- 4/5/2016
- Point of Contact
- Renata Y. Ellington, Phone: 757-878-0086, Laurie Pierce, Phone: 7578782071
- E-Mail Address
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renata.y.ellington.civ@mail.mil, laurie.a.pierce2.civ@mail.mil
(renata.y.ellington.civ@mail.mil, laurie.a.pierce2.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TIA Template 1.0Introduction The future Army aviation concept of operations calls for significantly improved aircraft range, payload, speed, and endurance to increase the capability and effectiveness of Army units. Advanced rotorcraft designs are pushing to higher air speeds but require the capability to vary the rotational speed of all or portions of the drive system. Significant benefits to rotorcraft operational performance, effectiveness, and acoustic signature could be gained through the ability to adjust rotor speeds to accommodate various flight conditions. Multi-speed rotor technology is critical to slowed-rotor compound configuration concepts and would offer significant benefits to future conventional, compound, and tilt-rotor aircraft configurations. The specific fuel consumption of current turboshaft engines is optimized within a relatively narrow speed range and currently the ability to achieve a multi-speed rotor through engine speed adjustment is limited. Therefore, to achieve effective multi-speed rotor designs, a multi-speed/ratio transmission in the drive system is needed. This speed reduction could be up to 50%, but studies suggest that the optimal speed reduction varies depending on the aircraft configuration. Past advanced technology development efforts have focused on improving the efficiency, power density and life cycle costs of fixed-ratio transmissions. Call number W911W6-16-R-0005, Next Generation Rotorcraft Transmission, seeks to develop and demonstrate a multi-speed drive system for future and current fleet vertical lift aircraft. This is a 6.3 Advanced Technology Development program. The starting Technology Readiness Level (TRL) may be as low as TRL 4 (Component and/or breadboard validation in a laboratory environment). Technologies are expected to be matured to a TRL 6 (System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment). This call is issued in accordance with the Broad Agency Announcement for Applied Aviation Technologies, Solicitation Number W911W6-16-R-0004 effective from January 7, 2015 - January 6, 2017. Information included herein applies to this call number only. Other required instruction and information for proposal submission can be found in the Broad Agency Announcement for Applied Aviation Technologies, Solicitation Number W911W6-16-R-0004. 2.0 Technical Description The Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) - Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) is interested in multi-speed transmissions for rotary wing platforms. The purpose of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Transmission (NGRT) program is (a) to demonstrate to TRL 6 a full-scale multi-speed transmission and (b) to conduct an integration analysis of the proposed transmission/drive system into a current or future Army vertical lift aircraft (additional descriptions below). In order to understand the application of the proposed multi-speed transmission/drive system, the Offeror shall provide in their proposal a drive system design and identify the critical technologies to be developed under the program. The notional drive system can be for a conventional, compound or tilt-rotor helicopter configuration with twin turboshaft engines. Drive system concepts shall provide smooth rotor speed changes while maintaining a constant aircraft forward speed and altitude. The design should consider the effects throughout the drive system of transient shock loads produced by speed transitions. The Offeror shall assess the technology risks and gaps associated with the design, and propose a program to demonstrate the proposed multi-speed transmission and analyze aircraft integration. a)Offerors shall demonstrate the proposed transmission at full-scale to a TRL 6. The Offeror shall conduct the design, fabrication, and demonstration testing of the demonstrator transmission. The proposed transmission must have a minimum of two speeds with a 50% speed change ratio. The transmission design may include (but is not limited to) Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT), two speed clutched or clutchless transmissions, and fluid coupling transmissions. The transmission must be configured for a conventional, compound or tilt-rotor aircraft with a drive system rating of 3,500-7,000 HP and twin turboshaft engine input (for shifting assume constant engine speed). The transmission must be capable of transmitting full engine power to the rotor/propeller blades and rapidly accomplishing the upshift/downshift operation to avoid excessive time in harmful resonance regions of the speed transition. Shifting through the allotted speed differential shall take no longer than 20 seconds, and shall be as seamless and smooth as practical. Due to the required short shift times, shock loads to the aircraft and aircraft drive train must be minimized. Offerors shall address control logic, shift sequence, shift actuation, and shift time in order to meet these shifting requirements. A neutral condition with no drive engagement should be avoided. A positive "lockup" at each end of the shift sequence is desired. Offerors shall consider all accessories and associated equipment (fluid coolers, electronics, clutches, etc) required for the full and proper operation of the demonstrator transmission. Offerors shall consider overall transmission weight and reliability. A design life of 5000 hours with 7 speed shifts per hour is desired. Offerors shall consider qualification requirements (e.g. MIL-STD-810G for system durability, MIL-STD-461F as modified by ADS-37A-PRF for EMI, MIL-STD-704C for aircraft power compatibility, ADS-50 for testing, DO-178C for software, and DO-254 for hardware). Testing for the demonstrator transmission shall be representative of the expected operating environment (torques and speeds) and be of sufficient scope to validate the proposed design. It is anticipated that the full scale demonstration will include 200 hours of endurance testing, with at least 7 speed changes every hour. This testing shall mature the multi-speed transmission to a TRL 6. b)Offerors shall conduct an analysis for integrating the multi-speed technologies into a current or future Army rotorcraft. The integration analysis shall define the optimal drive system design for the Offeror's selected aircraft configuration and assess the physical and functional impacts. Studies suggest that the optimal speed reduction of a rotorcraft gearbox varies depending on the aircraft configuration. Analysis must be performed to understand what the optimal speed reduction is for the defined configuration, the potential integration risks and the performance benefits. At a minimum, the integration analysis should consider shift times, shock loads to the aircraft, aircraft altitude and speed impact, control logic, shift sequence, shift actuation, and shift time. Offerors shall consider all accessories and associated equipment (fluid coolers, electronics, clutches, etc) required for the full and proper operation of the proposed transmission, as well as overall aircraft accessories (generators, hydraulic pumps, etc). Efforts shall identify the requirements to qualify and transition the proposed technology. Any scalability limitations (speed range, power, and weight) of the proposed technology shall be identified during the effort. 3.0 Call Specific Instructions This call will use the Proposal Submission Process as described in 5.2 of the Broad Agency Announcement, as further supplemented below: 3.1 Proposal Instructions Specific instructions pertaining to the content and structure of provided proposals are provided in BAA W911W6-16-R-0004, paragraphs 5.2.2 and 5.2.3. Offerors are advised that the quality of the information in the proposal is significantly more important than quantity. Offerors should confine the submissions to essential matters providing sufficient information to define their offer and establish an adequate basis for the Government to conduct its evaluation. The Government reserves the right to select for award only a portion of an Offeror's proposal or the total proposed effort. AATD encourages and promotes teaming arrangements with research organizations to include academia, industry, and small businesses in order to achieve a mix of relevant expertise and capabilities for executing research and development efforts. In addition to the content provided in the BAA, W911W6-16-R-0004, paragraph 5.2.3, the offeror shall provide the following: Technical Volume: The technical volume of the proposal shall address all of the requirements discussed in Paragraph 2.0 Technical Description. In order to understand the application of the proposed multi-speed transmission/drive system, the Offeror shall provide in their proposal a drive system design and identify the critical technologies to be developed under the program. The technical volume shall define a twin-engine aircraft configuration, a multi-speed transmission design, the critical technologies required to develop this transmission design, and a plan to develop and demonstrate these technologies to a TRL6. Program risks and gaps associated with the design should also be identified. Since studies suggest that the optimal speed reduction varies depending on the aircraft configuration, analysis shall be provided on what the optimum speed ratio should be for the proposed aircraft configuration as well as details on how the proposed multi-speed design could be modified to match this optimum ratio. Technical proposals are subject to a 40 page limit for this Call. Pages in excess of the page limitation will not be read or evaluated. Cost Volume: As part of this volume, Offeror's proposing use of a TIA, as a Cooperative Agreement, shall include the draft TIA provided by the Government with proposed changes clearly marked to facilitate Government evaluation of the proposal. If a foreign entity is participating as part of a prime's team, the cost volume shall clearly identify such participant and the Offeror's planned compliance with U.S. export controls, including any required export licensing. 3.2 Period and Place of Performance Offerors should clearly depict their proposed schedule and place of performance. The period of performance for the effort shall not exceed 60 months (57 months for the technical effort and 3 months for the final reporting). 3.3 Funding Any award made from this call will be subject to availability of funds. The Government anticipates a single award beginning in the 4th quarter of the Government FY16, however the Government reserves the right to make multiple or zero awards based upon the technical merit and affordability of technical proposals received. Anticipated Government funding is approximately $16M total. Government fiscal year distribution is as follows: FY16 $0.30M, FY17 $2.20M, FY18 $3.10M, FY19 $3.97M, FY20 $4.05M, and FY21 $2.0M. Due to commercial application of this development effort, up to a 50% cost share is anticipated and Technology Investment Agreements are desired. 3.4 Required Government Facilities, Property, and Data It is the Offeror's responsibility to identify, coordinate, and furnish supporting documentation in the proposal for use of any Government furnished facilities, equipment, or property. Government furnished data will not be provided. Offerors must have access to or be capable of generating the data required to develop and validate the system proposed. 3.5 Data Rights The Government desires, "Unlimited Rights", but requires at a minimum, "Government Purpose Rights" as defined by DFARS Part 227, to all technical data, and deliverables developed under this program, and no limitations on the use of delivered and/or residual hardware, exempting background data assertions. It is the Offeror's responsibility to clearly define the proposed data rights for technical data, and each deliverable. Ambiguities will be negatively evaluated against the Offeror. 3.6 Order of Precedence In case of conflict in language between the Master BAA, W911W6-16-R-0004 and the Call W911W6-R-0005, the language stated in call W911W6-R-0005 will take precedence. 4.0 Required Reporting and Deliverables The award under this announcement will require a kickoff meeting following award. The award will require delivery of the following data items or deliverables: (1) Program Management Plan, (2) Bi-Monthly Progress, Cost, and Performance Reports, (3) Final Report, (4) Program Review Briefing Charts, (5) Test Plans, and (6) Test Reports. (Note: Each of these items shall be delivered in the Offeror's format). All awards will include a requirement to present the results of the work in a final briefing at Ft. Eustis, Virginia upon completion of all technical effort. 5.0 Evaluation Criteria The criteria outlined below will be used (in place of those outlined in the BAA, W911W6-16-R-0004, paragraph 6.1) to evaluate proposals submitted in response to this call. The selection of proposals will be based on a peer/scientific review of proposals (both technical and cost as it relates to technical effort). Proposals will be evaluated on their own merit without regard to others submitted under this announcement. The four evaluation criteria below are of equal weight: Criterion I: The extent to which affordable, comprehensive, efficient, and innovative technologies are proposed to satisfy the BAA requirements. This will include understanding of the problem, current technical barriers, and how the proposed solution eliminates those barriers. The potential of the proposed technologies to transition to current and future Army rotary wing aircraft. Criterion II: The merit of the Offeror's proposed approach to develop and demonstrate the proposed technologies. This includes the reasonableness of the tasks, schedule, and approach to accomplish the proposed technical objectives. Criterion III: The capability of the Offeror to accomplish the proposed effort. This includes the experience and qualifications of the proposed personnel, the suitability of the proposed facilities, and the availability (or the ability to generate) of required technical and test data to validate the technology. Criterion IV: The reasonableness and realism of the proposed cost (Government cost with or without cost sharing). The proposed cost will be analyzed to determine whether the proposed cost elements (man-hours, labor categories, materials, travel, and other costs) are realistic for the work to be performed; reflect a clear understanding of the requirements; and are consistent with the unique methods of performance and materials described in the Offeror's technical proposal. Reasonableness of the proposed costs, in their nature and amount, will be evaluated against what would be prudent in the conduct of competitive business. 6.0 Proposal Submission Instructions Technical and cost proposals shall be provided in original plus 3 paper copies and one electronic copy (CD ROM disk format). The cost proposal shall be provided in Excel format for cost verification purposes. Proposals shall be submitted to AATD, Attn: CCAM-RDT, Renata Ellington, Bld. 401 Lee Blvd., Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5577. Questions may be submitted in writing via email to Renata Ellington, renata.y.ellington.civ@mail.mil. All questions must be submitted within 7 days prior to the call closing date to ensure a response. All questions and responses received will be posted to FedBizOps as an amendment to the call. Proposals shall be received no later than 21 March 2016 at 1400 Eastern Standard Time.
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- Address: US Army Contracting Command, Bldg. 401, Lee Blvd, Ft. Eustis, Virginia, 23604, United States
- Zip Code: 23604
- Zip Code: 23604
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