SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- NASA Collaboration Opportunity - Airspace Technology Demonstration 3 (ATD-3) Air/Ground Integration (AGI) Demonstration
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, Virginia, 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- ATD3_AGI_TASAR_DWR
- Archive Date
- 3/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- William F Cann, Phone: 757-864-2254, David Wing, Phone: 757-864-3006
- E-Mail Address
-
william.f.cann@nasa.gov, david.wing@nasa.gov
(william.f.cann@nasa.gov, david.wing@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is continually looking for ways to enable and enhance the transfer of NASA-developed technologies designed to enhance airspace operations to the aviation industry. The Airspace Technology Demonstration (ATD) Project, within the Airspace Operations and Safety Program, is developing advanced cockpit- and ground-based automation technologies and procedures for en-route operations that enable strategic user-preferred routes and tactical route corrections to be identified and executed. Under Sub-Project ATD-3, NASA intends to demonstrate Air/Ground Integration (AGI) of these route optimization technologies by 2020 in collaboration with at least one U.S. airline or aircraft operator company. NASA is seeking to identify airlines or aircraft operator companies that have an interest in conducting an operational demonstration of these integrated technologies in collaboration with NASA. To that end, ATD-3 is seeking input through this Notice of Opportunity focused on integrated route optimization technologies for the en-route phase of flight. An industry-NASA collaboration would: • Integrate use of air/ground tools that leverage data exchange between aircraft, dispatch centers, and/or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities to share trajectory objectives, constraints, solutions, and/or other relevant data, • Demonstrate AGI tools and procedures in an operationally relevant environment, and • Quantify benefits of AGI tools and procedures in terms of economic benefit. The relevant NASA technologies are (references provided on request): • "Traffic Aware Planner" (TAP) Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) - a flight-deck application implementing NASA's "Traffic Aware Strategic Aircrew Requests" (TASAR) concept. In the aircraft, TAP leverages connectivity to onboard and external data sources to compute flight-optimizing lateral/vertical route-change solutions - deconflicted from known traffic, weather, and airspace restrictions - that optimize the flight by saving flight time, fuel burn, or overall trip cost, presenting the solutions to pilots for evaluation. • "National Airspace System Constraint Evaluation & Notification Tool" (NASCENT) - a ground-based system implementing NASA's "Dynamic Weather Routes" (DWR) concept. In airline operations centers, NASCENT integrates FAA-sourced flight-plan, weather, airspace, and Traffic Flow Management (TFM) data to compute time-saving lateral route-change solutions with airspace congestion impact analysis for evaluation by dispatchers. Through ATD-3, NASA seeks to demonstrate coordinated or collaborative air/ground application of reroute planning to support flight operators and service providers in managing dynamic en-route trajectory changes to improve flight and system performance in the presence of convective weather. NASA envisions the following airline or aircraft operator contributions to a NASA/industry collaboration: • NASCENT installed at Dispatcher station(s) within Airline Operations Center o Connectivity to FAA System Wide Information System (SWIM) o Internet connectivity to obtain winds, weather, airspace status data, etc. • TAP installed on EFB system of approximately 10 aircraft o EFB/TAP connectivity to Internet o EFB/TAP connectivity to Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) IN o EFB/TAP connectivity to airborne weather radar data o Installations and connectivity certified and operationally approved by FAA (commercial vendor support recommended) • Ground Data Server (GDS) hosted to connect TAP and NASCENT • GDS connectivity to commercial weather data provider • Trained pilots/dispatchers • Provide NASA with access to operational data for analysis NASA's proposed contributions to a NASA/industry collaboration include: • Technical expertise in integrating air and ground technologies in airline operations • Development of the integration solution for TAP and NASCENT • Delivery of latest TAP and NASCENT software to support the integration solution • GDS (integration portal between TAP and NASCENT) • Training materials and support • Operational performance analysis • At least one round of technology updates based on operational performance No exchange of funds is envisioned between NASA and the industry collaborator(s). The type of agreement to be employed for this NASA-industry collaboration is anticipated to be a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement. Note that while NASA intends to collaborate directly with airlines or aircraft operators that can directly host and operate the NASA technologies, an opportunity also exists for vendors in the aviation community (e.g., connectivity providers, operational data source providers, and equipment manufacturers) to participate in the ATD-3 operational demonstration through a direct relationship with NASA's airline and/or aircraft operator collaborators. NASA seeks to better understand the interests of these companies with regard to the subject of this Notice, and responses from these segments are welcome. Responses to this Notice should include the following information: • Company information: Company name and address, point-of-contact name, e-mail address, phone number. • Feasibility of a collaboration: Type of arrangement and agreement with NASA desired by your company and why. Particular considerations, circumstances, or issues that would need to be addressed in an agreement (e.g., your expectations regarding the allocation of intellectual property rights). • Proposed industry contributions: Proposed industry contributions that would complement the proposed NASA and collaborator contributions outlined above. • Proposed NASA contributions: Additional expertise and support your company needs from NASA. • Operations concept: Your operational view in regard to the integration and use of NASA ATD-3 technologies. Additional integrations your company has interest in demonstrating in collaboration with NASA. • Implementation Time Frame: Time frame your company is able to provide support with regard to the integration and use of NASA ATD-3 technologies relative to the proposed operational demonstration. Responses are limited to no more than 10 pages, and should be submitted via email to the Point of Contact (POC) listed below. The subject line of the submission should be "ATD-3 Air/Ground Integration Collaboration" and attachments should be in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or PDF format. Files should not be greater than 8MB in size. It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose any proprietary information obtained from this Notice. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as "Proprietary or Confidential" will be kept confidential. It is emphasized that this Notice is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual or other form of agreement, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. NASA will base its collaboration decisions, if any, in part on the responses provided to this Notice and possible subsequent meetings and communications as requested by either NASA or the respondents. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential respondent's responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. At its discretion, NASA may hold meetings with respondents as needed to clarify responses and obtain further details. All responses and questions shall be directed to the POC listed below. Point of Contact David Wing ATD-3 Air/Ground Integration Lead Airspace Technology Demonstration Project Phone: 757-864-3006 E-mail: david.wing@nasa.gov
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