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M -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF LANDING GEAR TEST FACILITY SOL F33601-97-R-9019 DUE 092697 POC Cindy Marion, (937) 257-5841 ext. 4240 This is a sources sought synopsis. Currently, only large businesses are know to be able of satisfying this requirement. If you are not a large business and feel your company can meet this requirement, a capability package is requested not later than 26 Sep 97. Please indicate your company's size status in relation to the applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, 8731. Businesses, including their affiliates, employing an average of 1000 individuals or less during the past 12 months are considered small. Sources with 8(a) status or otherwise classified as small disadvantaged business should state accordingly in their responses. The anticipated period of performance is 01 Oct 98 -- 30 Sep 99. Four one-year options may be awarded. Wright Laboratory Flight Dynamics Directorate anticipates a competitive acquisition for technical services in support of test programs at its Mechanical Systems Branch test facilities. A. Requirement Description: This effort will require the contractor to provide diverse technical services, including labor and materials, necessary to support Landing Gear Development & Test Facility operational test and maintenance activities. The work site will be at Wright-Patterson AFB OH. Work at off base locations will occasionally be necessary as individual test circumstances dictate. Due to the volatile nature of the test activities involved, a flexible labor mix consisting of a variety of labor skills will be required. The division of work is anticipated to be approximately 25% engineering related effort and 75% technician type effort. The contractor will be responsible for the following tasks: Design, fabrication, operation, maintenance and repair of pneumatic, hydraulic, holographic, shearographic, videographic, high voltage electro-mechanical equipment, and data acquisition computers, local area networks, instrumentation and sensors used in conjunction with facility operation and test activities; operation, maintenance, and repair of electro-optical equipment including lasers; design, fabrication, operation, maintenance, repair and documentation of all hardware and software components commonly used in landing gear and landing gear component testing at the facility (e.g. test controllers, data acquisition computers and boards, data acquisition and reduction software); design, maintenance, operation, repair, upgrade and modification of existing and new test fixtures, articles, and facilities; design, fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair and documentation of all data acquisition and instrumentation systems commonly used in testing at the facilities (e.g. data acquisition boards, signal acquisition and conditioning equipment, digitizing devices, scanners, laser printers, etc.); design, development, assembly, operation, documentation, and maintenance of automated control systems necessary for the operation of electro-mechanical and servo-control hydraulic equipment and accomplishment of test objectives; administrative control systems for hazardous chemicals, high temperature materials, cryogenic fluids, and mechanical load producing devices (for both static and dynamic loads); calibration of data acquisition and reduction instrumentation and automated control systems; data reduction of raw test data, preparation and delivery of test reports; inspection, maintenance, and upgrade of high voltage electrical systems and support equipment; shipping and receiving of test articles and equipment; research into aircraft tire material behavior and instrumentation capabilities up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit; limited research and analysis of advanced testing capabilities and requirements, and surveys of advanced aircraft subsystems requirements. The contractor will be required to maintain an efficient system for the expeditious procurement of supplies, materials, and specialized services both through the Air Force supply system and by best commercial practices. Such purchases are typically required with little or no advance notice. The contractor will be required to provide a continuous minimum level of support at all times, and respond to significant requirement surges as necessary (typically, 2 week advance notice is provided). The contractor will be required to maintain two daily work shifts, but must possess the flexibility to reduce to one shift or increase to three shifts as circumstances dictate. Frequent unscheduled maintenance is required, necessitating availability of maintenance personnel 24 hours a day during three shift operations. Contractor management personnel must be both readily available and able to visit the work site expeditiously during test periods. Security clearances at the level of Secret will be required of all offerors. B. Required Qualifications: 1. Contract Manager: The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate or alternates who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the CO within 5 days after contract award. The contract manager shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to the daily operations of this contract on the installation. The contract manager or alternate shall be available during normal duty hours within 30 minutes to meet on the installation with government personnel designated by the CO to discuss problem areas. The contract manager or alternate shall be on-site during normal duty hours and contingencies requiring work beyond normal duty hours. After normal duty hours, the manager or designated alternate shall be available within 2 hours. The contract manager and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English. 2. Engineer V 2a. Project Manager: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science with Masters Degree in Engineering being highly desirable. At least (10) years experience in related engineering fields with a minimum of two (2) years specific experience in managing test programs of aircraft tires, wheels, brakes, landing gear struts, and associated aerospace equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as four (4) years of experience in managing aerospace vehicle and component testing programs will be considered. 2b. Test Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science with State of Ohio Professional Engineer registration highly desirable. At least (10) years experience with a minimum of four (4) years in the testing of aircraft tires, wheels, brakes, landing gear struts and associated equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as six (6) years of experience in testing aerospace vehicle structural and mechanical components will be considered. 2c. Electronics Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering with at least ten (10) years experience plus a minimum of four (4) years specific experience in electronics network design and development, A-C and D-C motor applications to rotating mechanical systems, sensor applications, feedback control system design and analysis, and servo-hydraulic control systems design. Specific experience related to large electro-mechanical and servo-hydraulic testing machines is required. Comparable experience and qualifications such as six (6) years of experience in electro-mechanical and servo-hydraulic machine design and analysis will be considered. 2d. Computer Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Computer Science with at least ten (10) years general computer experience and a minimum of four (4) years experience in real-time computer programming and process control applications development, including specific experience developing device drivers. Specific experience in HP-VXI bus architecture and HP-UX operating system is required. Specific experience in VAX/VMS, UNIX System V, Windows 95, MS-DOS, and OS/2 is highly desirable. 2e. Systems Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science with a Masters Degree in Engineering being highly desirable. At least ten (10) years experience with a minimum of four (4) years systems engineering experience in design, fabrication, test, studies and analyses of aerospace vehicle subsystems and related testing systems. Comparable experience and qualifications such as six (6) years of experience in design and analysis of aerospace testing systems will be considered. 3. Engineer IV 3a. Test Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science with at least seven (7) years experience in related areas. At least four (4) years of this experience shall have been specifically in the area of aerospace vehicle equipment test program design, requirements analysis, and documentation. Comparable experience and qualifications such as seven (7) years experience in conducting general vehicle mobility systems testing will be considered. State registration as an Engineer-in-Training is required. 3b. Electronics Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science (Fifteen (15) years of direct experience in this field may be substituted for the technical degree requirement) with at least seven (7) years experience in related areas. Atleast four (4) years of this experience shall have been specifically in the area of circuit design, integrated circuit board development and testing, embedded software systems development and validation, data acquisition and process control. Comparable experience and qualifications such as four (4) years experience in closed loop servo systems will be considered. 4. Engineer III 4a. Test Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science with at least four (4) years experience in related areas. At least two (2) years of this experience shall have been specifically in the area of aerospace vehicle equipment testing and quality assurance. Comparable experience and qualifications such as three (3) years in conducting and evaluating general test programs will be considered. State registration as an Engineer-in-Training is highly desirable. 4b. Electronics Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science (ten (10) years of direct experience in this field may be substituted for the technical degree requirement) with at least four (4) years of experience in related areas. At least three (3) years of this experience shall have been specifically in the area of instrumentation, such as strain gauges, load cells, pressure transducers, etc., and data collection required in conducting tire, wheel, brake, and gear testing. Comparable experience and qualifications such as three (3) years experience in closed loop servo systems will be considered. 5. Engineer II 5a. Test Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science (five (5) years of direct experience in this field may be substituted for the technical degree requirement) with at least two (2) years experience in related areas. One (1) year of this experience shall have been specifically in the area of supervision of engineering technicians in the conduct of aircraft tire, wheel, brake, and gear testing. Comparable experience and qualifications such as two (2) years direct experience in conducting and evaluating tests will be considered. 5b. Electronics Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science (five (5) years of direct experience in this field may be substituted for the technical degree requirement) with at least two (2) years experience in related areas. At least one (1) year of this experience shall have been specifically in the area of instrumentation, such as knowledge of strain gauges, load cells, and pressure transducers, etc., and data collection and process control required in conducting tire, wheel, brake, and gear testing. Comparable experience and qualifications such as two (2) years of closed loop servo systems experience will be considered. 5c. General Engineer: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science (five (5) years of direct experience in this field may be substituted for the technical degree requirement) with at least two (2) years of general experience. 6. Process Control Programmer III: Bachelors Degree in Computer Programming or Mathematics with at least five (5) years experience in the field of computer programming. Shall possess at least two (2) years of specific experience in developing applications programs in the C programming language. Specific experience in the Unix, MS-DOS and OS/2 environment is highly desirable. 7. Process Control Programmer II: Bachelors Degree in Computer Programming is highly desirable, however, graduation from a recognized technical school with a Certificate in Computer Programming is acceptable. Shall have at least two (2) years experience in applications programming. 8. Designer IV: A minimum of an Associate Degree in Engineering or Science, or equivalent experience. Shall have a minimum of eight (8) years design experience with at least five (5) years or equivalent of experience in designing equipment used in testing aircraft tires, wheels, brakes, and gears. Comparable experience and qualifications such as five (5) years experience in designing for automotive and heavy equipment testing will be considered. 9. Designer III: A minimum of an Associate Degree in Engineering or Science, or equivalent experience. Shall have a minimum of three (3) years experience in designing equipment used in testing aircraft tires, wheels, brakes and gears. Comparable experience and qualifications such as three (3) years experience in designing for automotive and heavy equipment testing will be considered. 10. Designer II: Shall have completed appropriate trade school courses, although an Associate Degree in Engineering is desirable. Shall have a minimum of one (1) year experience in designing equipment used in aircraft tires, wheels, brakes, and gears. Comparable experience and qualifications such as one (1) year of automotive experience will be considered. 11. Draftsman III: Shall possess a high school education plus five (5) years of experience in the area of planning the graphic presentation of complex items having distinctive design features that differ significantly from established drafting precedents. Analyzes the effects of each change on the details of form, function, and positional relationships of components and parts. Also recommends minor design changes. 12. Draftsman II: Shall possess a high school education with two (2) years experience in the area of nonroutine and complex drafting assignments that require the application of most of the standardized drawing techniques regularly used. Shall be experienced in developing working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, multiple functions and precise positional relationships between components; preparing detailed drawings of test equipment and test fixtures required in support of aircraft tire, wheel, brake, and gear testing; and the occasional use of accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations to determine quantities of material to be used, load capacities, strengths, stresses, etc. 13. Financial Analyst: As a minimum must possess an Associate Degree in Accounting with at least four (4) years experience. Ten (10) years practical experience in accounting may be substituted in lieu of a formal Associate Degree in Accounting. 14. Buyer II: Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or equivalent and three (3) years experience in related field. Thorough knowledge of purchasing procedures and internal controls. Comparable experience and qualifications such as six (6) years "hands on" experience in lieu of degree will be considered. 15. Buyer I: Bachelors Degree or equivalent, and up to one (1) year of experience. Comparable experience and qualifications such as four (4) years of "hands on" experience in lieu of a degree will be considered. 16. Typist II: Shall possess a high school education with four (4) years typing experience. Capable of typing 40 to 50 words a minute. Types material in final form when it involves combing material from several sources. Responsible for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. of technical or unusual words, planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. 17. Typist I: Shall possess a high school education. Capable of typing 40 to 50 words a minute. Typescopy from rough draft or clear drafts. Does routine typing of forms, sets up standard tabulations, and copies more complex tables already set up and properly spaced. 18. Engineering Technician VI 18a. Mechanical Technician: Two (2) years technical education beyond the high school level is required. Shall possess twelve (12) years of experience in pertinent areas to include a minimum of eight (8) years experience specifically with aircraft tire, wheel, brake, and gear test equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as eight (8) years of experience in plant maintenance will be considered. 18b. Test Technician: Two (2) years of technical education beyond the high school level is required. Shall possess twelve (12) years of experience in pertinent areas to include a minimum of eight (8) years experience specifically with aircraft tire, wheel, brake and gear test equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as eight (8) years in conducting and evaluating general test programs will be considered. 18c. Data & Report Technician: Two (2) years of technical education beyond the high school level is required. Shall possess twelve (12) years experience in pertinent areas including a minimum of eight (8) years experience specifically with aircraft tire, wheel, brake, and gear test procedures and equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as eight (8) years experience in conducting and evaluating general test programs will be considered. 18d. Instrumentation Technician: Two (2) years of technical education beyond the high school level is required. Twelve (12) years of experience in pertinent areas including a minimum of eight (8) years of experience specifically with aircraft tire, wheel, brake, and gear test equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as eight (8) years of general instrumentation lab experience will be considered. 18e. Machinist: Two (2) years of technical education beyond the high school level is required with twelve (12) years experience in pertinentareas of machine operation. 18f. Shearography Technician: Two (2) years of technical education beyond the high school level is required. Shall possess twelve (12) years of experience in pertinent areas including a minimum of eight (8) years experience specifically with aircraft tire, wheel, brake, and gear test procedures and equipment, including five (5) years experience specifically with aircraft tire shearographic test equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as twelve (12) years in conducting and evaluating nondestructive testing and inspection programs will be considered. 19. Engineering Technician V 19a. Mechanical Technician: Two (2) years of education beyond the high school level is highly desirable. Shall possess ten (10) years of experience in pertinent areas to include a minimum of six(6) years experience specifically with aircraft tires, wheels, brakes, and gear test equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as six (6) years experience in plant maintenance will be considered. 19b. Test Technician: Two (2) years of education beyond the high school level is highly desirable. Shall possess ten (10) years of experience in pertinent areas to include a minimum of six (6) years experience specifically with aircraft tires, wheels, brakes, and gear test equipment. Comparable experience and qualifications such as six (6) years in conducting and evaluating general test programs will be considered. 19c. Data & Report Technician: (0248)

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