SOLICITATION NOTICE
16 -- FIXED AIRCREW SEATS
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HQ HSG - Human Systems Group, HQ HSG/YASK 7980 Lindbergh Landing, Brooks City-Base, TX, 78235-5119
- ZIP Code
- 78235-5119
- Solicitation Number
- F4162200D00021003
- Response Due
- 6/24/2005
- Description
- Revised FASS II RFI Questions 10 May 05 Iteration 02 Purpose: Purpose of the Fixed Aircrew Seat Standardization II (FASS II) program is to build a standardized seat that will accommodate a 5th through 95th percentile male aircrew member, provide 16G crashworthiness, and integrate the seats into all aircrew positions on the C-130, KC-135, C-5, E-3, and E-8 aircraft. The Government plans to award one or more production contracts. Key Performance Parameters and Operational Requirements: A. Withstand Static and Dynamic Loads: 16G crashworthiness. B. Interoperability: Integrate into target applications without aircraft modifications. C. Physical Accommodation: 5th through 95th male aircrew member. D. Common Components E. Weight of Seat Performance Specification for FASS II: The attached draft Performance Specification dated 10 May 2004, establishes the performance and test requirements for the Fixed Aircrew Seat Standardization (FASS II) program. 1. How many months after award of a production contract would the First Article Test be ready for demonstration to the Government? ____ Months Comments:______________________________________ 2. What would be the approximate cost per seat for the following aircraft for production? Production Seats C-130(137 Seats)$______ KC-135 (137Seats)$______ C-5(137Seats)$_________ E-3(137 Seats) $___________ E-8 (137 Seats)$________ Comments:__________________________________ 3. Number of months it would take to build aircraft seats for production in the following aircraft? Months for Production C-130______ Months KC-135______ Months C-5________ Months E-3 ________Months E-8_________Months Comments:_____________________________________ 4. What percentage of the work would be sub-contracted? _______ percent Comments:_____________________________________ 5. Do you anticipate teaming with another contractor? Yes______ No _______ Comments:___________________________________ 6. Do you anticipate teaming with foreign contractors? Yes_____ No_______ Comments:____________________________________ 7. Do you anticipate sub-contracting to a foreign contractor? Yes _____ No ______ Comments:________________________________ 8. Will any parts or material for the seats be manufactured or assembled in a foreign country? Yes ____ No ____ Comments:___________________________________ 9. What is the maximum number of aircraft seats that can be completed after award of a production contract based on the following months? One Month___ Eight Months____ Two Months___ Nine Months___ Three Months___ Ten Months___ Four Months___ Eleven Months____ Five Months___ Twelve Months_____ Six Months____ Other Months:_____ Seven Months____ Comments:_____________________________________ 10. What is the minimum total weight of your seat that includes the headrest cushion, seat back cushions, and seat pan cushion? Total Minimum Weight of Seat With Cushions_______ Comments:_________________________________ 11. Presently, are any of your aircraft seats certified for 16G and a 250 pound occupant? Yes____ No____ Comments:________________________________ 12. Have any of your certified aircraft seats for a 16G and 250 pound occupant been installed in any of the following aircraft? C-130___ KC-135 ___ C-5 ___ E-3___ E-8___ Comments:______________________________ 13. Do you have experience in testing aircraft seats? Yes_____ No_____ Comments:___________________________________ 14. Have you tested any of the following aircraft seats? C-130 Yes___No _____ Year From ______ To ________ KC-135 Yes____ No ____ Year From ______ To ________ C-5 Yes ____ No _____ Year From______ To_________ E-3 Yes___ No____ Year From ______ To ________ E-8 Yes_____No_____ Year From______ To_________ Comments:___________________________________ 15. What type of test was conducted on the aircraft seats? Did all the test conducted on the aircraft seats pass? Static Yes_____ No _____ Pass Yes____ No _____ Environmental Yes ____ No ____ Pass Yes ____No _____ Dynamic Yes _____ No _____ Pass Yes ____ No____ Flammability Yes ____ No _____ Pass Yes ___ No ____ Flight Test Yes _____ No ______ Pass Yes _____ No____ Form, Fit, Function & Integration Yes ____ No _____Pass Yes ___ No ____ Reliability Yes____ No_____ Pass Yes ____ No ____ Comments: _____________________________________ 16. Will you furnish test reports for question 15 that indicate the seats passed the test? Yes____ No_____ Comments:_____________________________________ 17. Was the Federal Aviation Regulation 25.853 used as the validation for Flammability testing? If no, then, please state the criteria used for Flammability testing. Yes ____ No ______ Comments:________________________________ 18. Did the material used for the Flammability test pass? Yes _____ No _______ Comments: ______________________________ 19. What type of material was used for the Flammability test? Comments:_______________________________ 20. Were Flammability tests conducted within your company or was an outside testing laboratory used? Yes _____ No _______ Comments:_____________________________________ 21. Indicate the name and address of the company that conducted the test. Name and Address:_______________________________ Comments: _______________________________ 22. How many years of experience does your company have in the following areas: Building Aircraft Seats ________Years Testing Aircraft Seats_______ Years Comments:_____________________________________ 23. How many years of experience in building and testing aircraft seats for the following military aircraft? C-130 ____ KC-135 _____ C-5 ____ E-3____ E-8______ Comments:___________________________________ 24. Indicate the total number of contracts within the Government that you were awarded to build aircraft seats. Total Number of Contracts to Build Seats:_______ Comments: ___________________________________ 25. Indicate the contract number(s) and Government location(s) that awarded the contract(s) to your company for aircraft seats. Year______Contract No.___________ Location______ Year _____ Contract No.___________ Location______ Year _____ Contract No.___________ Location______ Year______Contract No.____________Location______ Comments:_________________________________ 26. What type of contract do you think the Government should award for a production contract to build and test First Article aircraft seats for the following aircraft: C-130, KC-135, C-5, E-3, and E-8? Firm Fixed Price: Yes____ No _____ Fixed Price Incentive: Yes___ No____ Firm Fixed Price Award Fee: Yes___ No ____ Other:________ Comments:_____________________________________ 27. What is the estimated completion date by Month and Year for a production contract to build, test First Article seats, and deliver all the seats to the Government after award of a production contract for the following aircraft? Final Delivery of C-130 Seats: Month_____ Year____ Final Delivery of KC-135 Seats: Month ____ Year_____ Final Delivery of C-5 Seats: Month ____ Year ______ Final Delivery of E-3 Seats: Month _____ Year _____ Final Delivery of E-8 Seats: Month _____ Year ______ Comments:____________________________________ 28. What changes would you make to the Performance Specification? Comments:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 29. What would be the estimated completion date by Month and Year for a production contract to build, test First Article seats, and deliver all the seats to the Government after award of a production contract for E-3 aircraft? Final Delivery of E-3 Seats: Month______ Year______ Comments:_______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 30. What would be the approximate cost per seat for the E-3 aircraft for production? E-3 (600 Seats)$_________________ Comments:___________________________________________________ 31. What is the maximum number of E-3 aircraft seats that can be completed after award of a production contract based on the following months? One Month____ Eight Months__________ Two Months___ Nine Months_________ Three Months___ Ten Months_________ Four Months____ Eleven Months______ Five Months_____ Twelve Months______ Six Months______ Other Months_________ Seven Months____ Comments:_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
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