SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Shelf Stable Epoxy Repair Adhesive
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USACE HEC, Ft. Belvoir, ATTN: CEHEC-CT, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860
- ZIP Code
- 22315-3860
- Solicitation Number
- W912HQ-NOI-0001
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2010
- Point of Contact
- Damon C. Moore, 703-428-6117
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE HEC, Ft. Belvoir
(damon.c.moore@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a sole source cost plus fixed fee type Research and Development contract to Infoscitex Corporation as a follow-on to contract W912HQ-07-P-0026. The description of the requirement is as follows: Polymeric composite materials are used extensively throughout the military. Their lightweight, high strength and low corrosion properties make them the materials of choice for aircraft, electronics, structures, personnel protective armors, and components on weapon, vessel, and vehicle systems. The Army, Navy and Air Force have concluded that composites are a critical technology in meeting many weapon systems performance requirements. This is also true for Army helicopters, Navy ships and tactical, and amphibious vehicles. The composite systems used most widely in military systems are graphite, glass and aramid fibers in a thermosetting resin. What distinguishes military composites from commercial composites is the requirement for high performance composite parts that have a battle-hardened design to withstand high loadings, heavy impacts, environmental extremes and service temperatures ranging from -60F to 250F (up to 500F for aircraft exhaust, etc.). Many of these composite materials are repaired using conventional repair techniques, including autoclave repair using repair resins, and field repair using reinforced resins such as Bond-OTM. Current repair procedures require the purchase of large amounts of hazardous materials, much of which have limited shelf lives. Many military users anticipate that new technologies can replace hand layup operations and patch/autoclave repairs and have the potential to be economically and technically viable, with focused and successful development and demonstration efforts. Department of Defense (DoD) legacy systems including aircraft, helicopter rotor blades, and ground vehicles, all have extensive composite materials and pose environmental concerns that have been under investigation by DoD and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a number of years. Air Force, Army, Navy, and DOE have technology development programs to explore new composites processing methods, including advanced fiber placement, resin transfer molding, reaction injection molding, and electron beam (e-beam) curing for cleaner composites manufacturing. The objective of this the proposed work is to develop environmentally benign repair processes for the composites used in military applications that eliminate or significantly reduce the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and hazardous waste generated by the current repair processes. Possible areas to be addressed include but are not limited to: the development of repair resins, repair adhesives with longer shelf lives, and alternative repair techniques. Proposed solutions must be able to meet or exceed current performance requirements for composite repairs and offer significantly reduced environmental impact. This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the date of publication of this announcement. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with awarding a cost plus fixed fee contract to Infoscitex Corporation. Point of Contact for this requirement is Damon Moore at Damon.C.Moore@usace.army.mil 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315.
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