SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Space Environment Modeling
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, 2251 Maxwell Ave, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 87117
- ZIP Code
- 87117
- Solicitation Number
- FA9453-11-R-0277
- Point of Contact
- Jeannie A Barnes, Phone: 505 846 4695, Yolanda M Gomez-Pohl, Phone: 505-846-4695
- E-Mail Address
-
jean.barnes@kirtland.af.mil, yolanda.gomez-pohl@kirtland.af.mil
(jean.barnes@kirtland.af.mil, yolanda.gomez-pohl@kirtland.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SPACE ENVIRONMENT MODELING SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is conducting market research that will assist in the determination of the availability of industry and academic sources of R&D effort. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The information received will assist in the government's determination of non-commerciality and small business set aside. This notice does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses to this announcement and will formally solicit proposals at a later date if enough interest is demonstrated by response to this announcement. This notice is open to qualified business sources of all sizes. Responses to this sources sought are requested from small businesses and will be used for market research purposes and possible set-aside. Should the determination be made to select this as a small business set-aside, another notice will be posted reflecting such. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541712 and the size standard for small business is 500 employees. Respondents to this announcement should indicate whether they are a small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, or historically black college or university (HBCU) or minority institution (MI) (as defined by the clause at DFARS 252.226-7000). STATEMENT OF NEED: AFRL is seeking potential offerors with the capability to provide applied research and development and advanced technology development activities in support of the Solar Disturbance Prediction, Space Particle Hazard Specification and Forecasting, and Wave-Particle Interactions programs. The work effort will encompass: 1) model development, adaptation, verification and validation, data analysis, and theoretical work directed toward the development of models of radiation belt dynamics, solar and heliospheric physics, spacecraft charging, and other space weather phenomena, and 2) the collection, analysis and exploitation of new data sources from space and laboratory experiments and systems for improving predictions of space weather effects on Air Force systems. This effort will require a potential offeror to have a demonstrable working knowledge of Government, Air Force and other community efforts in solar disturbance prediction, space particle hazards specification and forecast, and wave-particle interactions. Information regarding your organization's capabilities and must be in writing and should include information relevant and specific to the technical areas below and should address each of the following qualifications: (1) Experience: An outline of previous similar projects, specific experience in performing the items listed below; (2) Personnel: Name, professional qualification and specific experience of scientists and/or technical personnel who may be assigned as project director and other key positions; and (3) Any other specific and relevant information about this particular area of procurement that would improve the government's knowledge of interested organizations' capabilities. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document, in any capability statements submitted, extensive experience with and the ability to perform the below tasks. Organizations should clearly demonstrate the capability to administer and coordinate interrelated tasks in an effective and timely manner. Documentation may include, but not be limited to, contracts both Government and commercial, identification of the organization for whom the work was performed (include government points of contact both technical and contractual), references (i.e. names, titles, telephone numbers), and any other information serving to document the organization's capability, e.g., awards, commendations, etc. 1. Applied Research (6.2) 1.1 Conduct research and development toward the Wave-Particle Interactions Program's goals of developing a validated model of the dynamics of stably trapped energetic particle radiation belts and the processes which control and maintain them. This includes reduction and analysis of data from terrestrial and space platforms and model development, test and validation. This effort should result in improvements to AFRL's very low frequency (VLF) propagation code, the incorporation of community and AFRL models into that code, and its operation to predict and understand radio propagation effects. In addition, the implementation of state-of-the-art wave-particle interactions models, identification and study of dominant interaction phenomena and effects, and investigation of the resulting dynamics of stably trapped radiation belts are required. The design and development of new modeling, planning and data reduction techniques for new, existing or past satellite missions related to the generation and measurement of VLF radiation and energetic particles is also expected in order to provide essential data sets for validation of the models. The Government anticipates a need for a mixture of physicist and programmer effort for this task not to exceed three (3) man-years annually for four (4) years. Responsive offerors will demonstrate mature software development skills and depth of knowledge in radiation belt dynamics, the propagation of VLF electromagnetic waves in the inner magnetosphere, and the interaction of those waves with energetic particles, including relevant experience on past projects. 1.2 Conduct research and development toward the Solar Disturbance Prediction Program's goals of developing new and improved solar and heliospheric models; the development and test of new space weather forecasting tools; and the exploitation of community and Government solar and heliospheric instruments and models to meet customer needs. This effort should include a data processing and analysis component, as well as the development of novel tools for the display and analysis of data collected from ground- and space-based platforms such as the Improved Solar Observing Optical Network (ISOON) telescopes. The development of new and improved space weather products from ISOON and/or the National Solar Observatory's Global Oscillations Network Group (GONG) instruments is a priority, as are new development of, and incremental improvements to, specification, nowcasting and forecasting algorithms suitable for predicting and understanding solar disturbance impacts on Air Force systems. The Government anticipates a level of effort for this task not to exceed one (1) man-year per year over a period of four (4) years. Responsive offerors will demonstrate depth of knowledge in the specified fields of application, including relevant experience on past projects. 2.2 Advanced Technology Development (6.3) Conduct of research and development toward the Space Particle Hazards Specification and Forecasting Program's goals of specifying and forecasting energetic particle hazards and their impacts on Air Force systems. Effort is required in developing climatological and dynamic models of trapped radiation belts, including contributions to the new AE-9 and AP-9 standards. These contributions shall incorporate new understanding of the complement and relative importance of processes governing the formation and maintenance of stably-trapped energetic particle belts in the Earth's magnetosphere, and where feasible include traceability to direct quantitative measurements. In addition, effort is desired related to laboratory experiments involved in the study of space plasmas and spacecraft charging; the development and test of new scientific and operational space environment sensors; and the visualization and exploitation of community and Government space environment models to meet customer needs. These model, data, and experiment exploitation efforts shall be incorporated wherever possible into the AF-GEOSPACE suite of space environment models utilized to predict system impacts. The Government anticipates the need for a mixture of physicist and programmer staffing for this task not to exceed three (3) man-years of effort per year over a period of four (4) years. Responsive offerors will demonstrate depth of knowledge in the specified fields of application, including relevant experience on past projects. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Information regarding capability must be submitted in a Statement of Capabilities (SOC). Interested offerors are requested to submit a SOC (original plus 2 copies) within calendar 30 days of this announcement, substantiating each qualification described above. The company SOC is limited to 5 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman. Any proprietary information should be marked accordingly. Interested organizations that believe they possess the capability necessary to successfully undertake the tasks described under the SOC Submissions shall be addressed to the contracting office and personnel outlined below. The Statements of Capabilities should include the following: 1) Company name and address; 2) Identify your organization's business type inclusive of any and all socio-economic status (e.g. 8(a) certified program participant, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran owned, HUB Zone or women-owned; 3) Point of Contact, 4) Phone/Fax/E-mail; 5) NAICS Codes and 6) Information regarding your organization's capabilities. Statements of Capabilities should include information relevant and specific to the above technical areas and address each of the following areas: (1) Experience: An outline of previous similar projects, specific experience in performing the items listed above; (2) Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientists and/or technical personnel who may be assigned as project director and other key positions; and (3) Any other specific and relevant information about this particular area of procurement that would improve the government's knowledge of interested organization's capabilities. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document, in any capability statements submitted, extensive experience with and the ability to perform the above tasks. Organizations should clearly demonstrate the capability to administer and coordinate interrelated tasks in an effective and timely manner. Documentation may include, but not be limited to, contracts both government and commercial, identification of the organization for whom the work was performed (include government points of contact both technical and contractual), references (i.e. names, titles, telephone numbers), and any other information serving to document the organization's capability, e.g., awards, commendations, etc. All work performed under the contract will be limited to U.S. citizens only.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: AFRL/RVBX, BLDG 570 - BATTLESPACE ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY, KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, 87117, United States
- Zip Code: 87117
- Zip Code: 87117
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