SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Airbase Technologies Division (AFRL/RXQ) R&D Support
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2011
- 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 Education and Training Command, Tyndall AFB Contracting Squadron, 501 Illinois Ave, Ste 5, Bldg 647, Tyndall AFB, Florida, 32403-5526
- ZIP Code
- 32403-5526
- Solicitation Number
- TYN-AFRL-SS-FY11
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2011
- Point of Contact
- Leslie Richardson, Phone: (850) 283-8644, Melissa Blair, Phone: (850) 283-0061
- E-Mail Address
-
leslie.richardson@tyndall.af.mil, melissa.blair@tyndall.af.mil
(leslie.richardson@tyndall.af.mil, melissa.blair@tyndall.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of industry and with the capabilities and capacity to provide scientific, engineering and manpower assistance in the area of airbase science support and technology development for Air Force Research Laboratory/Airbase Technologies Division (AFRL/RXQ) at Tyndall AFB, Florida. The government is interested in sources that have the capability to effectively and efficiently maintain and operate the Research and Development (R&D) capabilities to support all aspects of the RXQ enterprise. The Government is seeking sources that can provide qualified technicians to PhD and advanced degreed research scientists and engineers. Personnel with considerable experience in First Responder, Firefighting, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Security Forces Operations and USAF Civil Engineering Functional Area expertise are also required. In addition, the contractor must provide qualified program managers, technicians (lab, instrumentation and engineering), other R&D support and administrative support personnel. Other R&D support activities include fabricating test items (e.g. structures for blast testing), prototypes for demonstrations, structural, electrical, instrumentation and general construction equipment support. This announcement is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Since this is a sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation is being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. SUBMISSION DETAILS Capability package should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements. Do not provide a standard company brochure, but a package which indicates experience and capabilities specific to the requirements identified in this notice. Responses are limited to 15 pages in length. Any proprietary information should be marked accordingly. The package must provide the following: 1) Company Information to include the following: a. Name b. Address c. Cage Code and DUNS d. Business Type (i.e. small business, 8(a) certified program participant, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran owned, HUB Zone or women-owned) d. Point of Contact Information (Name, e-mail address, phone) 2) Capability and capacity information as identified below. a. Experience and expertise: An outline of previous similar experience in operating and providing on-site support for R&D, engineering, and support activities; b. Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientists and/or technical personnel who may be assigned as project manager/director and other key positions; and c. Any other specific and relevant information about this particular area of procurement that would improve the government's knowledge of interested organization's capabilities and capacity. d. Potential teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be identified and responsibilities delineated. e. Contract Specific Information (Contract Number, Contact Type, Dollar Value, Applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, Contract Performance Period, Brief Contract Description) RESPONSE SUBMITTAL Interested organizations that believe they possess the capability and capacity necessary to successfully undertake the tasks described above should submit their capability statement by 9 Sept 11 via e-mail to the individuals identified below. Contracting Officer: Leslie Richardson -- leslie.richardson@tyndall.af.mil Contracting Officer: Melissa Blair - melissa.blair@tyndall.af.mil NOTE!! THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PORPOSALS. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT TECHNICAL INFORMATION EXPLAINING THEIR CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES. BACKGROUND RXQ provides science, technology, and engineering to advanced fixed and deployed airbase capabilities in Force Protection, Energy, Infrastructure, First Responder and Homeland Security. World-class research scientists and engineers apply fundamental principles and state-of-the-art analytical techniques to develop technologies that enable: nonstop Air Force readiness, peacetime training, and rapid deployment missions and operations. Advanced airbase infrastructure technologies are designed to enhance Air Expeditionary Force deployment capabilities. Experts are pioneering ways to provide deployable power; environmental control and shelters; rapid assessment and restoration of operating surfaces; fire protection and crash rescue, integrated base defense, countering asymmetric threats, and advances in force protection and biotechnology areas. The Airbase Technologies Division covers a wide spectrum of activities that require research and development as well as mission support expertise and experience in the following research areas: 1. Reactive Materials: Develop chemical processes and passive or self-decontaminating materials that reduce recovery time and/or provide a significant improvement in removing, neutralizing or rejecting chemical, biological or industrial contaminants and/or in decontamination capabilities. Develop sensing, active and passive protection, and decontamination technologies for improved force protection at fixed and forward airbases. Develop systems for detecting and quantifying toxic materials or hazards (chemical, biological, radiological, and energetic). Provide technology for automated hazard warning/avoidance, neutralization or decontamination, and decontamination validation in operational areas and industrial sites. Develop technologies that are simple for airmen to maintain and operate, affordable, deployable, modular, and allow for rapid mobilization/demobilization, assurance of effective equipment and operational area decontamination and ability to continue shirtsleeve-environment operations. 2. Protection of Forces and Assets: Threat detection methods and technology for explosives, and radioactive/nuclear materials used in Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) including those deployed in vehicles, packages, cargo, and personnel. Develop new and adapt existing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) utilizing threat detection methods and technology. Evaluate and characterize materials, methods and models for materials, facilities, construction methods, and AF assets for explosives and explosive effects. Develop, evaluate, modify, and integrate new and commercial protective materials and technologies to mitigate blast, ballistic, and fragmentation effects from conventional and improvised explosive devices and munitions. Develop lightweight rapidly deployable personnel and aircraft shelters and protection systems for facilities and aircraft parking areas. 3. Airbase and Perimeter Defense: Develop methods, procedures, and tools for conducting airbase threat assessments and defining effective mitigation strategies. Develop, adapt, and integrate new/emerging technologies for use in force multiplication of airbase security operations. Develop and/or evaluate innovative advances in personnel, perimeter and area monitoring/surveillance technologies. Develop and/or evaluate novel intelligence/information/data fusion technologies to allow attack anticipation against airbase personnel/facilities. 4. Airbase Operating Surfaces: Develop lightweight portable airfield evaluation technologies for surface and subsurface material characterization; expedient repair materials, equipment, and techniques for concrete and asphalt pavements; geopolymer concrete-like materials; heat resistant pavement materials, coatings, and processes; measurement and prediction in response to aircraft traffic and environmental loads; equipment or processes for conducting thermal shock testing on pavement materials; and autonomous systems for remotely assessing airfield pavement condition. Develop new and adapt existing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) utilizing new materials and equipment to improve pavement repair capability and reduce repair time. Lead the development of new materials for heat resistant pavements 5. Energy & Reactor Systems: Develop innovative deployed energy and chemical reactor systems technologies to maximize mobility, reliability, and operating efficiency. Energy systems specific areas of interest include items such as: fuel reforming to produce hydrogen for fuel cell use, liquid fuel desulfurization, sulfur tolerant anode fuel cell, active and passive power generation, flexible solar cells, renewable energy, waste into liquid fuel conversion, waste to energy conversion, bio-energy and bio fuels suitable for deployed ground power, lightweight energy storage systems, power conditioning and distribution systems, and environmental control units. 6. Fire Fighting: Develop agents, systems, equipment and hardware for use in aircraft firefighting and rescue operations, airbase structural firefighting, weapons systems firefighting, hazardous materials incidents, and improved firefighter training. Develop DoD firefighting systems such as munitions protection and explosion mitigation. Specific areas of interest include development of environmentally compatible, operational and cost effective fire extinguishing agents, aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles/systems, fire detection/suppression systems, specialized rescue and personnel protective equipment, and training technologies. The objective is to enhance airbase and other DoD firefighting safety programs and training capabilities that significantly reduce fire extinguishing times, extract victims, and minimize damage/casualties. 7. Automation/Robotic Systems: Develop automation and intelligent system technologies for use in high threat areas (including first responders), expeditionary and fixed airbase support, and homeland security. General areas of research include novel unmanned force protection technologies including USAF civil engineering functions (such as pavements, fire fighting, pest management, etc), explosive ordnance disposal, security forces, munitions handling, refueling, aircraft wash down, and airbase support operations. 8. Operations Support: Provide mission support personnel with the experience and expertise to facilitate efficient and effective research operations. Operations support personnel will have experience and expertise in: technical media/information center management and operations; facilities management, operations and construction (electricians, carpenters, plumbers, and laborers); plans and programs; quality assurance and safety (hazardous material, ground and lab); logistics; financial management; graphics; vehicle maintenance and fleet management; metal fabrication and machining, large and small scale modeling, and tool making; instrumentation design and fabrication; heavy equipment operations; and administrative assistance. 9. Biofunctionalized Materials: Design, construct and understand materials that integrate biological molecules with inorganic support materials. Fundamental research should address molecular characterization of the bio/nano interface and understanding behavior of biomolecules fixed in solid state materials. Engineering research should address integration of biofunctionalized nonmaterial's and composites with devices and practical supports, e.g. transducers, electrodes, fabrics. Research personnel must have experience managing and operating BSL 2 and BSL3 laboratories. The Airbase Technologies Division also performs Systems Support through field evaluations, maintenance and repair, and training for airbase infrastructure and protection systems.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Air Force Research Laboratory, Tyndall AFB, Florida, 32403, United States
- Zip Code: 32403
- Zip Code: 32403
- Record
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