SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- Next Generation Cockpit/Aircraft Avionics Architecture
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, Headquarters Procurement Division, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5323, United States
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5323
- Solicitation Number
- SOF_PEO_RW_Industry_Collaboration_Event
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- Tom Wetterstroem, Phone: (813) 826-9349, Christa Calabrese, Phone: (813) 826-3776
- E-Mail Address
-
wettert@socom.mil, christa.calabrese@socom.mil
(wettert@socom.mil, christa.calabrese@socom.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- HQ USSOCOM SOF AT&L PEO-ROTARY WING (RW)/INDUSTRY COLLABORATION EVENT FOCUSED ON NEXT GENERATION COCKPIT/AIRCRAFT AVIONICS ARCHITECTURE 1. TIME AND PLACE The Government/Industry Collaboration Event will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 20-21 September 2016 at SOFWERX, Tampa FL. • The joint Government/Industry session will be held from 0800 - 1200 on Tuesday. • One-on-one sessions will be held 1300 - 1700 on Tuesday and 0800 - 1700 on Wednesday. 2. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? PEO-RW, in conjunction with the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO) and Systems Integration Management Office (SIMO), will assemble technical experts from Government Labs, program offices, SOF users, and industry to explore the realm of the possible for achieving the next generation cockpit/aircraft avionics architecture for SOF helicopters. Topics appropriate for discussion include - • Understand trends in - o Flight management system augmentation/automation o Tactical mission system automation/interface o Enhanced mission management (simplify determination of mission impacts based on aircraft and aircrew information streams) o Pilot-vehicle interface o Ways to reduce aircrew workload o Avionics (to include weight and size reduction of components) o Integration of sensors for multi-purpose applications o Off-board data availability/utilization o Fusion of data from on-board aircraft systems o Navigation systems o Simplistic flight management airworthiness surety • Identify enablers to achieving the next generation cockpit/aircraft avionics architecture by understanding current investment being made or planned for the near future by - o Civilian aviation o Industry o Government Science & Technology initiatives o Military development programs • Identify challenges to implementation (ie. Cost drivers or areas of risk) and any on-going/planned efforts to overcome these challenges o Complications in verification of automated systems o Implementation of increasingly stringent design standards and assurance levels 3. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? The projected life of the helicopters utilized by Army SOF Aviation is projected to extend out to 2035 and beyond. During that period the Government will continue to invest in these aircraft avionics systems to address emerging mission requirements of the SOF aviator, evolving requirements relating to navigation in the global airspace, and component obsolescence. The state-of-the-art of aircraft avionics system and improvements to pilot-vehicle interface will continue to evolve and may reach a point where the economic and mission benefits of re-architecting the aircraft avionics systems outweigh the benefits of incrementally improving the existing systems. The data gathered through this collaborative event will aid in development of a roadmap for modernizing SOF rotary wing aircraft avionics systems potentially highlighting the need for investment in specific risk reduction initiatives. It will help SOF users better understand potential opportunities and limitations for technology to address their mission requirements. It will help industry and Government organizations better understand the trend in requirements of SOF helicopter aircrews and their need for better integrated aircraft systems. 4. HOW WILL THE COLLABORATION EVENT BE CONDUCTED? The industry day will have two sessions held at the UNCLASSIFIED level - • A joint Government/Industry session where the Government will discuss o The current SOF rotary wing aircraft avionics system o An operator perspective on workload in the operational environment o A lab perspective on initiatives for improving man-machine interface o An engineering perspective from the FAA on advanced avionics architecture implementation o Additional speakers to be determined • A one-on-one meetings between the Government team members and selected individual Industry partners to discuss Industry's perspective on the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of implementing a future avionics architecture. Due to capacity limitations, participation will be by invitation only. The target audience are the technical leaders from their respective organizations that can assist in exploring the issues relating to implementing a future avionics architecture. Companies wishing to participate should submit a one to two page synopsis of the topic they wish to present, consistent with the objectives in section 2 above, during the one-on-one session. Each session will be 45 minutes in length. Request the name(s) of the presenters/attendees, job positions, and contact information (email and phone) be included in the paper. Papers should be submitted to Christa.Calabrese@socom.mil and wettert@socom.mil by Tuesday, 16 Aug 2016. Please include in the subject line "RW INDUSTRY COLLABORATION EVENT 1-ON-1 SYNOPSIS". The government team will review the papers and select up to 12 topics for the one-on-one sessions. Invitations will be sent to the selected companies NLT Monday, 29 August 2016. Please direct questions to Ms. Christa Calabrese, email: Christa.Calabrese@socom.mil phone: (813) 826-3776 or Mr. Tom Wetterstroem, email: wettert@socom.mil phone: (813) 826-9349.
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