16 -- ENGINEERING SERVICES TO CONCEPTUALIZE, REFINE AND DOCUMENT AN IN-FLIGHT TWIST, RECONFIGURABLE ROTOR BLADE

Notice Date

November 22, 2000

Contracting Office

Contracts Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Bldg. 441, Unit 7, 21983 Bundy Road, Patxuent River, MD 20670-1127

ZIP Code

20670-1127

Solicitation Number

N00421-01-R-0058

Response Due

December 8, 2000

Point of Contact

POC Contact, Christie Heard (301) 757-8958/Contracting Officer, Celeste Mills (301) 757-2612

E-Mail Address

same (heardcl@navair.navy.mil)

Description

The Air Vehicle Department, Structures Division (Code 4.3.3) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, Maryland has a requirement to procure engineering services from the Boeing Company to conceptualize an in-flight twist, reconfigurable rotor blade for a tilt-rotor aircraft using performance specifications from SD-572-1-1. Boeing has been developing a lightweight, electronic shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator that they recently successfully demonstrated. The Navy is interested in conceptualizing and integrating a torsional SMA actuator for a tilt-rotor blade application. The primary goal of this effort is to refine and document a twist, reconfigurable rotor blade concept that applies this actuator and that can satisfy the Navy's specific goals, objectives and aircraft requirements. From these top-level requirements, the contractor shall define a set of system level requirements for the reconfigurable rotor and its components for the conceptual full-scale blade and scale model. This is a notice of intent to request a proposal from and negotiate with the Boeing Company, Ridley Park, PA (Bob Nolfi, Boeing Helicopter, Route 291 & Stewart Ave., Ridley Park, PA, 19078-1099) on a sole source basis. The Boeing Company has been identified as the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government's requirements since they are the original developers of the twist rotor blade concept and the SMA torsional actuator and own specific proprietary data rights on these technologies. It is anticipated that a cost reimbursable type contract will be awarded to Boeing Company for engineering services. For information regarding this CBD announcement, please contact Ms. Celeste Mills, NAVAIR Contracting Officer at (301) 757-2612 or email at millsca@navair.navy.mil, or Ms. Christie L. Heard, NAVAIR Contract Specialist at (301) 757-8958 or email at heardcl@navair.navy.mil. See Number Note 22.

Web Link

same (http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001127/16SOL011.HTM (W-327 SN5072R6)