Advanced Hot Section Turbine Engine Technology

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Advanced Hot Section Turbine Engine Technology: POC Mr. Jared Cariker, Contract Specialist, Phone No. (757) 878-5909 or Mrs. Lauren Sebring, Grants Officer, Phone No. (757)878-4828 Section I. The Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) is soliciting technical and cost proposals for conduct of a 6.2 Research & Development Program as described below. Proposals are required to be submitted in accordance with the guidelines set forth herein. This Research Announcement (RA) constitutes the total solicitation. There will be no formal Request For Proposals (RFPs), other solicitation requests, or other information regarding these requirements. INTRODUCTION: The Army is anticipating the development of new centerline turboshaft engines for use in future manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of the Future Force. These engines will be developed under the DOD/NASA/DOE Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) program. The Small Affordable Turbine Engine (SATE) program will be conducted under the VAATE program and will demonstrate progress towards the VAATE phase II turboshaft/turboprop goals beginning in the FY08 timeframe. The SATE program goals will be to demonstrate a reduction in specific fuel consumption (SFC), an increase in shaft horsepower to weight ratio, a reduction in production and maintenance cost and a design life of 6000 hrs in a 1800 hp class (1500-2100 hp) turboshaft engine. In order to meet the aggressive goals of the SATE program, significant advancements in gas generator/power turbine technologies will be required. The aggressive performance goals of the SATE engine dictate the need for increased rotational speeds, temperatures, and pressures. These conditions create significant challenges for components in the gas generator/power turbine of the SATE engine. Therefore, the objective of this announcement is to develop advanced gas generator/power turbine technologies that possess the combination of performance, durability, and affordability necessary to enable SATE technology level turboshaft engines to achieve their performance, durability, cost and life goals. The offeror must substantiate their SATE configuration within a 1500 ? 2100 hp class that is consistent with the goals provided in this announcement. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: It is the Government's desire to conduct a technology development effort focused on advanced gas generator/power turbine technologies for SATE technology level turboshaft engines. The program shall utilize a notional SATE turboshaft engine design to establish the operational requirements and potential payoffs of the proposed concepts relative to the SATE engine performance, durability, cost and life goals. The notional SATE engine should be designed to achieve its corresponding goals: (1) 1500 hp: less than or equal to 0.40 Specific Fuel Consumption , greater than or equal to 5.7 Horsepower to Weight Ratio, less than or equal to $370k per engine Production Cost, and 35% Reduction in Maintenance Cost; (2) 1800 hp: less than or equal to 0.39 Specific Fuel Consumption, greater than or equal to 6.0 Horsepower to Weight ratio, less than or equal to $425k per engine Production Cost, and 35% Reduction in Maintenance Cost; (3) 2100 hp: less than or equal to 0.38 Specific Fuel Consumption, greater than or equal to 6.3 Horsepower to Weight ratio, less than or equal to $480k per engine Production Cost, and 35% Reduction in Maintenance Cost. Additional Notes: (1) Design Life greater than or equal to 6000 hours, 15000 cycles cold parts, 7500 cycles turbine blades, (2) Production cost includes control system, (3) Maintenance cost reduction is relative to contractor proposed baseline, (4) Free shaft engine, (5) Configuration does not include reduction gearbox but does include inlet particle separator, (6) Efficient operation at part power is desirable, (7) Assume linear interpolation to define goals that are not specifically defined above. The offer or shall define the anticipated gas generator/power turbine configuration and performance characteristics consistent with their SATE design. The offer or shall design, fabricate and perform validation testing of the proposed gas generator/power turbine technologies. Validation testing shall be conducted in an environment that simulates notional SATE engine operational conditions and shall be performed to validate aerodynamic, thermal, and/or mechanical performance. The Advanced Hot Section Turbine Engine Technology program will be an integral part of the DOD/NASA/DOE VAATE program. DELIVERABLES FOR THE AGREEMENT: All deliverables will be in contractor format. (1) Program Plan: Submit concurrent with the first Bi-Monthly Cost and Performance Report. The Program Plan shall contain details relative to how the effort, discussed in the Statement of Work (SOW), will be accomplished-i.e., the technical approach or the methods the offeror will employ to accomplish tasks, projects and phases of the program, including as applicable, details regarding design and hardware fabrication and testing. The Plan shall also contain a program schedule by phase/task and work element, identify project milestones and task completion dates and show dates for delivery of data. The Plan shall also include man-hour estimates by labor category for each phase/task on a monthly and cumulative basis, in tabular format. (2) Bi-Monthly Progress, Cost, and Performance Reports: The first report shall be submitted 30 calendar days after the first full month of performance, with subsequent reports submitted bi-monthly thereafter. The report shall contain technical progress during the reporting period and identify any problems, technical issues or concerns that may have developed during the reporting period. The report shall also contain cost incurred under the Agreement during the reporting period and cumulative cost to date. This cost shall identify both Recipient?s cost and Government cost. (3) Design Review Briefing Charts: The charts shall be submitted at least 15 calendar days prior to conduct of the Design Review. (4) Test Plan: The Recipient shall submit a test plan 30 calendar days prior to the initiation of the validation testing. This plan shall explain the philosophy, test logic, test sequence, test schedules and test procedures to be utilized to obtain a successful demonstration of the technology. The test plan shall include but not be limited to a discussion of schedules of performance, procedures for checkout, acceptance limits for performance capabilities, requirements and characteristics, and a description of the test equipment and instrumentation (type and location) to be used. (5) Test Report: A Test Report shall be submitted within 45 calendar days of conduct of testing. (6) Final Report: Three copies of the draft final report shall be submitted within 30 calendar days of completion of technical effort under this Agreement. Approval or recommended changes in one annotated copy will be returned within 30 calendar days to the Recipient. Recipient shall submit a regular and reproducible Final Report within 30 calendar days of receipt of annotated draft. The report shall contain a detailed description of all technical effort performed under this Agreement and results to include conclusions drawn and recommendations. (7) Final Briefing: The final briefing shall be held at AATD, Fort Eustis, VA. Section II. AWARD INFORMATION: ANTICIPATED FUNDING LEVEL AND PERFORMANCE PERIOD: Anticipated period of performance is 48 months total with 45 months for the technical effort and an additional 3 months for completion of the final report. Government Estimate: Government Share = $900,000 per award (Distribution: FY04-05; 15%, FY06; 30%, FY07 40%, FY08 15%). Proposals must follow the guidelines described in this announcement. TYPE OF FUNDING INSTRUMENT: Due to the commercial application of this engine component development effort, the Government anticipates an award of a Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) (Cooperative Agreement (10 U.S.C. 2358) or Other Transaction for Research (10 U.S.C. 2371) which are more flexible than traditional Government funding instruments. It is DoD policy to obtain, to the maximum extent practicable, cost sharing of at least half of the costs of the project to ensure that the recipient has a vested interest in the project's success. TIAs with, to the maximum extent practicable, cost participation by the Recipient of at least 50% are anticipated for each award made because the technology has high dual-use potential and performers of the program will benefit from commercialization. Cost participation may be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. Cost sharing is addressed in Part 37 of the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoD 3210.6-R). This RA will remain open until 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time 26 April 2004. The earliest anticipated award date is 30 June 2004; however, the awards may be staggered. There will be one or more awards (but likely not more than two) under this announcement, based on Government funding availability. Unless the offeror specifies a different expiration time, proposals will be considered valid for Government acceptance through 31 October 2004. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received. Further, the Government reserves the right to select for award only a portion of an offeror?s proposal (i.e., certain tasks vs. total program). Multiple proposals from the same offeror that address different solutions or that address only part of the problem under the announcement will be accepted and evaluated independently, but must be clearly identified in each proposal. Section III. Eligibility Information: Participation in the project announced in this RA is limited to U. S. firms as prime recipient. A Government approved Advanced Turbo Propulsion Plan (ATPP) will eventually be required for any successful offerors. Such a plan is not required in order to be eligible for an award under this announcement. Due to the complexity and technical considerations of this program and the eventual requirement for an ATPP, the announcement is not set aside for small businesses. Section IV. Application and Submission Information. This RA contains the total solicitation. No special application kits/forms/materials are required. GENERAL: The technical proposal should provide a clear justification for the selection of the proposed advanced gas generator/power turbine engine technologies. The justification/rational supporting the proposed technology should be based upon the potential contribution of the proposed technology to the overall achievement of the SATE engine level performance, durability, cost and life goals. The proposal will be structured as follows: 1) Task I ? Design; 2) Task II ? Fabrication; 3) Task III ? Validation Testing. The technical proposal should also include a clear statement of the program objectives and the specific approach to be pursued and supporting background experience. It should also contain a Statement of Work (SOW), program milestones, a brief biographical section describing key personnel, a brief description of the facilities to be employed in the effort, and a program management section. The offeror will also identify how the proposed propulsion technology is integral to its ongoing efforts to develop an ATPP for the VAATE program. The Cost Proposal should include a funding profile that shows program costs and man-hours by month, and clearly indicate whether the offeror operates on a calendar year or other basis. This information should be provided for both the total program and for individual program tasks. Identification of labor categories proposed, all pricing rates used, and equipment and materials required should be included. The individual tasks proposed must be priced as separate tasks in order to facilitate the selection of individual parts of the proposed effort should award of only portions of a proposal determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Sub-award proposals, if applicable, including pricing rate details (if this information is not available to the offeror, it will be requested by the Government after receipt of proposals), must be provided concurrent with the prime recipient's submission. No pre-proposal conference is to be held. Proposals, technical and cost, must be submitted in original and five (5) copies. Proposals, excluding the cost section, shall not exceed 30 pages. Proposals should be marked with the above reference number and addressed to the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, and ATTN: AMSRD-AMR-AA-C (Jared Cariker), Building 401, Lee Boulevard, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5577. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of any agreement will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning this announcement, which is necessary in submitting offers or the lack of which would be prejudicial to any other prospective offeror(s), will be published as an amendment to this announcement. For purposes of this RA, late proposals will be treated in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. A copy of any cited reference/clause is available via link: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. Section V. Application Review Information. EVALUATION CRITERIA/BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection for award will be based on a scientific and/or engineering evaluation of proposals (both technical and cost as it relates to technical effort) in accordance with the criteria set forth in this section. Proposals will be evaluated on their own merit without regard to other proposals submitted under this announcement. These evaluations will result in narrative ratings, which will be used to develop an order of merit listing for proposals submitted under this announcement. Proposed cost will be evaluated as appropriate, for realism and reasonableness. The evaluation criteria are: (1) The extent to which the proposed work satisfies the Army?s research need by use of innovative, creative, efficient, and affordable approaches to the technical objectives. (2) The merit of the offeror?s proposed approach to accomplish the scientific and technical objectives. (3) The experience and qualifications of the scientists, engineers, technicians, and other proposed personnel. (4) The suitability and availability of proposed facilities. (5) Realism of the proposed man-hours, materials and other costs to accomplish the proposed effort. Proposed costs must reflect a clear understanding of the requirements and be reasonable and consistent with the various elements of the offeror?s technical proposal. Any proposed cost share will be evaluated for its benefit in reducing program risk, achieving program objectives, and furthering the state-of-the-art. Proposed cost to the Government is a review criterion. The amount of cost sharing percentage could result in greater evaluation credit. Evaluation criteria (1) and (2) are equal and significantly more important than criteria (3), (4) and (5) which are relatively equal. Note: In applying the above criteria, the relative weighting of engine level goals is specific fuel consumption, horsepower to weight, and life being weighted significantly higher than, production, and maintenance cost. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: All work performed under Agreement(s) resulting from this RA will be unclassified and will not require access to classified material. A determination has been made that performance under the agreement(s) will require access to and/or generate technical data the export of which may be restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U. S. C., Sec. 2751 et. Seq.) or Executive Order 12470. Prior to award, the successful firm(s) will be required to provide an ?Export-Controlled DoD Data Agreement? certification number issued in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.25. This certification may be requested from the Defense Logistics Services Center, ATTN: DLSC-FBA Federal Ctr., Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084, Telephone 1-800-352-3572. Participation in the programs announced in this RA is limited to U. S. firms as prime recipients. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: No Government Furnished Property is anticipated under the Agreement(s) resulting from this RA. If Government Furnished Property is necessary, it shall be identified and discussed in the proposal. Section VI. Award Administration Information. This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay any response preparation cost. This announcement is issued subject to the availability of funds. The Government?s obligation is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for project purposes can be made. The Government is not liable for any payment under a TIA resulting from this RA until funds are made available to the Grants Officer for this program. A sample TIA under authority of 10 U.S.C. 2358 can be accessed via the Internet at the following link: http://www.aatd.eustis.army.mil/docs/TechInvestAgree.doc. This sample is provided for general information only as TIAs are more flexible than traditional funding instruments. The anticipated reporting requirements are addressed in Section I of this announcement. Section VII. Agency Contact(s). Offerors desiring an explanation or interpretation of this announcement must request it in writing at the above address (Datafax (757) 878-0008) to the attention of Jared Cariker (Contract Specialist) and/or Lauren Sebring (Grants Officer) or [email protected] and/or [email protected]. Mr. Cariker and Mrs. Sebring can be reached by telephone at (757)878-5009 and (757)878-4828, respectively.
Federal Grant Title: Advanced Hot Section Turbine Engine Technology
Federal Agency Name: Dept of the Army Materiel Command
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: W911W6-04-2-0002
Type of Funding: Other
CFDA Numbers: 12.630
CFDA Descriptions: Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Apr 26, 2004
Posted Date: Feb 23, 2004
Creation Date: May 26, 2004
Archive Date: May 26, 2004
Total Program Funding: $1,800,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $900,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Category Explanation
Technology Investment Agreement that is either a cooperative agreement (10 U.S.C. 2358 or a transaction other than a grant or cooperative agreement (10 U.S.C. 2371)
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Grant Announcement Contact
Sebring, Lauren, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-878-4828, Email [email protected] [email protected] Sebring, Lauren
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