Aircraft Rotary Wing
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG) ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL (ACC-RSA)-IS SEEKING SOURCES WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND/OR DESIGNS IN THE MANUFACTURING AND INTEGRATION OF A SECOND POWER SOURCE TO THE ACCESSORY SECTION OF THE AH 64 E MODEL APACHE HELICOPTER MAIN TRANSMISSION. THE DESIGN FOR THE MAIN TRANSMISSION ON THE FIELDED E MODEL AH-64 INCORPORATED A FACE GEAR CONCEPT WHICH ELIMINATED AN ENTIRE GEAR, SET AS COMPARED TO THE LEGACY AH-64 D MODEL, RESULTING IN A MUCH LOWER HORSEPOWER TO WEIGHT RATIO. HOWEVER, THE INITIAL CONFIGURATION HAS ONLY ONE GEAR TRAIN SUPPLYING TORQUE TO THE ACCESSORY SECTION AND TAIL ROTOR WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A WEAKNESS. THIS IDENTIFIED WEAKNESS WILL BE CORRECTED VIA THIS EFFORT TO DESIGN AND INCORPORATE A SECOND POWER SOURCE FOR THE AH 64 E MODEL ACCESSORY SECTION.
USG-ACC-RSA IS SEEKING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE TOPOLOGICAL GEARING TACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE INCORPORATION OF A SECOND POWER SOURCE TO PROVIDE A POWER FLOW PATH TO THE RIGHT HAND ACCESSORIES (GENERATOR AND HYDRAULIC PUMP) UNDER ALL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE DESIGN FOR THE SECOND POWER FLOW PATH MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE FOLLOWING KEY PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. IT MUST BE DESIGNED FOR INFINITE LIFE IN TOOTH BENDING, IT MUST WEIGH NO MORE THAN 8 LBS, IT?S MESH FREQUENCY WITH THE FACE GEAR MUST BE 3800 +/- 500 HZ AND IT MESH FREQUENCY WITH THE ACCESSORY INPUT GEARING MUST BE 4750 +/- 500 HZ, IT MUST FIT WITHIN THE EXISTING CONFIGURATION OF THE AH64E MAIN TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND THE REQUIRED MODIFICATION TO THE ACCESSORY SECTION COVER MUST NOT ADD MORE THE 2 LBS. THE FIRST UNIT EQUIPPED AFTER QUALIFICATION AND FIRST ARTICLE TEST MUST BE FIELDABLE IN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD.
USG-ACC-RSA SEEKS QUALIFIED VENDORS TO PROVIDE CONCEPTUAL PAPERS, DESIGN INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AVAILABILITY, MATURITY, IDENTIFICATION OF RISK, PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS, SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS, RELIABILITY DATA INCLUDING MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE (MTBF) DATA ADDRESSING ALL OR ANY PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS OR DISCUSSION POINTS DETAILED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY, USG-ACC-RSA IS SEEKING SOURCES WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND, HISTORY AND/OR PAST PERFORMANCE IN STREAMLINING AND FACILITATING RAPID ACQUISITION, ADDRESSING OBSOLESCENCE, AND ENHANCING USG-CONTRACTOR RELATIONS. RESPONDERS SHALL PROVIDE THEIR PRODUCT'S TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) NUMBER AND BACK IT WITH EVIDENTIARY DATA. INTERESTED VENDORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIATED EVIDENCE OF THEIR CAPABILITIES AND SUCCESSES IN THE AREAS CITED ABOVE.
THE AH-64A/D/E TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE AND FACE GEAR PATENT RIGHTS ARE HELD BY THE BOEING COMPANY. VENDORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THEIR INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS, AND TECHNICAL CONCEPTS TO LAWRENCE BURTON, CONTRACTING OFFICER VIA E-MAIL AT LAWRENCE.I.BURTON.CIV@MAIL.MIL. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE USG TO PROCURE ANY ITEMS, NOR DOES THE USG INTEND TO AWARD ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR SOURCES SOUGHT OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. SUSPENSE IS 15 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE DATE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.
CARINE RAMIREZ,Contract Specialist,(256)313-5378 or LAWRENCE I BURTON,Contracting Officer,(256)313-4120
ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE
