99--Video Landing Parameter Survey Reports

The FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Office of Aviation Research has a requirement for services in Video Landing Parameter Survey Reports. In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1, this Screening Information Request (SIR) Request for Information (RFI) is released for the purpose of obtaining information to allow the FAA to: determine the level of competition, make a programmatic affordability assessment, and develop its acquisition strategy. The Statement of Work requirements are as follows: 1.0 Background: The Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City NJ and the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Aircraft Division, Patuxant River, MD have been collaborating in a technical exchange program in support of the FAA's Aging Aircraft Research. As part of this partnership, the Airport and Aircraft Safety Research and Development Division AAR-400 is leveraging the Navy's sophisticated landing data acquisition and analysis technology, specifically developed for naval carrier aircraft, and utilizing it to evaluate commercial aircraft operations. The enhanced four-camera system was successfully tested and demonstrated at the Atlantic City International in February 1994. The system demonstration confirmed the ability of Naval Aircraft Landing Data Acquisition System (NAALDAS) to collect landing data in adverse weather conditions. A dramatic series of landings under ILS conditions in a snowstorm, with 15-knot crosswinds, showed the versatility of the recording system. Landings at airports with limited ILS capability or limited runway flexibility may lead to more cross wind landings and different applied landing loads. To date the following eight video landing parameter surveys have been conducted, JFK International (JFK) June 1994 Washington National Reagan (DCA) June 1995 Honolulu International (HNL) April 1996 London City Airport (LCY) June 1997 Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) July 1999 London Heathrow (LHR) July 2001 Atlantic City International (ACY) 2002/2003 Cincinnati (CVG) Sept 2004 Formal reports have not yet been published for the last three surveys: London Heathrow (LHR), Atlantic City International (ACY) and Cincinnati (CVG). In order to write high quality documentation (reports) describing the video landing survey results, continuing technical support is needed for the reduction and analysis of data from these surveys. The ACY data was actually acquired using the FAA's Video Landing Parameter Facility, which was operational during parts of 2002 and 2003. 2.0 Description of Work: The contractor shall prepare draft technical reports for the following three video landing parameter surveys: Approximate Number of Landings Airfield Widebody Narrowbody Regional Jets Commuters Heathrow (LHR) 600 550 Atlantic City Int'l 200 250(ACY) 50 Cincinnati (CVG) 50 150 500 3.0 Output: The output from the commercial airport landing parameter surveys is large amounts of landing parameter data describing typical transport landing impact conditions. These data are/have been used to: - Assess the appropriateness of FAR 25.473, "Ground Load Conditions and Assumptions," - Validate/update NASA TN D 4529, which was derived from usage data, measured during the 1950s, - Provide the airframe manufacturers with a detailed characterization of typical large Transport airplane landing velocities and angular displacements, and - Provide data for hard landing accident investigation. - Update and verify 25.473, Ground Load Conditions and Assumptions for Heavy Wide Body Transports 4.0 TECHNICAL TASKS: 4.1 The contractor shall complete the reduction and analysis of all landings from the FAA's London Heathrow (LHR) Video Landing Parameter Survey and prepare a draft report to be submitted to the FAA for publication 4.2 The contractor shall complete the reduction and analysis of all landings collected at the FAA Video Landing Facility at Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) and prepare a draft report to be submitted to the FAA for publication 4.3 The contractor shall complete the reduction and analysis of all landings from the FAA's Cincinnati (CVG) Video Landing Parameter Survey and prepare a draft report to be submitted to the FAA for publication. 5.0 DELIVERABLES 5.1 Data report for Heathrow (LHR) Survey - 8 months from Date of Award 5.2 Data report for the data collected at the FAA Video Landing Parameter Facility at Atlantic City Int'l (ACY) - 16 months from Date of Award 5.3 Data Report for Cincinnati (CVG) Survey - 24 months Date of Award 6.0 REFERENCES Pertinent prior FAA Technical report titles, which contain the nature of the of product being acquired and their corresponding web addresses are as follows: 6.1 DOT/FAA/AR-96/125, Video Landing Parameter Survey - John F Kennedy International Airport, July 1997 www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar96-125.pdf 6.2 DOT/FAA/AR-97/106, Video Landing Parameter Survey - Washington National Airport, June 1999 www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar97-106.pdf 6.3 DOT/FAA/AR-00/72, Video Landing Parameter Survey- Honolulu International Airport, April 2001 www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar00-72.pdf 6.4 DOT/FAA/AR-04/47, Cumulative Aircraft Video Landing Parameter Surveys Summary Report - London City Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Atlantic City International Airport, December 2004 www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar04-47.pdf 7.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Twenty-four months from Date of Award 8.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT The FAA will provide as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) all of the reduced data listed in Section 2.0 above in electronic form with the understanding that the data recorded from ACY and CVG have not been completely quality edited. As part of its market research, the FAA requests that qualified, capable small business entities under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541330 and meet the required size standard of $4M, may submit a capability statement of no more than (3) pages that includes the following: 1. Familiarity/experience with the acquisition, handling, analysis and publication of data obtained from landing parameter surveys. 2. Experience obtained by being a participant of prior DOD, NASA or FAA landing parameter surveys. 3. Familiarity with the history of landing parameter survey technology used by DOD, NASA and FAA. 4. Familiarity with the overall purpose/benefits of landing parameter surveys. Any/all interested small businesses must submit their capabilities to the FAA Contract Specialist, Kimberly A. Knight, no later than Friday, March 3, 2006, 2 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. The capabilities statement may be sent electronically to contact@example.gov, or faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000, or sent via normal mail to the below address: DOT/FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Attn. Kimberly Knight, ACX-52 Atlantic City Int'l Airport, NJ 08405 After review of this market research, the Government will determine if there are capable small businesses interested in competing for this requirement. This RFI does not obligate the Government in any way whatsoever to award or to initiate competition for award of the above proposed effort. The Government's decision from this RFI will be posted on this web site on or about March 17, 2006. At that time, information regarding the Screening Information Request will be provided.