AIRCRAFT ENGINE VIBRATION ALERTING FOR FAILURE MITIGATION

1. Introduction: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Safety Research and Development (R&D) Section (ANG-E261) is inquiring to procure for a contractor to perform a study to evaluate engine vibration levels and broadband signatures obtained during development and certification testing and in-service operations in order to develop detection thresholds and alerting strategies. 2. Incumbent Contractor: There is no incumbent contractor for this procurement. 3. Nature of Competition: The acquisition strategy for the procurement has not been determined at this time; however, either an unrestricted competition, set-aside, or noncompetitive award may be chosen depending on the responses to the market survey. 4. General Information a. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind; b. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals; c. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey; and d. Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor's expense 5. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541715- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. 6. Submittal Requirements Interested companies must provide the following information: a. Capability Statement showing capability to perform the requirements in the attached Draft Statement of Work; - Provide a detailed description on how the necessary data will be obtained. - Provide examples of previous contracts, agreements, or commercial projects demonstrating the technical expertise to develop project plans and the ability to analyze data to propose methodologies that can be used to mitigate field failures as detailed in the attached SOW. b. Business Size (Large or Small). If small please indicate if your firm is A Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Business (8(a) Certified), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, and/or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business c. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost to complete the requirement The submitted Capability Statement is LIMITED TO 7 PAGES and must be presented in Microsoft word in size 12 Times New Roman text. 7. Delivery of Submittals: All submissions in response to this market survey must be received by 03:00 pm EST March 24, 2023. Send response via email to contact@example.gov 8. Other (if applicable) a. The FAA will not be conducting a pre-proposal conference and/or a site visit prior to submittals in response to this market survey announcement. b. Any Confidential or proprietary information submitted in response to this announcement must be marked accordingly by the vendor. Such information will not be disclosed outside of the acquisition team. 9. Attachments 1. Draft Statement of Work