Cabin Air Quality ACER COE

1. Introduction/Purpose The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting a market survey to determine if any Universities of the Airliner Cabin Environment Research (ACER) Center of Excellence (COE) is interested or capable of providing a data driven process to assess and thoroughly review the reports and databases, from the three big cabin air studies, and the ASHRAE database/VIPR study to determine the range of concentrations of constituents and what constituents that are likely to occur in the cabin during normal operations and identify any sensor technology that potentially could be applied to detecting oil and hydraulic fluid contamination in bleed air contamination, in accordance with the attached draft Statement of Work. This acquisition is for the FAA's Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), which is part of Aviation Safety (AVS). This effort is intended to comply with the intent of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Section 326 (c), which states that the Administrator shall commission a study by the Airliner Cabin Environment Research Center of Excellence (1) to identify and measure the constituents and levels of constituents resulting from bleed air in the cabins of a representative set of commercial aircraft in operation of the United States; (2) to assess the potential health effects of such constituents on passengers and cabin and flight deck crew; (3) to identify technologies suitable to provide reliable and accurate warning of bleed air contamination, including technologies to effectively monitor the aircraft air supply system when the aircraft is in flight; and (4) to identify potential techniques to prevent fume events. 2. Incumbent Contractor (if applicable) Not applicable 3. Nature of Potential Award In an effort to comply with the intent of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Section 326 (c), the FAA intends to limit its consideration of an award to fulfill these requirements to ACER COE Universities. This survey will aid the FAA in evaluating the level of interest and capability that exists among the ACER COE Universities to accomplish this effort. No specific acquisition strategy has been finalized at this time, and the FAA may utilize different approaches to fulfill the requirements outlined herein and in the attached draft Statement of Work. 4. Standard Language This announcement is NOT A SCREENING INFORMATION REQUEST (SIR) or REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), but an invitation for ACER COE Universities to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant knowledge, skills, and capabilities. Information submitted in response to this market survey may be used to assist the FAA in finalizing its acquisition strategy. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor's expense. Please read the entire Market Survey carefully. This Market Survey does not guarantee that a solicitation or procurement of any kind will be issued and it should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. 5. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code The principal North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts), with a size standard of 1500 employees. 6. Submittal Requirements for Market Survey Please include MARKET SURVEY RESPONSE: ACER COE Cabin Air Quality Research in the subject line of your email. Please limit complete response(s) to no more than five (5) pages. The Government requests that you submit your response in the most efficient manner, and the five page limit should be construed as an upper limit. Any information provided under this market survey is for informational purposes only. Any proprietary information submitted must be explicitly and conspicuously marked by the respondent as proprietary. If appropriately marked, such information will not be released to the public by the FAA, except as required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or any other applicable law, regulation and/or policy. The Government may transfer documents provided by a respondent to any department or agency within the Executive Branch if the information relates to matters within the organization's jurisdiction. Please submit all questions/comments/responses via email or along with your response. Please include request for additional information that the FAA should consider if it deems it is in its best interest to compete this requirement. The FAA does not intend to post a Question and Answers amendment to this notice. The FAA may request that one, some, all, or none of the respondents to this Market Survey provide additional information. No evaluation of vendors will occur based on this additional information, and vendor participation in any informational session is not a promise for future business with the FAA. Responses to this notice are requested to include the following: a) Respondents/Company name: b) Address: c) Point of contact: d) ACER COE contract/agreement number: e) Capability statement that addresses the organizations' qualifications and ability to perform as a prime contractor for the work described in the attached SOW. Respondent's capability statements should include, but not be limited to: a description of respondent's testing and research facilities and how those facilities demonstrate an ability to perform the work in the draft SOW a description of respondent's expertise and accomplishments in the ACER COE program that demonstrate an ability to perform the work in the draft SOW 7. Delivery of Submittals All responses to this market survey must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 26 March 2020. All submittals, including attachments, shall be submitted electronically to Ryan Battad at contact@example.gov with a courtesy copy to Tia Belton at contact@example.gov. 8. Other (if applicable) 9. Attachments (a) Draft Statement of Work