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--REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- Utility Helicopter (UH-60)

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The Utility Helicopter Program Management Office (UHPMO) at Redstone Arsenal is seeking information from industry and academia regarding technologies that can enhance the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter within the next five years. The goal is to identify innovations that reduce costs, weight, downtime, and maintenance, thereby optimizing the aircraft’s overall performance. They are particularly interested in advancements related to systems integration, lightweight materials across various components such as landing gear and electronic enclosures, actuator and control systems, corrosion and erosion prevention, as well as improvements in mission equipment packages including avionics and cockpit displays. The scope also welcomes novel concepts such as nanotechnology, solutions for environmental conditions like brownout or whiteout, and enhanced molding and casting processes. Interested parties are encouraged to submit briefings or white papers outlining their technologies, their current applications, potential benefits to the UH-60 Blackhawk, and estimated timelines for testing and integration. This request is solely for information gathering and does not represent a commitment from the U.S. Army to procure products or services, nor will respondents be compensated for their submissions. However, providing information does not preclude companies or institutions from being considered for future contracts related to hardware development or ancillary services tied to this initiative. Responses are to be submitted by December 22, 2004, via email to the designated contact at the UHPMO.

General Info

Seeking innovative technologies to improve UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters’ performance, weight, and maintenance within five years.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Rsa

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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PostedNov 23

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Rsa

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OfficeREDSTONE ARSENAL, AL, 35898-0000, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Rsa

Office AddressREDSTONE ARSENAL, AL, 35898-0000, USA

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Full Description

The Utility Helicopter Program Management Office (UHPMO), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, USA is seeking sources of information from industry and academia on current or near term (5 year) technologies that can enhance the UH-60 Blackhawk operations by red ucing cost, weight, down time and maintenance. To help achieve this objective UHPMO is searching for technologies, systems and sub-systems that may be applicable to the optimization of the aircraft. Improvements to the integration of the systems and subs ystems to improve overall performance are also sought. The PMO is open to new ideas that are viable, attainable within the schedule and meet the performance requirements. Some areas that may provide the greatest opportunities are items such as: " Revisions to the systems integration processes and concepts " Actuators and controls " Light weight wire overbraiding materials " Light weight ballistic protection material " Lighter weight materials for landing gear " Lighter weight materials for electronic enclosures " Lighter weight materials for non-structural components " Accomplishing more with less (weapons, sensors, processors, etc.) " Obsolescence " Corrosion prevention technology/material " Main rotor blade and engine blade erosion prevention " Gyros " Brownout/whiteout solutions " Nanotechnology " Improvements in molding and casting processes " Mission Equipment Package (MEP) Applications in the MEP could include everything from avionics boxes and supports to Multi-Function Displays (MFD) and other cockpit displays. Transmission housing materials may also be considered. If a company or institution has other candidate technologies outside of this list that they believe would be useful to UH-60 Blackhawk, they are encouraged to submit those ideas as well. Responding vendors should provide a short briefing or white paper (no more than 10 pages per submittal) describing the technology, where it is currently being used, how it could enhance the UH-60 Blackhawk weapon platform, and how long it will take to full y test and integrate the technology. Respond via email to Vicki Loewen, contact@example.gov not later than 22 Dec 04. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids or a Request for Proposal and is not a commitment by the U.S. Army to procure products or services. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR O THERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. However, respondents to this request will not be excluded from consideration for separate contract services ancillary to this request or for contract participation in any potential follow-on hardware development activity.