RWP - Test Site 2 (TS2) Improvements & Modernization, Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility (AVSF)

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) is soliciting whitepapers under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) to modernize Test Site 2 (TS2) at the Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility (AVSF) located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The primary objective is to establish a state-of-the-art facility for Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of aerospace systems against advanced kinetic threats. The scope of work requires the performer to design, fabricate, deliver, install, and functionally verify a comprehensive system, including a freestanding steel superstructure meeting AISC and ACI fire protection standards, a 25-ton bridge crane, a 5-ton monorail system, and a 1,000-gallon fuel catch pan with a portable pump capable of a 180 GPM flow rate. The government will evaluate submissions based on three equally weighted criteria: technical capability and approach, schedule and risk management, and cost and price realism. Successful prototypes must demonstrate that the elevated platform can support a 100,000 lb blanket load and achieve full OSHA, ASME, and CMAA certifications for crane systems. Eligible participants must be small businesses or nontraditional defense contractors, with at least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution participating significantly. Responses must be submitted as a PDF whitepaper limited to 15 pages, excluding the required Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate and detailed execution schedule. The selection process involves an initial compliance screening followed by a detailed technical evaluation, which may lead to a Request for Prototype Proposal or direct negotiations for an Other Transaction Agreement.