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Thermal Radiation Resistant Shades

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FA8609-16-R-6725Federal

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The contract seeks a vendor to design, develop, and prototype thermal radiation resistant shades specifically for all cockpit windows of the KC-46 aircraft. The requested solution must fully cover the windows, block all external light, and be easily installable and removable by aircrew during flight without the need for additional tools. These shades must be constructed using materials that meet SAE Aerospace Material Specification AMS3673 and be capable of withstanding the entire flight envelope without interfering with aircrew operations or impacting the current aircraft design. The government anticipates an order of approximately 179 shipsets plus spares, with the vendor responsible for meeting the timeline and quantity requirements. In addition to the physical design, the vendor is required to conduct testing and analysis of the KC-46 window composition’s reflectance, transmittance, and absorption across the solar spectrum from 0.3 to 2.5 microns. Complete technical design data and test results must be delivered to the government as part of the final package. The solicitation includes opportunities for feedback on the technical requirements and provides points of contact for questions. The government emphasizes careful monitoring of the official posting for updates and has explicitly stated that earlier responses related to unrelated efforts should be disregarded.

General Info

Design and prototype thermal radiation resistant cockpit shades for KC-46, meet AMS3673, test spectrum.

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Contract Value

NAICS

336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Not specified

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

KENNON PRODUCTS INC

Award Issued Date

08/04/2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Timeline

6 updates

PhasePresolicitation

PostedJan 8

Presolicitation

Notice updatedMay 11

Response deadline changed from Jan 25, 2016 to May 13, 2016. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedMay 11

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedMay 19

The response deadline was removed. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedJul 11

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedOct 26

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedOct 27

The notice description changed.

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Organization & Contact Information

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Contacts

Devon BanksContract Specialist

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Delana TaylorContracting Officer

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Full Description

**27 Oct 2016** Please disregard Responses to Questions that were posted 26 October 2016, these were posted in error and are not related to any Thermal Radisation Resistant Shades efforts. **Updated 11 July 2016** The Government has posted a draft RFP at the following link. Please monitor that link for all future updates. https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ASC/FA8609-16-X1-6725/listing.html **Updated 11 May 2016** The Government is seeking comments on the attached Technical Requirements Document (TRD). Please review the attached TRD and provide any comments, questions, and feedback to the Contracting Officer AND the Contract Specialist listed below. The Government is no longer accepting responses to the RFI originally posted. The Government requests the vendor to design, develop and prototype thermal radiation resistant shades for all cockpit windows on the KC-46. The vendor shall explore design options and provide a recommended solution to the government, along with all necessary design information for fabrication and implementation. The vendor shall be able to produce thermal curtains in the timeline and quantities (approximately 179 shipsets plus spares) established by the government. The thermal radiation shades shall be constructed using material as specified in SAE Aerospace Material Specification, AMS3673. The shades shall be constructed in such a way that they are installable and removable from the windows by the aircrew, during flight, and with no additional tools. The design must cover the windows entirely and block all external light. When installed, the shades shall be able to remain in-place throughout all phases of flight certified for the KC-46 (the entire flight envelope) without interference to the operation of aircrew controls. The thermal curtain design shall have no impacts to current aircraft design. The vendor will also test and/or analyze the reflectance, transmittance and absorption of the KC-46 window composition as a function of wavelength using a solar spectrum from 0.3 to 2.5 microns. The vendor shall deliver the full technical design data package for the window shades and the results of the window testing/analysis. Please see attached RFI requirements.