FA7000-09-R-0053, Synopsis of Respondents to FA7000-CAStLE-Aging_Structures Posting

Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Engineering Tasks and Research Activities for Aging Structures

Reference:  FA7000-CAStLE-Aging_Structures, Posted May 7, 2009

Description:  Under a prior posting, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) requested information from potential contractor(s) that believed they had the capabilities necessary to perform operations and maintenance (O&M) related tasks and research activities in support of the Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE).  The type of activities described in the prior posting included:  maintenance engineering (review, assess, define, resolve technical deficiencies revealed in products and materials), structures teardown, non-destructive analysis, design analysis & development testing, full scale testing, certification and force management development, force management execution, training/other procedural support, and written reports/briefings.  The prior posting indicated that the above activities could be required for a variety of structures (aircraft, ships, tanks, ground support equipment, bridges, and other varieties of aging structures).

The posting included a "Company Capabilities Worksheet" for which respondents were asked to respond to a list of questions.  Question 4, within the worksheet, stated "4)  Do you wish to have your company point of contact information released in a future posting to promote dissemination of information for subcontracting purposes? __Yes or __No".  Those companies which responded "yes" to question four (4) are listed in the attachment to this posting.

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