IGF::OT::IGF SMAAART (SMART MODEL FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND ASTRONOMICAL RADIANCE AND TRANSMITTANCE) TASK ORDER TITLED ADVANCED COMPSITES PROJECT (ACP)FOR CERTIFICATION TIMELINE REDUCTION . 1.0 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: THE NASA ADVANCED COMPOSITES PROJECT (ACP) IS FOCUSED ON REDUCING THE TIMELINE FOR DEVELOPING AND CERTIFYING STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPOSITE STRUCTURES BY 30 PERCENT IN AN EFFORT TO RETAIN AMERICAS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE GLOBAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS AGGRESSIVE AND FAR REACHING GOAL, NASA HAS WORKED TO SET UP A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP KNOWN AS THE ADVANCED COMPOSITES CONSORTIUM (ACC). THE CONSORTIUM CONSISTS OF NASA, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), BOEING, GENERAL ELECTRIC, LOCKHEED MARTIN, NORTHROP GRUMMAN, AND UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. THE ADVANCED COMPOSITES PROJECT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES. PHASE I IS INVESTIGATING A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH PAYOFF TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE ACC MEMBERS. PHASE II WILL MATURE AND VALIDATE THE TECHNOLOGIES SHOWN TO HAVE THE MOST IMPACT DURING THE PHASE I INVESTIGATION. THE WORK DEFINED IN THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) REPRESENTS A PORTION OF THE ACP PHASE I ACTIVITIES THAT IS NOT INTENDED INCLUDE LIMITED RIGHTS DATA OR RESTRICTED RIGHTS SOFTWARE AS DEFINED UNDER FAR 52.227-14 (RIGHTS IN DATA GENERAL), AS MODIFIED BY NFS 1852.227-14. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE LIMITED TO: ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATE OF PRACTICE, IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGY GAPS, FABRICATING COUPONS AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) STANDARDS, AND EVALUATING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND SIMULATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO DEVELOP A REPRESENTATIVE DEVELOPMENT TO CERTIFICATION TIMELINE MODEL TO QUANTIFY THE TIMELINE REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE TOOLS AND METHODS DEVELOPED OR MATURED UNDER THE ACP. NASA WILL USE THE DEVELOPMENT TO CERTIFICATION TIMELINE MODEL TO: 1) MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THE OVERALL ACP GOAL OF REDUCING THE TIMELINE BY 30%, 2) SELECT THE MOST PROMISING TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES TO FURTHER ADVANCE IN PHASE II OF THE ACP, AND 3) DETERMINE THE FINAL TIMELINE REDUCTION ACHIEVED AT THE END OF THE 5-YEAR PROJECT. SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACP GOAL WILL SERVE TO BRING PRODUCTS TO THE AEROSPACE MARKET SOONER AND PROVIDE IMPROVED CHARACTERIZATION OF MAJOR COMPOSITE COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE. 2.0 SCOPE, OBJECTIVES, AND DEFINITIONS FOR TERMS AND ACRONYMS:2.1SCOPE:THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PERFORM STATE OF THE ART ASSESSMENTS, PLAN DEVELOPMENTS, FABRICATE COUPON AND PANEL TEST SPECIMENS, AND PERFORM THE INITIAL TESTING AND DATA COLLECTION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT FUTURE ADVANCED COMPOSITE PROJECT ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR THE ADVANCED COMPOSITES CONSORTIUM. 2.2 OBJECTIVES:THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS TASK ORDER ARE:A)DEVELOPING A DEVELOPMENT TO CERTIFICATION TIMELINE MODEL FOR ASSESSING THE TIMELINE REDUCTION POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER THE ACP.B)OBTAINING MATERIAL PROPERTY INPUT DATA AND DEVELOPING VALIDATION PLANS FOR THE MOST PROMISING PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS TOOLS APPROPRIATE FOR SIZING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES. C)OBTAINING MATERIAL PROPERTY INPUT DATA AND DEVELOPING VALIDATION PLANS FOR THE MOST PROMISING PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS TOOLS APPROPRIATE FOR SIZING JET ENGINE FAN CONTAINMENT AND FUSELAGE SHIELDING STRUCTURES. D)EVALUATING THE MOST PROMISING RAPID DESIGN TOOLS, DEVELOPING VALIDATION PLANS, AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCING RAPID DESIGN TOOLS. E)EVALUATING THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) INDUSTRY STATE OF PRACTICE AND DEVELOPING NDE STANDARDS COUPONS FOR EVALUATING ADVANCED NDE TECHNIQUES. F)EVALUATING THE ACCURACY AND CAPABILITY OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT (AFP) SIMULATION SOFTWARE TO ASSESS HOW IT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO A FULL DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE SUITE. G) CHARACTERIZING THE EFFECTS OF AFP DEFECTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ASSOCIATED MATERIAL PROPERTY REDUCTION.