Request for Whitepaper-Arc Heater Component Manufacturing and Supply

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) requires a long-term, sustainable source for the manufacture and/or refurbishment of critical components for its Arc Heater test facilities. The purpose of this Request for Whitepaper is to solicit a response from the vendor to establish the framework for a ten-year strategic agreement. The agreement will be executed under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022 (Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Projects). Key aspects of the job include: • Long-term, sustainable source for the manufacture and/or refurbishment of critical components • Ten-year strategic agreement • Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Projects • Arc Heater test facilities • Manufacture and delivery of hardware components • Quality management system • Cybersecurity requirements • Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling