RWP Test Site 2

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE TEST CENTER (AFMC)

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE CALIFORNIA

REQUEST FOR WHITEPAPERS (RWP)

To: AEDC Velocity Alliance Consortium Performers and Industry Partners via SAM.gov Project Title: Test Site 2 (TS2) Improvements & Modernization, Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility (AVSF)
Contracting Organization: AFTC/PZIA (Arnold)
Applicable NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction Applicable PSC Code: Y1JZ – Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings Acquisition Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 4022 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Offerors may recommend alternative NAICS and PSC for consideration.

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) is seeking whitepapers to modernize Test Site 2 (TS2) at the Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility (AVSF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. The strategic goal of this project is to provide the United States Air Force (USAF) with a state-of-the-art test facility capable of safely and efficiently conducting Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) on current and future aerospace systems against an expanded range of advanced kinetic threats.
The existing AVSF TS2 is a partially enclosed 20’ x 20’ test area with critical capability gaps, including limited ballistic threat capture, inadequate fuel containment and recovery, extended setup times, and restriction to horizontal shot lines. This modernization project will deliver a highly flexible, robust, and integrated test site within the existing site footprint, ensuring high-fidelity kinetic data generation for the 704th Test Group, AEDC, and the USAF.

2.0 PROJECT SCOPE AND KEY OBJECTIVES

The Performer will design, fabricate, deliver, install, and functionally verify a comprehensive, integrated TS2 system, leveraging structural and spatial enhancements. Key High-Level Objectives:
1. Integrated Superstructure and Crane System: Deliver a freestanding steel test superstructure containing a ground-level test area and an elevated platform rated for a 100,000 lbs. (or code-required live load, whichever is greater) capacity load. Integrate a certified 25-ton bridge crane and a 5-ton monorail system with a concrete/steel deck roof for debris protection.
2. Fuel Containment, Transfer, and Storage System: Design and integrate a steel fuel catch pan to capture up to 1,000 gallons of spilled aviation fuel for an individual test. Deliver a 6,000-gallon recovery tank and a portable pump system, which transfers fuel from the catch