SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200259057. THE INSTRUMENTATION MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR T-700 RESEARCH ENGINE…

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SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200259057. THE INSTRUMENTATION MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR T-700 RESEARCH ENGINE. THIS ENGINE HAS ALREADY BEEN HEAVILY MODIFIED AND INSTRUMENTED FOR COMPRESSOR STALL CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE RESEARCH. IT WILL BE CHALLENGING TO INTEGRATE THIS BLADE STRESS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION INTO THE ENGINE. IT WILL BE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS WHICH MUST BE COORDINATED BETWEEN THE AWARDEE AND OUR EDAD DESIGN ENGINEER TO AVOID INTERFERENCES WITH EXISTING ITEMS ON THE ENGINE. THE ACTUAL DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT WILL BE REMOTELY MOUNTED INTO OUR CONTROL ROOM SO OTHER THAN CABLE LENGTH AND ROUTING THAT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THOUGH NOT WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED, INCORPORATION OF THE EXISTING INSTRUMENTATION AND SCT STALL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE WAS QUITE A DESIGN CHALLENGE. THE ADDITION OF THE SUBJECT PROCUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION IS ALSO A CHALLENGE. THE INITIAL INSTRUMENTATION REQUEST INCLUDED A SIGNAL THAT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY POSSIBLE TO INCORPORATE, EVEN CONSULTING WITH THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. THIS SIGNAL IS A 1/REV TIMING. THERE IS NO MECHANICAL ACCESS IN THE ENGINE DESIGN THAT PERMITS US TO USE CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTATION TO READ THIS SIGNAL. THE ACCEPTED PROPOSAL INCLUDES THIS MISSING SIGNAL. WE HAVE INTEROPERABILITY AND PREVIOUS DATA COMPATIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UTILIZE THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE COMPANY S PROPRIETARY DESIGN, WHICH ALLOW US TO ACCESS THE EXTRA SIGNAL THAT WAS LOST AND IS NOT ACCESSIBLE THROUGH OTHER PROVIDER S APPROACHES. THE MODIFICATIONS (DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING), AS WELL AS MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN TIME, DICTATE THAT THE SUBJECT INSTRUMENTATION BE A MATURE STATE OF THE ART, A PROVEN SYSTEM. THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ERROR ON THE PART OF THE INSTRUMENTATION SUPPLIER AS TO THE PERFORMANCE CLAIMS OF THE SUBJECT INSTRUMENTATION. THE DESIGN WILL UTILIZE AN EXISTING ENGINE MODIFICATION RESULTING IN REDUCED COST WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITIONAL ENGINE MODIFICATIONS THAT WILL BE MACHINED TO ACCEPT THE REMAINING SUBJECT INSTRUMENTATION. THIS SIGNAL IS CRITICAL TO THE USABILITY OF THE ROTOR SIGNALS WITH RESPECT TO THE RESEARCHER'S ABILITY TO USE THE OVERALL DATA WHICH WILL BE MEASURED. NO OTHER POTENTIAL OFFEROR HAS INDICATED THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH A MODIFICATION.