Sources Sought - Certified Advanced Composite Instructor Training

Looking for "Sources Sought" willing and able teach and certify a skilled artisan to become an Advanced Certified Compoisites Instructor.All courses must be created and considered "off-the-shelf" and meeting industry standards and regulations; must be completed within 6 months; and certification must be part of the training.Courses should include the following topics:Module 1 Matrix and Fiber Technologies in Advanced CompositesMixing of resins/adhesives/potting compoundsSpecifications: Identifying prepreg/fabric/tow/resin/adhesive and interpreting purchasing, material, and construction specs1. Best practices for reinforcement weave patterns. 2. Fundamentals of reinforcement selection. 3. Comparison of fabric weavesModule 2 Design Considerations, Composites History and products.Process modeling, design software, specification tool1. Reading a work instruction and drawing.  2. Hand lay-up best practices. 3. Understand balanced laminate. 4. Understand residual stress.Composites Industry

history- development of advanced composites.Module 3 Molding Methods and Practices for Advanced Composites1.Best practices for material handling. 2. Cutting prepreg material. 3. Fundamentals of vacuum bag debulks. 4. Vacuum leak checking/ quality control1. Best practices for material control 2. Calculation of time lost in transit. 3. Calculation of out time and working life. 4. Working life and shelf life best practices.1.Use of a scale and taring. 2. Resin mix ratios. 3. Best practices for mixing resin. 4. Pot life and storage life. 5. Quality control and verification testing.1. Best practices for fiber wet-out. 2. Fundamentals of vacuum debulks. 3. Comparison of fabric typeVacuum Bagging Fundamentals, oven and autoclave basics1. Introduction to application of potting compound. 2. Best practice for the application of a potting compound 3.Application of a potting compound. 4. Final preparation of repair areaModule 4 Health and SafetyComposite MachiningPPE, Hazards, Exposure, Standards for safe manufacture, repair, storage and use of advanced composites.Module 5 Core Material Applications1. Introduction to sandwich construction. 2. Best practice for sandwich fabrication. 3. Vacuum bagging techniques.Co-cure and Co-bonding of skins on core materials (honeycomb, polymeric, etc.)Module 6 Tooling for Advanced CompositesMold selection, demolding and designMold care, tool and mold prep and maintenanceTooling RepairsTooling Material introductionModule 7 Inspection and TestingComposite damage/defect detection and ratingNon-Destructive Inspection (NDI)Quality control and documentation on repairs, layup, inspectionData Analysis introductionEquipment, records, technology in Inspection and testingModule 8 Bonding and FasteningComposite-composite and composite-metallic adhesive bonding and mechanical fasteningLightening Strike Protection overview and applicationsModule 9 Composite Structure RepairsLaminate (monolithic and sandwich) and tooling repairLayer identification, scarfing, plie counting, Damage Removal, scarfing and repair best practices.Hot bonder operations- field repairs