SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- LOW TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) ALTERNATIVE CO2 CONTROL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ05111890R
- Response Due
- 6/7/2005
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2006
- Description
- NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Alternative CO2 Control Technology Research. Carbon dioxide (CO2) removal systems for Mars represent an especially challenging area of development. Lithium hydroxide canisters have impractical logistics penalties, and regenerable metal oxide canisters weigh too much. Cycling bed systems and permeable membranes that are regenerable in space vacuum cannot vent on Mars due to the high partial pressure of CO2 in the atmosphere. Although sweep gas regeneration is under investigation, the feasibility, logistics penalties, and failure modes associated with this technique have not been proven. The purpose of this task is to research Low TRL, alternative CO2 removal technologies, specifically for reducing on back weight and resupply penalties for a Mars mission. Some examples are laser CO2 decomposition, zirconia cell CO2 recycling, and cryogenic freeze out with a liquid oxygen-based system. Design concepts shall be generated based on an assessment of competing technology options, and feasibility or proof-of-concept experimentation will be conducted. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541710 and 500 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about June 15, 2005 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about July 13, 2005. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing by e-mail. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
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