SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- FABRICATION OF AN ADVANCED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE HEAT EXCHANGER
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
- ZIP Code
- 93523-0273
- Solicitation Number
- NND08258555Q
- Response Due
- 9/23/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2009
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Garcia, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-2592, Fax 661-276-2904, - Kari M Alvarado, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-2559, Fax 661-276-2904, />
- E-Mail Address
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Cynthia.M.Garcia@nasa.gov, Kari.M.Alvarado@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/DFRC has a requirement for the design and manufacture of a Ceramic MatrixComposite (CMC) Heat Exchanger (HEX). This design technology will be primarily utilizedin NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Hypersonic Materials andStructures Project efforts pertaining to Highly Reliable Reusable Launch Systems (HRRLS).NASA / DFRC intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for 13 months to Hyper-ThermHigh-Temperature Composites (HTC), Inc. for the fabrication of an advanced CMC heatexchanger. Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc. is the only high-temperature composite vendor within theUnited States that has both the facilities and engineering personnel required for thesuccessful execution of this effort. Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc. has demonstrated a uniqueknowledge in the areas of design, analysis, and fabrication of complex CVI-SiC CMCstructures supported by past Government development efforts. In these past efforts,Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc. has acquired technology in the area of actively cooledhigh-temperature composite structures bonding which involves knowledge of coolant linerintegration and dissimilar material chemistry compatibility used in the manufacture ofcomplex high-temperature composite structures. In addition, Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc. hasexperience with bonding SiC composite materials to dissimilar materials and has thecapabilities of changing CVI deposition species without removing articles from thereaction furnace, which is a required expertise for this effort. This capability isrequired for deposition fiber interface coatings. Based on the items aforementioned,competition of this requirement would result in unacceptable costs and delays to thedelivery schedule which would impact the budget and milestone delivery schedule withinthe Fundamental Aeronautics Hypersonic project. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon September 23, 2008. Such capabilities / qualifications will be evaluated solely forthe purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitivebasis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a fulland open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within thediscretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT IS REQUIRED. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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