SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- RECOVERY ACT ULTRA HIGH BYPASS TURBINE-POWERED SIMULATOR FAN MODEL
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC10E415T
- Response Due
- 3/3/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- Lori A Conroy, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-433-3086, Fax 216-433-5489, Email lori.a.conroy-1@nasa.gov - Ronald W. Sepesi, Chief - Institutional Services Branch, Phone 216-433-2792, Fax 216-433-5489, Email Ronald.W.Sepesi@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Lori A Conroy
(lori.a.conroy-1@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- RECOVERY ACT - THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED UNDER THEAMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 TO ISSUE A TASK ORDER FOR ENGINEERINGSUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED, COMPETITIVE 8(a) CONTRACT NNC06BA07B WITHASRC AEROSPACE CORPORATION. THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. BACKGROUND: NASA Glenn Research Center has committed support for specific efforts underthe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Recovery act funds for NASAsFundamental Aeronautics Program (FAP) are being utilized to design, develop and testaircraft-engine Ultra High Bypass (UHB) component technology hardware to support theSubsonic Fixed Wing (SFW) Project research into aircraft and propulsion integration. Thegoals of the SFW Project are to reduce the amount of fuel burned by aircraft today by 33%and reduce the hazardous exhaust gas Nitrogen Oxide, which is responsible for hurting theEarths Ozone Layer, by 70%. Less fuel burned also means much less Carbon Dioxide, oneof the gases responsible for Global Warming, put into the atmosphere by aircraft engines.NASA has the capability to test scale models that can simulate an aircraft engine byitself or while installed on a model aircraft wing in NASA wind tunnel facilities. Someof these scale models are concepts of the next generation of todays aircraft engines,called turbofans. The wind tunnel testing is performed to determine the performance ofnew turbofan engine designs and their effect on the aircraft aerodynamic performance. Aspecial test rig is used to power these model turbofans called a Turbine PoweredSimulator, or TPS. To enable future propulsion-airframe integration testing of advanced UHB turbofans,design and fabrication of a representative UHB fan and stators for testing on a TPS willbe performed. And, because of the severe operating conditions the TPS unit endures duringtesting, the TPS and support systems require inspection and rebuilding after every testcampaign or before its use in the next test campaign. This means the TPS unit must betaken apart, the parts looked at with special equipment and techniques, the worn outparts replaced or rebuilt, instrumentation repaired or replaced, and the TPS put backtogether. The lubrication system must have seals, hoses and any broken sensors replaced. The TPS unit control system must also be inspected and defective parts replaced. It alsorequires software upgrades to be able to control the unit correctly for the next testcampaign for any special operating test points to be explored.This work requiresspecially trained people and special equipment to do all the tasks needed to make the TPSdrive unit operate as it was originally designed NASA/GRC intends to issue a task order under existing contract NNC06BA07B to procureengineering services to complete the aerodynamic and mechanical design and fabrication ofa new fan and set of stators to fit an existing NASA Turbine Powered Simulator (TPS) airmotor, Model Number 2601 (2601). This fan model will be used to conduct research on thenext generation of Ultra High Bypass Wing Integration Technology in future wind tunneltests.The engineering contractor will also focus on the refurbishment and upgrade ofthe TPS 2601 and its system components in order to insure the TPS unit can be operatedsafely during testing.This effort will involve the inspection and rebuilding of theparts of the TPS 2601 itself and the oil Lubrication Cart. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. This announcement will not result in a Request for Proposal; this announcement is forinformational purposes only. All questions and/or concerns must be submitted in writingto points of contact contained herein. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note 'B'.
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