SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SORBENT BASED ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION -SBAR- SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 5/14/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM10Z52001L
- Response Due
- 6/18/2010
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer A Lawson, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-961-1186, Fax 256-544-5001, Email Jenny.A.Lawson@nasa.gov - James W. Bailey, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-7409, Fax 256-544-9354, Email james.w.bailey@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Jennifer A Lawson
(Jenny.A.Lawson@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for the design,development, fabrication, and test of a Sorbent Based Atmosphere Revitalization (SBAR)system. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and toallow industry the opportunity to express interest and to verify their capabilities. Aformal Request for Proposal (RFP) may follow at the conclusion of this RFI process. MSFCinvites vendors to provide candid opinions on the proposed requirements. Respondents maynot be notified of the results of the evaluation. If a solicitation is released it willbe synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is thepotential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of anysolicitation or synopsis.NASA/MSFC has developed and tested SBAR technology for removing carbon dioxide andhumidity from spacecraft cabin atmospheres ( SBAR & Test Facility Description providedunder separate attachment). The current maturity of the system is at a TechnologyReadiness Level of 4 (TRL 4) and NASA/MSFC is soliciting information to identify sourcescapable of advancing the technology and producing a brassboard system of TRL 5 (TRLDescription provided under separate attachment). The TRL 5 system, hereinafter referredto as the SBAR brassboard, shall be sized to control carbon dioxide and humidity in aspacecraft cabin atmosphere to safe levels with a nominal crew of 4 for a minimum missionduration of 7 days without thermal regeneration. The SBAR brassboard shall be capable ofperforming occasional thermal regeneration in which the sorbent material, while open tothe vacuum source, is heated to a set temperature of 210C and is maintained at thattemperature for up to 4 hours.As a goal, the SBAR brassboard total mass should be <30 kg and the overall volume< 0.08 m. Although not currently quantified, techniquesfor decreasing the power required and minimizing the amount of cabin atmosphere lost dueto system cyclic operation must be addressed. For the purposes of this RFI, the blowersand heat exchangers that are required for a complete spacecraft atmosphere revitalizationsystem are not included in the SBAR system definition.The vacuum swing adsorption process, on which the SBAR technology is based, requires thatthe absolute pressure of the beds containing the sorbent material reach vacuum levelsbelow 0.25 Torr during the desorption half cycle for optimum regeneration. The gas loadprofile produced during vacuum desorption of the sorbent material varies as a function ofoperational conditions. Because of the performance sensitivity to vacuum conductance, itis expected that expertise in the analysis, design, modeling, and fabrication of compact,high conductance valves and ducting will be required. The SBAR brassboard may containcommercial materials and components although a clear path toward use of flight qualifiedcomponents must be identified.NASA/MSFC personnel and resources are available for assistance and technology transfer. If a formal RFP results from this RFI process, the statement of work (SOW) will placeresponsibility for the analysis, design, development, test, and verification on the offerwhile system level testing in the relevant simulated operational environment will beperformed utilizing MSFC test facilities and personnel with support from the offer.Interested parties should respond with 1) a summary of relevant work with emphasis in thedesign of compact, lightweight, and high conductance valves and actuators, 2) adescription of the tools and techniques that would be utilized for the analysis, design,and modeling of the SBAR brassboard, 3) a description of the facilities that would beutilized for development of the SBAR brassboard, and 4) a general description of theapproach that would be taken to obtain the required vacuum levels while minimizing massand volume.If so requested in your response, all information received from this RFI will beconsidered confidential and proprietary. To the full extent that it is protected pursuantto the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identifiedby a respondent as Proprietary or Confidential will be kept confidential. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note 'B'.Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.When responding please reference NNM10Z52001L.
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