SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR ADVANCED HIGH TEMPERATUREMATERIALS IN SPACE LAUNCH APPLICATIONS
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM10ZPS019
- Response Due
- 8/25/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/10/2011
- Point of Contact
- Gloria J. Coffey, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-9187, Fax 256-544-6041, Email gloria.coffey@nasa.gov - Janice P. Burrough, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-0317, Fax 256-544-5861, Email Janice.Burrough@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Gloria J. Coffey
(gloria.coffey@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC has a requirement for Development of Characterization Techniques forAdvanced High Temperature Materials in Space Launch Applications. This procurement isfor additional effort to be performed under Contract NNM08AA01B, which was awarded forthe testing and analysis of propulsion system materials for the Marshall Space FlightCenter (MSFC).NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the services from Southern Research Institute (SRI),Birmingham, Alabama, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 which implements 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) foracquisition of supplies or services from only one source and no other supplies orservices will satisfy agency requirements. Competition is impractical for the followingreasons:1. Due to the nature of the effort required, SRI is the only known source with thecapability to generate test results with demonstrated reliability (i.e., repeatability,accuracy, and resolution) at extreme and typically non-standard testing conditions suchas high temperature testing up to 5000 degrees F. SRI is the only known source that canprovide the unique combination of data understanding, reliability, and component designaccuracy to enable the most efficient and effective operating system to meet NASA'sgoals, thus allowing for the safest system. SRI uniquely provides an ability to obtainmaximum data understanding, data reliability, and design accuracy, using a uniquecombination of properties, such as tensile, compression, flexure strengths, in-planeshear strength with 45 degrees tension, and in-plane shear strength with 45 degreescompression configurations for composites and monolithic ceramic materials attemperatures greater than 5000 degrees F. Only SRI has demonstrated they can generatespecific heat data, unrestrained electrical conductivity data, thermal expansion data,Rumanian in-plane shear data, saddle in-plane shear data, and torsional in-plane sheardata, creep with a circumferential coupon data, interlaminar shear data, double notchshear data, and tensile creep data at temperatures greater than 4600 degrees F, as wellas fatigue data at a frequency of greater than 500 Hz, load ratio of 0.1, and temperatureof 1800 degrees F. Only SRI has demonstrated they can generate biaxial tension-tensionand compression-torsion testing data from -250 degrees F to 1500 degrees F, among othertesting capabilities. This combination of unique data is necessary to produce andoperate these human-rated propulsion systems with the most accurate hardware designs anddesign safety margin. 2. The data generated by SRI from room temperature to 5000 degrees F is the only datavalidated to model the Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) and 1st stage Crew LaunchVehicle (CLV) nozzle ablative material. All of the ablative nozzle data used forthermo-structural analytical models to support flight and flight anomaly investigation isgenerated by SRI. No other source has been qualified to produce this thermal data. 3. SRI is the only known source of elevated temperature permeability with the specimenunder a tensile or compressive load. Further, SRI is the only firm with analog testcapability which has been used to develop unique data to develop and validate thermalmodels for RSRM nozzle ablative liners. The restrained thermal growth test developed byand available exclusively from SRI is also necessary in characterizing and modeling nextgeneration nozzle materials for the RSRM and 1st stage CLV.4. This effort is a logical building block continuation of the work conducted under task13 of contract number NNM08AA01B. This effort is designed to apply the previouslydeveloped laboratory-based tests to enhance the development of materials for launch,reentry, and space environments. It involves exploitation of the significant advancesalready made in the development of laboratory-based test methods for coupon and componentlevel characterization; development of subcomponent testing capabilities for material,component and system characterization; simulation techniques for these applications. Itincludes development of an integrated modeling and testing approach for evaluation andoptimization of new material concepts including large scale carbon-carbons. SRI hasdeveloped the expertise and is uniquely qualified to conduct this effort.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 August 25, 2010. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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.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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