SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- FY12 TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSIONS BAA
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2012
- 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
- NNM12ZZP03K
- Response Due
- 4/30/2012
- Archive Date
- 1/18/2013
- Point of Contact
- Melinda E. Dodson, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-961-7454, Fax 256-961-7524, Email Melinda.E.Dodson@nasa.gov - Mark R. Stiles, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-0381, Fax 256-544-6062, Email mark.r.stiles@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Melinda E. Dodson
(Melinda.E.Dodson@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space FlightCenter is releasing a FY12 Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM) Broad AgencyAnnouncement (BAA) in support of the Office of Chief Technologist (OCT). The BAA will beavailable on or about February 1, 2012, by opening the NASA Research Opportunitieshomepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listingsSolicitations to Open Solicitations. The Government does not intend to acquire acommercial item using FAR Part 12. This announcement solicits proposals for the demonstration of space technologies thatprovide new system-level technological capabilities. OCT TDM is seeking to identifycandidate crosscutting, system-level technologies to be demonstrated in the relevantenvironment such as ground, air, suborbital or orbital regimes. A key requirement in thisprogram is that the technology under consideration must clearly be crosscutting.Crosscutting is defined as a technology with potential to benefit more than one customer,where a customer can be a NASA Mission Directorate, another government agency, academia,or the aerospace industry. Specifically, system-level technologies implies anintegrated system with mission capability and not component-level demonstrations. OCT isseeking new capability demonstrations that advance the technology readiness of theselected systems, provide tangible, innovative technology products, are cost effective,and capture significant public interest and awareness. The candidate technology must bemature, at least Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5 at the time of the proposalsubmission and the proposed demonstration must raise the technology readiness of the newcapability to TRL 7 or higher, such that it may be infused into the critical path forfuture missions. This announcement solicits technology demonstration proposals in the following focusedtechnology area:Demonstrations of Propulsion Systems Utilizing Green Propellant Alternatives toHydrazine: Utilization of hydrazine fuel for rockets, satellites, and spacecraft is pervasive.Hydrazine systems are used extensively for primary and reaction control in-spacepropulsion applications, as well as for power and reaction control for launch vehicles.Efficient propulsive performance and long duration storage attributes have made the useof hydrazine widespread across the aerospace community. However, hydrazine is highlycorrosive and toxic, creating a need for non-toxic, high performance propellants forNASA, DoD, academia, and the commercial space industry. Propellants that greatly reducethe handling hazards of hydrazine have been under development for many years and havebeen termed green propellants, a general name for a family of propellants (liquid,solid, mono- or bi-propellants, hybrids) which offer safer handling conditions and lowerenvironmental impact. Beyond decreasing environmental hazards and pollutants, promisingaspects of green propellants also include reduced systems complexity, fewer operationalhazards, and decreased launch processing times while increasing propellant performance.The utilization of green propellants also promises benefits in terms of overall lifecycle cost reduction, contributing to lower costs of access to space. Research anddevelopment in the U.S. and Europe has produced several new green propellant candidatesthat show tremendous promise. This topic area solicits demonstrations of fullyintegrated, system-level propulsive and power generation capabilities utilizing lesstoxic, easier to handle propellant alternatives to hydrazine. Demonstrations of ahydrazine monopropellant alternative application in at least one of the followingclasses: in-space RCS, in-space primary propulsion, launch vehicle RCS or launch vehiclepower generation are desired. Consideration of more than one application as part of theproposal is desired. The proposal may also include bipropellant applications as a growthof the base monopropellant system, demonstrating a higher ISP hybrid capability.Demonstrations of complete propulsion and power generation systems including such itemsas engines, tanks, valves, injectors, thrust chambers, feed and control systems aredesired. Demonstrations may include one or more thrust and/or power generation classes.Proposals should include the design development, characterization, testing, analyses thatvalidate the characteristics and performance in terms of: ISP; volume ISP; ignitionreliability; flame stability; throttle ability and restart ability; operationsreliability across a range of system pressure and temperature conditions; propellant andsystem processing, handling and operational safety; hazard and toxicity; and componentand system life duration. The anticipated release date of the BAA is on or about February 1, 2012. Proposals shallbe submitted electronically, and all proposers shall use NASAs proposal data system,NSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com ). In addition, the electronic proposals must besubmitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Participation is opento all categories of organizations, including educational institutions, industry,nonprofit organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs),University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASACenters, and other Government agencies. Every organization that intends to submit aproposal in response to this BAA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registrationmust identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit theelectronic proposal. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to accessthe electronic proposal system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) tofamiliarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Specificproposal submission deadline dates, evaluation criteria, and submission information willbe identified in the BAA. Proposals will be due on April 30, 2012. Awards based on this solicitation are contingent on availability of appropriated funds. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712 and 1000 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman is RobinHenderson, DE01, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, AL 35812, telephone(256)544-1919, fax (256)544-7920, email: Robin.N.Henderson@nasa.gov.It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing to Melnda E Dodson,PS51, MSFC, AL 35812 or by email at melinda.e.dodson@nasa.gov Telephone questions willnot be accepted.
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