SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- ADVANCED COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY (ACT) PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NRA-02-OES-01
- Response Due
- 4/5/2002
- Archive Date
- 2/4/2003
- Point of Contact
- Felicia Jones-Selden, Technology Program Manager, Phone (301) 286-4959, Fax (301) 286-2756, Email fselden@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Felicia Jones-Selden
(fselden@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to solicit proposals for the Advanced Component Technology (ACT) Program, a technology development program in support of the Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). The ACT program, formally known as the Advanced Technology Initiatives Program (ATIP), seeks proposals for technology development activities leading to new component and subsystems that will enable new ESE science measurements and visionary concepts. ? Reduce the risk, cost, size, and development time for Earth observing instruments and, ? Enable new Earth observation measurements. This NASA Research Announcement solicits component and subsystem technologies for Earth observing remote sensing instruments that enable surface, space-borne, and airborne measurements, that have the highest potential to meet the goals of the ACT program and the measurement capability requirements of the ESE The ACT program is envisioned to be flexible enough to accept technology developments at various stages of maturity, and through appropriate risk reduction activities (such as requirements analysis, conceptual design, laboratory breadboards and pre-engineering models), advance the technology readiness level of the component or subsystem. The proposer must define the starting point for the component and subsystem technology or measurement technique and the exit or success criteria for the proposal activity. The results at the exit point must provide convincing evidence that the components or subsystems can make the proposed measurements and can be integrated into an on-going technology development program for infusion into an instrument design. For the purposes of this NRA, high priority candidate technology developments include: Antenna technologies: ? Ultra-lightweight, large structural components, such as deployable and/or inflatable booms, membranes, and apertures for radiometers and synthetic aperture radars ? Lightweight, micro-strip antenna technologies for microwave systems ? Steerable, microwave antenna technologies Electronics: ? Low mass/low power stable RF electronics ? High speed, low power, digital correlators ? Millimeter and sub-millimeter receiver technologies ? Low power, high density, control electronics Optics: ? Optical system transform spectrometers (minimal moving parts) ? Ultra-lightweight, deployable concepts for large aperture optical systems ? Compact, light weight, optical systems Detectors ? Large format arrays (Visible-near infrared, Short-wave infrared, Far infrared, and UV) ? Cryo-cooler technologies (cooling to <10K with power <10 mW) ? Linear variable etalons The list is neither comprehensive nor prioritized, and is only meant to indicate the general types of components and subsystems being solicited from this NRA. The NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the Research Opportunities Online ''Home Page'' at " http://research.hq.nasa.gov/ '' under ''Office of Earth Science (Code Y) ''. A paper copy will be available to those who do not have access to Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and leaving a voice mail message. This announcement will be open for the period from February 20, 2002 through April 5, 2002, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. POC: Mrs. Felicia Jones-Selden, Technology Program Manager Tel: (301) 286-4959 Fax: (301) 286-2756 Email: fselden@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov Or POC: Janice L. Buckner, NASA/Headquarters Representative Tel: (202) 358-0886 Fax: (202) 358-2769 Email: jbuckner@mail.hq.nasa.gov
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