SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ON THE ACQUISITON STRATEGY FOR A LARGE ORSC OXYGEN/KEROSENE ROCKET ENGINE
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- RFI2003-PS53-01
- Response Due
- 7/11/2003
- Archive Date
- 6/12/2004
- Point of Contact
- James D. Young, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0362, Fax (256) 544-9354, Email james.young@msfc.nasa.gov - Regina Hawkins-Wilson, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-5911, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email Regina.A.Hawkins-wilson@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to James D. Young
(james.young@msfc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ON THE ACQUISITON STRATEGY FOR A LARGE ORSC OXYGEN/KEROSENE ROCKET ENGINE General Information Reference Number: RFI2003-PS53-01 Response Date: July 11, 2003 Contracting Office Address NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Procurement Office/PS50, Bldg. 4203, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 (see POCs listed on last page) PURSUANT TO FAR 52.215-3 ENTITLED REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, NASA DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND TO ALLOW INDUSTRY THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE INPUTS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR USE IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND ACQUISITION STRATEGY, AS WELL AS PROMOTE COMPETITION AND SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES. Description Interested parties who intend to respond to this RFI are requested to notify PS50 via email within five business days of posting this notice on NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the NAIS for information concerning the release of future solicitations. THE RFI RESPONSE MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JULY 11, 2003. In addition, a LETTER OF INTENT TO PROPOSE from interested parties is requested to be submitted no later than July 11, 2003. Purpose NASA/MSFC is seeking ideas, acquisition strategies, and information from potential offerors on the development approach for a large, one-million pound thrust-class, oxidizer?rich staged combustion (ORSC) oxygen/kerosene (LOX/Kerosene) booster rocket engine for a two-stage-to-orbit Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV). This RFI addresses all the steps in the rocket engine development process but focuses on maturing the design, building, testing, and demonstration of an ORSC LOX/Kerosene prototype risk reduction rocket engine to advance the technology to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6. Attachment #2 describes the NASA TRL for this RFI. Background The NASA Next Generation Launch Technology (NGLT) program plans to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) this year to mature, build, test, and demonstrate an ORSC LOX/Kerosene prototype risk reduction rocket engine to TRL 6 that can support the design of a human-rated ORSC RLV flight engine. Development of this prototype engine will flow into the overall NGLT program goals to achieve a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) maturity level on the human-rated flight engine in time to support a Full-Scale Development (FSD) decision in FY2009. Various rocket engine power cycles and propellants were investigated under Space Launch Initiative?s (SLI) 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle program. Technologies examined were Fuel-Rich Staged Combustion, Oxidizer?Rich Staged Combustion, Expander Cycle and others. Propellants such as oxygen, hydrogen, kerosene, hydrogen peroxide, hydrocarbons, and others were investigated. The goal was to mature engine propulsion systems and technologies to a higher TRL. In September 2002, the decision was made to emphasize the higher thrust-class LOX/Kerosene ORSC engine. The LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system represented the best case for achieving the combined goals of performance, operability, and versatility to both NASA and the U.S. Air Force. To meet quick turnaround, operability, availability, and cost requirements the LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system must seamlessly combine Supportability, Operability, Reliability and Maintainability (SORM) and Integrated Engine Health Management (IEHM). The Level 1 and Level 2 prototype engine propulsion systems requirements will be documented, in the soon-to-be-baselined, NGLT Program Requirements Document (PRD) (See Attachment #1). The DRAFT requirements for the prototype LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system are shown in the current DRAFT NGLT Program PRD. The proposed prototype risk reduction LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system must be traceable to the DRAFT NGLT Program PRD requirements. Request For Information (RFI) This RFI requests that interested parties provide an assessment of: 1. Anticipated top level work breakdown structure 2. Government Requirements (Attachment #1) 3. Risks (programmatic and technical) 4. Overall design maturity and TRL (components and engine system) 5. Test Facility and Vehicle Interfaces 6. Performance Metrics and Recommended Incentive Structure 7. Test Planning and Facilities Utilization (to include Government Furnished Property (GFP) /Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Test Sites) 8. Schedules, Milestones and anticipated durations to accomplish these development goals. The RFI response must be submitted no later than July 11, 2003 in order for the Government to utilize in the anticipated RFP development. A LETTER OF INTENT TO PROPOSE to the RFP from interested parties is to be submitted no later than July 11, 2003. Future Procurement Actions The RFI seeks information on the ORSC engine development process. The anticipated near-term RFP procurement action is to build a full-scale risk reduction prototype engine, conduct tests and demonstrations to achieve TRL 6. Anticipated RFP Requirements NASA/MSFC intends to release a draft RFP for the prototype rocket engine during the fall of 2003. Attachment #3 is a summary of the near term acquisition milestones for this RFI/RFP. The government anticipates significant subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically under-utilized business zone small businesses, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses for this requirement. The Government anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) and Cost-Plus Award Fee (CPAF) hybrid contract from the anticipated Prototype Engine RFP. The specific distribution of the fee pools will be subject to negotiation at the appropriate time. Rocket engine or rocket engine component testing can be proposed at contractor owned and/or Government test facilities. In either case, any solicitation will require evidence of coordination of these test facilities through the Rocket Propulsion Test Management Board (RPTMB) at NASA?s Stennis Space Center. It is incumbent upon interested parties to ultimately receive concurrence from the RPTMB on all proposed propulsion testing activities prior to submitting a response to the RFP. As a minimum, evidence should include confirmation of facility availability, cost for use of facility, cost of any modifications to support testing, and the schedule for testing. The RPTMB website can be accessed at https://rockettest.ssc.nasa.gov. RPTMB Point of Contact (only) Name: Kevin Power Title: Propulsion Test Integration Office & RPTMB Point of Contact Phone: 228-688-1490 FAX: 228-688-7286 e-mail: Kevin.P.Power@nasa.gov A follow-on future procurement action may initiate the design of the human-rated flight engine, sometime during prototype testing, and proceed with design to a PDR maturity level to support the FSD decision date. A subsequent future procurement action would initiate FSD of the human-rated flight engine, including completion of detailed design, fabrication, and test of development engines and engine certification to support a first flight. The issues delineated in the forgoing are not intended to be exhaustive. Respondents are encouraged to provide any additional comments that will help develop the best NGLT program acquisition strategy. Any information obtained as a result of this RFI is intended for use by the government as a basis for planning. Providing data or information that is proprietary, limited, or restricted for use by the government may be of limited value and as such restricted/limited data and information is not desirable. Any such restricted data must be clearly, individually and specifically marked. The government plans to use the information received from the RFI to assist in preparing the draft RFP and planning the overall NGLT engine acquisition strategy. After contract award from the RFP process, MSFC NGLT ORSC support contractors may be used as summarized in Attachment #4. These support contractor personnel may have access to any data submitted in performance of a contract if one is awarded. Attachment #5 is a general informational summary of RFI/RFP LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system project to assist interested parties. Response Preparation and Transmittal Prospective parties are invited to submit comments or questions to the identified point of contact. The RFI must be submitted back to NASA MSFC no later than July 11, 2003. All responses are requested to be provided in Microsoft Office Word document (.doc) format, both hardcopy and electronic media (CD preferred). Font should be Times New Roman, size 12. If appropriate, some pages of the response may be in Microsoft Office Excel (.xls), or PowerPoint (.ppt) format. Responses should be concise and it is suggested that responses not exceed 50 to 100 pages (8.5? x 11?) in length. Please submit your responses no later than the specified date, to NASA/MSFC Procurement Office, Attn: PS50 / Jim Young, Contracting Officer, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812. Questions should be provided to Jim Young at James.D.Young@Nasa.Gov with a cc: to Regina Hawkins-Wilson at Regina.Hawkins-Wilson@Msfc.Nasa.Gov. THIS RFI IS SUBJECT TO FAR 52.215-3 AND AS SUCH DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT, NOR WILL THE GOVERNMENT PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. NASA WILL NOT REIMBURSE OR OTHERWISE COMPENSATE ANYONE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION. NASA will also utilize information received from this RFI to assist in planning for NGLT program engine and vehicle development activities. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. Responses that are received will not be returned, and will be disposed of after reviews of the responses are completed. RFI Point of Contact Name: PS50/ Jim Young Title: Contracting Officer Phone: 256-544-0362 Fax: 256-544-6062 e-mail: James.D.Young@nasa.gov Alternate RFI Points of Contact Name: PS50/ Regina Hawkins-Wilson Title: Contract Specialist Phone: (256) 544-5911 Fax: (256) 544-2812 Email: Regina.A.Hawkins-wilson@nasa.gov Name: PS50/ G. Earl Pendley Title: Contracting Officer Phone: (256) 544-0381 Fax: (256) 544-2812 e-mail: George.E.Pendley@nasa.gov Attachments Attachment #1 - DRAFT requirements for the prototype LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system shown in the current NGLT Program PRD Attachment #2 ? NASA Technology Readiness Level (TRL) for this RFI Attachment #3 ? Summary of the draft near term acquisition milestones for this RFI/RFP Attachment #4 ? Summary of MSFC NGLT ORSC support contractors Attachment #5 ? Informational summary of RFI/RFP LOX/Kerosene ORSC rocket engine propulsion system project
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