SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- ELECTRICAL CONTACT RING ASSEMBLIES
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- 03-GFH-SS-003
- Response Due
- 8/1/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2004
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen M Tennant, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-9378, Fax (301) 286-1779, Email Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Kathleen M Tennant
(Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/GSFC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Electrical Contact Ring Assemblies (ECRA) for the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) project of NASA/GSFC. SDO is the first mission under the Living With a Star (LWS) program as part of the Sun-Earth Connection. SDO will be made up of several instruments seeking to characterize the dynamic state of the Sun, thus enhancing NASA's understanding of the solar process and space weather. SDO is viewed as a follow-on to the successful Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) mission. SDO will be a three-axis stabilized satellite in a circular geosynchronous orbit of ~105 degrees longitude and having an inclination of 28.5 degrees. SDO will have a mission life of 5 years. SDO will provide a continuous downlink of high-rate data (150-200 Mbps) steam transmitted at Ka-band (25.5-27 GHz) by one of two High-Gain Antennas (HGA) mounted to the spacecraft. The HGA will be rotated by an Azimuth-Elevation gimbal, with the Azimuth axis having continuous rotation capability. The ECRA in question will be used to pass all power and command signals to the Elevation actuator across the continually rotating Azimuth axis. It is anticipated that a total of four to five ECRAs will be purchased. The following is a summary of the requirements for the ECRA: Circuits: 74 Current capability: 2.0 amps in 14 circuits 0.1 amps in remaining circuits Max Outer Diameter: 6 inches Minimum Inner Diameter: 2.0 inches Max Length: 15 inches Max mass: 12 pounds Life: 5 years, 2000 cycles Environment Pressure: 1x10-8 torr pressure (space) Radiation: 400 kRad-Si with 0.1-inch Aluminum shield 40 kRad-Si with 0.2-inch Aluminum shield Temperature: 0 deg C to 40 deg C Operating Range -10 deg C to 50 deg C Survival Range Loading: 40 Gs in three axes Of high interest are the areas of life and reliability regarding bearings and the electrical contacts. It is important that mass be minimized. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of 15 pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. In addition, interested offerors/vendors may provide any relevant catalogs or other published product literature that may be generally available in hard copy form or on-line. There is no page limit for this information. Interested offeror's with solutions that do not meet all specifications are encouraged to respond and note exceptions. This is especially true of existing designs where, if requirements are relieved, there are substantial savings. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or woman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (If potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement, and point of contact - including address and phone number). Technical and procurement related questions should be directed as described below: Technical Questions: Chuck Monroe or Richard Barclay - Address: Mail Stop 544, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771; Email chuck.monroe@nasa.gov or rbarclay@mscmail.gsfc.nasa.gov Phone: (301) 286-2233 or (301) 286-3205 respectively; Facsimile: (301) 286-1613 Procurement Questions: Kathleen Tennant - Address: Mail Stop 464, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771; E-Mail: Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet "Note A". [INTERNET ONLY (commercial product definition)]. If the requirement is considered to be a commercial-type product, please include information on customary practices regarding customizing, modifying, or tailoring of items to meet customer needs and associated costs. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Mr. Chuck Monroe or Mr. Richard Barclay at the address indicated above, no later than August 1, 2003. Please reference 03-GFH-SS-003 in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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