SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- INTELLIGENT PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOUNDATION TECHNOLOGY
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC04ZPR001N
- Response Due
- 4/9/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2005
- Point of Contact
- Teresa Monaco, Program Support Officer, Phone (216) 433-8293, Fax (216) 977-7133, Email Teresa.L.Monaco@nasa.gov - Michelle A. Mader, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-2765, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Michelle.A.Mader@grc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Teresa Monaco
(Teresa.L.Monaco@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/Glenn Research Center The Intelligent Propulsion Systems Technology (IPSFT) Sub-Project in the Ultra Efficient Engine Technology (UEET) Project Office, Vehicle Systems Program, intends to solicit proposals for research and development in the area of adaptive turbine engine propulsion technologies to enable intelligent turbine engines that significantly reduce harmful emissions while maintaining high performance and increasing reliability. NASA is working to reduce CO2, NOx, aerosols and particulates from the Nation?s airspace, specifically those generated by gas turbine engines used in commercial subsonic and supersonic aircraft. NASA?s current goals are to reduce landing and take-off nitrogen oxides (LTO NOx) by 70% over the 1996 ICAO standard, and to reduce CO2 by 15% from current state-of-the-art large engines, both by 2007. For planning purposes, NASA?s future goals include increasing these goals to 90% LTO NOx and 30% CO2 reductions. To achieve this, a new Intelligent Propulsion Systems project will begin in October, 2007, to develop adaptive technologies for modern gas turbine engines to: 1) reduce specific fuel consumption by maintaining optimum performance throughout the engine operating envelope, including transients, 2) greatly reduce engine weight, and hence fuel burn, by reducing design margins, and/or 3) actively control the combustion process to reduce emissions at their source. In preparation, we are seeking proposals to develop foundation technologies needed for specific adaptive gas turbine engine components. ?Foundation technologies? are low technology readiness level (TRL 1 ? 3, inclusive) technologies that enable advanced concepts. For this solicitation, foundation technologies sought include, but are not limited to: sensor systems, actuation systems, control logic, smart materials, morphing structures, fluid mechanics, physics-based models, measurement technologies, electronics, communications, in-situ power generation, and aerodynamics. NASA will award contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other agreements to the successful proposers. NASA will determine the appropriate award instrument. If contracts are awarded, it will be on a fixed-price basis. The contract will be a basic one-year period and two one-year options. Options will be exercised based upon funding and performance considerations. If grants are awarded, research grants will be used. Grants and cooperative agreements will be multiple-year; renewal will be based on funding and performance considerations. Total amount of funding that NASA expects to award through the announcement is approximately $5 million per year for three years, for a total expected funding amount of $15 million. Participation in this NRA is unrestricted. Teaming is neither encouraged or discouraged. The NASA centers (including Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)) may not serve as lead organizations under this NRA; however, they can participate as part of the research team. NASA centers (including JPL) can serve as lead organizations for a companion NASA Led Solicitation. Information on this solicitation is located at https://tyrone.grc.nasa.gov/events/KfnA/ (This hyperlink will not launch from within Word. Copy and paste the URL to your browser. At the website, click OK to accept the certificate). Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), other minority educational institutions (OMUs), and small businesses and organizations owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, veteran, service-disabled veteran, HUBZone, or women are particularly encouraged to apply. Participation by non U.S. organizations in this program is encouraged subject to NASA?s policy of no-exchange-of-funds. The procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 35, Research and Development Contracting. For size determination purposes, small businesses are classified as 1,000 employees or less, according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541710, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. Anticipated dates (on or about) regarding this procurement: Draft solicitation: end of March 2004 Solicitation: end of April 2004 Proposals due: end of June 2004 Contract award: early January 2004 All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Additional information regarding this solicitation can be found at: https://tyrone.grc.nasa.gov/events/KfnA/. (This hyperlink will not launch from within Word. Copy and paste the URL to your browser. At the website, click OK to accept the certificate). The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint) or Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf) and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the solicitation located on the NASA/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22 This solicitation will be listed under the ?GRC? center, classification code ?A?, solicitation number NNC04ZPR001N. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offeror?s are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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