SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- RLEP/LRO GROUND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ELECTRONICS RFI
- Notice Date
- 2/15/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-RLEP-LRO-2-15-05
- Response Due
- 3/11/2005
- Archive Date
- 2/15/2006
- Description
- Robotic Lunar Exploration Program/Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Ground Communication System Electronics Request for Information Overview LRO requires communications to support tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) as well as mission measurement data return. To accomplish this LRO intends to employ S-Band for TT&C functions and Ka-Band for high rate measurement data. The LRO project is currently investigating ground network (ground station) options to support the communication and navigation requirements of the mission. The LRO project is interested in understanding technologies, concepts and methods available to meet program ground station signal processing requirements. Requested Response The LRO mission requests that interested parties provide inputs, comments and suggestions as to how best to achieve the communication and tracking goals of the LRO mission (and extend into the RLEP program). Responses may include component or system level concepts including transmitters, receivers, software defined radios, error correction code processors, telemetry processors, ground station antenna feeds, RF/IF down converters and other RF components and systems employed in ground station receive and transmit signal chains. The project is interested in learning of individual component technologies as well as complete system concepts. Responses to this RFI should focus on ground segment technologies and concepts, not spacecraft flight systems. Cost and schedule are discriminators in LRO?s eventual selection of any solution, and so the project is mostly interested with responses that closely match or exceed LRO?s assumed requirements, however, the project is interested in learning of potential technology developments that could benefit LRO, RLEP and the Agency. In addition to the general topics discussed above, the LRO mission requests the following. Interested parties do not have to respond to the following questions if they do not apply to their proposed component / technology / system. 1. Discuss an approach to employ SN/TDRSS-like CDMA signaling for communication and tracking in a ground station context to support lunar TT&C functions at S-band. Responses should specifically address PN code ranging techniques (TDRSS Data Group 1, Mode 1). This may include COTS and custom systems, technologies and developments. Discuss the proposed concept, its implementation, the tracking accuracy achievable, and provide ROM estimates for NRE and procurement costs as well as estimated schedule ARO. 2. Discuss an approach to retrofit existing ground station antennas to support high rate Ka-band telemetry receive and capture capable of supporting LRO?s requirements. Discussion may assume installation of complete receive systems (with the exception of the antenna itself) or may discuss individual components that could be used to synthesize a complete design. This may include COTS and custom systems, technologies and developments. Discuss the proposed concept, and provide ROM estimates for NRE and procurement costs as well as estimated schedule ARO. 3. Discuss technologies, components and systems available to support LRO?s S-band TT&C requirements assuming standard STDN/DSN signal formats. This may include COTS and custom systems, technologies and developments. Discuss the proposed concept, and provide ROM estimates for NRE and procurement costs as well as estimated schedule ARO. 4. Discuss an approach to implement CCSDS CFDP file delivery from LRO to ground stations. The emphasis should be on the ground segment implementation and should not place requirements on the spacecraft other than compliance with CCSDS CFDP implementation standards. This may include COTS and custom systems, technologies and developments. Discuss the proposed concept, and provide ROM estimates for NRE and procurement costs as well as estimated schedule ARO. Information submitted to GSFC in response to this RFI will be treated as strictly proprietary unless otherwise indicated. No procurement is planned as a direct result of this Request for Information. Information submitted in response to this Request for Information will be used for LRO and RLEP concept development activities. Parties proposing concepts of interest to LRO and RLEP may be invited to submit more detailed information or to discuss their concepts further. It is emphasized that this RFI is for planning and information purposes only and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. 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. Technical questions should be directed to: Jason Soloff at (301) 286-1368 or Jason.A.Soloff@nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Julie Janus at (301) 286-4931 or Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov. Interested offerors shall address the requirements of this RFI in written format as described in the previous paragraphs by electronic mail to: Jason Soloff at Jason.A.Soloff@nasa.gov, no later than 5:00 PM EST on March 11, 2005. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format 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 NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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