SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- AUTONOMOUS LANDING AND HAZARD AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY 3D OPTICAL SENSOR SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ08227144R
- Response Due
- 12/18/2007
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2008
- Point of Contact
- Julie K. Karr, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-9782, Fax 281-244-0995, Email julie.k.karr@nasa.gov - Michael W Duckworth, Contract Specialist, Phone 281-483-0937, Fax 281-483-4066, Email michael.w.duckworth@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Julie K. Karr
(julie.k.karr@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Exploration Systems Mission Directorate's (ESMD) at NASA/JSC has a requirement to understand and develop 3D sensors to autonomously observe and characterize hazards for autonomous landings on the moon. The purpose of this synopsis is to inform industry of NASA?s intent to award a sole source purchase for Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) 3D Optical Sensor Support to FastMetrix, Inc. As apart of this requirement the contractor will be responsible for contributing and providing Sensor Systems inputs as required by NASA JSC. The inputs will include descriptions of technology needs, simulation and test analytic models and processes, assessment of candidate sensor systems, systems development activities and plans, and verification and validation plans and procedures. The contractor shall employ experience and knowledge of current laser technology, detector technology, sensor signal processing, Scan and Flash LIDAR technology, and sensor performance analysis in this work. FastMetrix has been performing work on the ESMD ALHAT sensor project for the past 18 months under DARPA contract NNJ06HC24I. As such, FastMetrix has unique and intimate knowledge of LIDAR sensors for Rendezvous and Docking and Thermal Protection System inspection applications in Space Shuttle missions, as well as optical 3D sensor expertise development that will be applicable to human lunar missions (including crew and cargo placement); robotic lunar missions; accurate landing for surface rendezvous including landing near small areas of scientific interest; safe, autonomous, and accurate landing of crewed and non-crewed missions; autonomous hazard detection and avoidance; polar and deep-crater landings, as well as expanded landing windows without lighting restrictions; and real-time capability to detect landing hazards and relay safe landing information to the crew. Due to this experience the FastMetrix workforce has the critical skills that are required to continue support of the new Constellation Program. Continuing with FastMetrix will ensure the safety and the success of the Constellation Program. Furthermore, FastMetrix is the only known contractor in the US that has direct experience, familiarity, and expertise with each LIDAR sensor that is currently being developed, or has been developed in the US and Europe. A request for information to industry (RFI Notice # 121343-SOL-001-001 ? Sensors for Lunar Landing System) resulted in the evaluation of 26 RFI responses. Fact finding site visits found that while various suppliers are capable of providing expertise in particular sensory and concept fields; no single supplier other than FastMetrix can offer the comprehensive expertise in every field of sensory and laser systems that fulfill NASA?s requirements. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 1 p.m. local time on December 18, 2007. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
- Web Link
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http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73#128005
- Record
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