SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- FAR INFRARED EXTENDED BLOCKED IMPURITY BAND DETECTOR DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNL09288389R
- Response Due
- 4/14/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Teresa M Hass, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-8496, Fax 757-864-7709, - Susan E. McClain, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-8687, Fax 757-864-8863, />
- E-Mail Address
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Teresa.M.Hass@nasa.gov, Susan.E.Mcclain@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/LaRC has a requirement for the development of a Far-Infrared Extended BlockedImpurity Band (FIREBIB) detector from 10 to at least 50 m. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (a)(2)(iii)(A), NASA LaRCintends to purchase the services from DRS Sensors & Targeting System of Cypress,California. NASA LaRC has partnered with DRS over the past three years on theFar-Infrared Detector Technology Advancement Partnership (FIDTAP) as the only sourcecapable of detector development that successfully demonstrated both wavelength extension(to 50 m) and sensitivity (D* exceeding 1010 cm sqrt. Hz /W) in a detector with highbandwidth and radiation resistance compared with 4 Kelvin sensors, with excellent spaceheritage. NASA LaRC has a need to further extend the capabilities of DRSs proprietarytechnology to continue the development demonstrated in the FIDTAP project and increaseits capabilities to meet the requirements of the FIREBIB project. DRS shall adapt adetector design and light-trapping detector packaging from the previous FIDTAP detectorprogram to achieve the following target performance levels from 10 to 50 m (with 100 mgoal): (i) Unity gain; (ii) Bandwidth &gt; 100 kHz; (iii) Quantum Efficiency (QE) &gt;99.9% in a trap detector configuration; (iv) Specific Detectivity &gt; 1e+10 cm sqrt (Hz)/W (goal &gt; 1e+11 cm sqrt (Hz)/W); (v) QE stability against temperature and radiationeffects; (vi) Nominal Detector Area (trap acceptance area) of 200 x 200 m2. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon April 14, 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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.
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