SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM SPACEBORNERECEIVER TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
- Notice Date
- 10/8/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 12, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-GNSS2015
- Response Due
- 11/16/2015
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- William Cann, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-864-2254, Fax 757-864-6641, Email william.f.cann@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
William Cann
(william.f.cann@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The following is a Request for Information (RFI) or Sources Sought Notice. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFI is a follow up to RFI GNSS2013, released in September of 2013, and is intended to provide a new opportunity for the Government to receive information from organizations which were unable to respond in September 2013. Organizations which responded to that RFI may submit updated responses at this time.The Government has retained all responses from the initial release of RFI GNSS2013. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is soliciting technical information through this RFI from providers of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) spaceborne receiver systems in industry, government laboratories, and academic institutions. International providers are also encouraged to participate. Those with multiple GNSS spaceborne receiver product lines are welcome provide multiple submittals. The purpose of this RFI is to help NASA and the United States Government (USG) assess the status of spaceborne GNSS receiver technologies that are now currently available and that will be available within the next 2-3 years to support both USG and NASA space missions. This information will serve as a resource to help NASA improve mission science through more in-depth use of GNSS receiver technology.This GNSS receiver survey will also provide information to NASA and others within the USG to guide strategic planning for future navigation technology developments. GNSS receivers have great potential to revolutionize science data taking, on-board space vehicle autonomy, mission operations and vehicle formation flying. Understanding the current and near future capabilities of GNSS systems is crucial in fully exploiting these capabilities in NASA and USG systems. NASA is interested in GNSS receiver systems that are intended to operate in a variety of orbital regimes or that can enable future missions. For example, low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) dual-frequency receivers have great potential for CubeSat or smallsat space-weather monitoring missions in low Earth Orbit. Receivers that can operate above GNSS constellations, in highly elliptical or geostationary Earth orbits, enhance on-board navigation, system autonomy and mission science for missions in these orbits. NASA is seeking technical feedback of receiver characteristics from providers of spaceborne receiver systems through a questionnaire attached to this RFI (Attachment 1). The questionnaire asks respondents to provide data such as company information, receiver performance, signal processing capabilities, flight readiness, etc. Providers of receiver characteristics to NASA must clearly designate in the appropriate fields, which information is proprietary and for USG-use only or that is fit to publish in the public domain. Since the purpose of this RFI is to help fulfill a broader survey of GNSS technologies and direction worldwide on behalf of the USG, NASA, and industry, collected information may or may not be published if it is intended for the public domain. Any information that is collected and published by NASA is intended to inform the broader Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT) and scientific communities. Information marked as proprietary (USG-use only) will strictly be treated as such and will not be published for public consumption or shared with other providers. Receiver characteristics of primary interest to NASA are: Position, Navigation, & Timing (PNT) capabilities Constellation, signal, and measurement capabilities Use cases, such as PNT engineering, Radio Occultation measurements, etc. Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) metrics ROM Cost of procurement Technical Readiness Level (TRL) and/or flight heritage; TRL definitions can be found at: http://esto.nasa.gov/files/trl_defi nitions.pdf Interface specifications Novel GNSS signal processing techniques The attached questionnaire (Attachment 1) covers these areas of interest and provides respondents fields for additional qualitative data, such as use-cases or additional comments. Two selectable fields are available in each section to appropriately designate the sensitivity of the information they provide: Public or Proprietary. Any information not designated as Proprietary or as Public will by default be treated as proprietary information and for USG-use only. Information that is marked as public means that NASA simply has the option to disclose the data as it chooses. The Public and Proprietary fields are present at the beginning of each section in order to allow respondents to allow public disclosure of some data while restricting other for USG-use only. For example, a respondent may opt to publish the navigation performance of a spaceborne receiver while restricting the cost of procurement information so it cant be published. It is anticipated that various groups will omit some fields. A sample filled out questionnaire is provided as an example (Attachment 2). Responses to this RFI may be submitted directly to william.f.cann@nasa.gov (encrypted email is acceptable and recommended if proprietary information is included). NASA intends to use responses for strategic purposes and acquisition strategy planning. Proprietary and export controlled information should be marked appropriately in your response to the RFI. Respondents are advised that NASA is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. NASA may contact respondents to this RFI if clarifications or additional information is desired. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation exists, therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.
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