MODIFICATION
A -- Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology (RAMPT) Contract
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2018
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Office of Procurement, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, 35812, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM18ZST807L
- Point of Contact
- Wade S. Amis, Phone: 2569619214, Melinda E Swenson, Phone: 256-544-0381
- E-Mail Address
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wade.s.amis@nasa.gov, melinda.e.swenson@nasa.gov
(wade.s.amis@nasa.gov, melinda.e.swenson@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has a requirement to establish, manage, and maintain a public-private partnership (PPP) additive manufacturing (AM) consortium for the Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology (RAMPT) project. The RAMPT project includes the establishment of public-private partnerships with specialty-manufacturing, industry vendors and associated cost-sharing partnerships that will focus on three technology thrust areas, including: a. The development of composite over-wrap technology for additively manufactured regen-cooled Thrust Chamber Assembly (TCA), b. The development of large-scale, freeform, laser-directed, energy deposition technology for forming regen-cooled nozzle components, and c. The development of additive manufactured, bimetallic joints for integration of the manifolds to a copper-alloy chamber. RAMPT will develop, advance, and integrate large scale, light-weight, multi-metallic, freeform, additive manufacturing and composite overwrap techniques to reduce design and fabrication cycles for regeneratively-cooled liquid rocket engine components. RAMPT will reduce design, fabrication, and assembly schedules while allowing for reduced parts, increased reliability, significant weight reduction and a healthy American supply chain through these PPP with specialty manufacturing industry partners. NASA/MSFC intends to procure the above requirements on a sole-source basis from Auburn University under the authority of 10 U.S.C § 2304 (c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Suppliers or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements" should no other respondents be capable of effectively establishing, managing, and maintaining a PPP AM consortium for the RAMPT project. Auburn University was awarded cooperative agreement, 80MSFC17M0023, on September 27, 2017, entitled "Additive Manufacturing of Durable Mission-Critical Components by Establishing Process-Structure-Property-Performance Relationships". In order to accomplish the objectives, the CA consists of two integrated elements of work: a. Establish a public-private partnership to conduct additive manufacturing (AM) research and development. b. Discover critical process-structure-property-performance relationships for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) technology. Under this CA, AU has established a National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence and AU was recently awarded the Center of Excellence (COE) for AM from the ASTM International. Under the NASA-established CA Auburn is responsible as a consortium to establish public-private partnerships between government and industry partners to develop additive manufacturing technology and dissemination of data. AU has already established more than 40 industry and government collaborators under the COE awarded from ASTM and it would be impractical for the government to setup and establish these partnerships outside of this mechanism. The intent of the RAMPT public-private partnership that was directed by the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate in the decision memo approving the project is to take advantage of cost-sharing across government and industry investments and provide process development data and technology improvements across propulsion and propulsion-related U.S. industries. The current AU awarded efforts in additive manufacturing enables the sharing of process development data and technology improvements that would not be feasible by a single entity unbiased in sharing and distributing data across government and industry partners. This is further established under Space Act Agreement SAA8-1623444 with Auburn University for "Collaborative Agreement for Synergistic Technologies" active through October 21, 2021. AU has the Laboratory for Fatigue and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME). AU organized the Annual Congress-Wide Symposia on Additive Manufacturing at the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. The university formed the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence within AU's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, and AU made major investments in faculty, laboratories, and equipment to achieve a leadership position in additive manufacturing. These investments by AU exceeded $8,000,000 to enable research and establish the public-private partnerships involved with additive manufacturing research. AU currently has access to small businesses with additive manufacturing technology that aligns with RAMPT objectives for specialty manufacturing vendor development. The RAMPT project requires expertise across industry and these partnerships to establish the integrated key technology areas outlined above. Ultimately, this sole source contract will provide an effective mechanism to establish, manage, and maintain a PPP AM consortium for the RAMPT project. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715, "Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences" and has a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a written capability statement which shall be considered by the Agency. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort via email to wade.s.amis@nasa.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. CST on August 23, 2018. Such capabilities and 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. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning purposes only. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information submitted. As stipulated in FAR 15.201 (e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This notice is subject to FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. Any responses to this notice that are subject to export controlled items should be properly marked as such. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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