NASA, Johnson Space Center, BE13, Houston, TX

59 -- FLIGHT QUALIFIED GPS TENSORS SOL 9BE13-30542P DUE 072595 POC JOHN TRAHAN, Tel:713-483-0543 Contracting Officer:ANN SULLIVAN, Tel:713-483-1863 The Johnson Space Center is interested in acquiring two (2) flight- qualified GPS Tensors from Loral Space Systems. (SS/L Part Number E038769). --The Loral Space Systems Part Number is E038769. --This hardware is to be shipped to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. --The desired delivery date for the hardware is February 15, 1996. --Number Note 22. --The Johnson Space Center intends to acquire these GPS Tensors from Loral Space Systems on a sole source basis. NASA requires a GPS subsystem that can provide real-time three axis attitude data, three dimensional position and velocity data, and time reference data. The GPS receiver must be able to meet the applicable performance, reliability, environmental, lifetime, and design requirements of JSC 26656, Project Technical Requirements Specification for the International Space Station (ISS) GPS Subsystem. The flight GPS receiver must also have adequate design, test, and user heritage to ensure successful operation in an ISS Criticality 1R subsystem. The flight GPS receiver must provide identical interfaces (mechanical, power, thermal, and data) to the Loral Tensor pre-production units procured for the ISS GPS subsystem prototype hardware and firmware development. The GPS receiver delivery must support box-level integration, qualification, and acceptance test schedules for the ISS GPS subsystem. The only company meeting these requirements for the manufacturer, is Loral. (0173)

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