SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- LIQUID PROPELLANT BASED COMBUSTION WAVE IGNITION SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- 8-1-2-T6-D9522
- Response Due
- 7/29/2002
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Proposal for Liquid Propellant Based Combustion Ignition System. The proposed research/test program seeks to identify and demonstrate techniques for conditioning liquid hydrocarbon fuels, JP-7 or RP-1, such that they will sustain a robust detonation, thereby enabling operation of the ignition system with the same propellants used in a multiple thrust chamber system; the liquid oxidizer, LOX, will also need to be gasified prior to ignition. Once this capability has been successfully demonstrated in a laboratory environment, CWI hardware will be designed and built in order to demonstrate repeatable ignition in an actual liquid oxidizer/liquid hydrocarbon (LHC) fueled rocket thrust chamber. I. Feasibility Study Perform a feasibility study to characterize the technical challenges involved in developing a LOX/liquid hydrocarbon fueled CWI. This will include, but is not limited to, characterizing the products of catalytically decomposed JP-7 or RP-1, investigating chemical kinetic limitations based on operation with the catalytically decomposed gases, determining the relative merits of requiring a catalyzed fuel as opposed to fine mist atomization to enable a sustained detonation, and identification of any concerns regarding integration of the CWI into a liquid rocket engine (LRE), such as maximum tube length, minimum diameter, and maximum number of thrusters serviceable per initiation (premixing) chamber. The study should assess both RP-1 and JP-7 as candidate fuels and identify any potentially insurmountable challenges. II. LCWI Concept Demonstration Design and fabricate a CWI chamber to demonstrate detonation of the expected LHC decomposition products, identified in Part 1, with oxygen. The CWI system should initiate combustion with a spark (baseline). 3. Perform testing of the CWI chamber using GOX and the fuel decomposition products identified in Part 1. Tests will be run at varying levels of Pc and MR. Wave speed, premixer pressure and temperature, and induction length (distance required to transition from deflagration to detonation) will be measured. III. Catalytic Decomposition Investigation Determine if an existing catalytic chamber can be used in quantitative/qualitative assessment of the LHC decomposition products. If so, and if financially feasible, this approach should be pursued for the "cracking" study. If no facility is available, or if use of the system is not financially feasible or would not enable the program to meet schedule, fabricate a workhorse catalytic heat exchanger to perform the LHC decomposition study. The catalytic reactor tube should allow f adequate temperature control in order to simulate hot gas generator heating of the catalyst bed. 5. Analyze the constituents of heated & catalyzed LHC fuel for species composition and associated mass fractions. IV. Flight-Weight Conceptual Design Generate a conceptual design for a flight-weight LCWI system, including estimates of weight, volume, and energy required. Requirements will be supplied by the COTR. Deliverables The following deliverables will be required: ? Monthly status reports ? Drawings and operating conditions of actual CWI test hardware ? Conceptual design of a flight-like LCWI system ? Final report and suggestions for follow-on investigations Breakdown of cost should be as follows: (1) Feasibility Study, (2) Concept Demonstration,(3) Catalytic Decomposition Investigation, (4) Flight-Weight Conceptual Design. The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 01-08. All qualified responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to MSFC is required within nine(9) months ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-02. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by July 29, 2002, 4:30pm to George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office - PS52-E, MSFC, AL 35812 and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Forms/Index.html to submit a offer. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.203-6, 52.219-8,5 2.219-14, 52.222-21, 52.219-26, 52.219-35,52.219-36, 52.223-9, ,52.25-13, and 52.247-34. The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than July 22, 2002. Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/midrange/ . These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=62 Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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