SOURCES SOUGHT
X -- JPL SPACE INTERFEROMETRY MISSION (SIM) THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER RFI
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
- ZIP Code
- 91109
- Solicitation Number
- CH-04-03
- Response Due
- 9/15/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2005
- Point of Contact
- Mary Helen Ruiz, JPL Business Opportunities Office, Phone (818) 354-7532, Fax (818) 393-1746, Email maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Mary Helen Ruiz
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- Description
- JPL SPACE INTERFEROMETRY MISSION (SIM) THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER RFI The Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology (Caltech/JPL), operating under a prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), seeks interest and responses for a large, ultra clean thermal vacuum chamber with vibration isolation for testing the interferometers in a simulated deep space environment. Only domestic chambers will be considered for this procurement. BASIC REQUIREMENTS for the chamber and staging areas are as follows: Intended Use: Optical TV Testing Orientation: Horizontal Desired Thermal Control Range: Minus 135 to Plus 135 C Required Chamber Dates: January 1 to June 30, 2009 Required Chamber Duration: 6 months Duration at Cold: 35 days Duration at Hot: 20 days Duration at ambient temp: 120 days Cleanliness: 10k Minimum Clearance--Length (ft): 45 Minimum Clearance--Width (ft): 25 Minimum Clearance--Height (ft): 25 Mass (Lbs): 10,000 Thermal Control: Cold to Hot Vibration Isolation for Test Article: Required Heatload: 4kw Bulkhead Penetrations: Data/Seismic Staging Area: Yes Pumping System: Cryo Highbay Pre-TV Use Dates: December 1 to December 1, 2008 Highbay Post-TV Use Dates: July 1 to August 1, 2009 Highbay Size: At least 4,000 sq. ft. Highbay Desired Cleanliness: 10k RFI QUESTIONS 1. Is your chamber available for the required period of time plus 30 days for schedule lag? 2. Are the highbay facilities available for the required period of time plus 30 days for a schedule lag? 3. Does your chamber facilities meet the SIM Requirements stated above? If there is any deviation from the SIM requirements please state what they are and how they may be overcome. 4. Are any modifications/refurbishment required of the thermal vacuum chamber? If yes, please provide a ROM estimate as to what the cost would be to bring the chamber up to SIM requirements. 5. Are any modifications/refurbishment required of the staging area/highbay? If yes, please provide a ROM estimate as to what the cost would be to bring it up to SIM requirements. 6. Please provide a ROM cost estimate for the use of your facilities for: (a) The entire period; (b) Per Day; (i) Chamber; (ii) Highbay; (iii) Provide a layout/sketch of your facilities, including but not limited to roads for ingress and egress, dimensions of doors for ingress and egress of the spacecraft. If possible, please limit your layout to an 11x14 sheet. 7. Please describe in table format the amenities of your staging area including the availability of an acoustics chamber and vibration test equipment. RESPONSES are due on or before September 15, 2004 at 3:00 p.m PDT. Please provide three (3) hardcopies and one (1) copy on CD-ROM format. Please do not include any elaborate brochures. Address all responses to: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Attn: Christine Horowitz, Mail Stop 190-220, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109-8099. Questions regarding this RFI may be directed via E-mail to Christine Horowitz: Christine.l.horowitz@jpl.nasa.gov. DISCLAIMERS JPL is under no obligation to issue any contracts as a result of this Request for Information (. Potential contractors shall not be reimbursed for any costs associated with the preparation of this Request for Information. Should a contract be issued, there shall be no allowance for work performed or costs incurred prior to the execution of the contract. Prospective subcontractors are advised that any information provided is deemed to be furnished with unlimited rights to JPL, with JPL assuming no liability for the disclosure, use, or reproduction of such data. Acceptance of JPL terms and conditions is required in the event JPL would issue a contract. These may be viewed at: http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/gp.htm
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