SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TEAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCED AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES ON THE ACTIVE SENSINGOF CO2 EMISSIONS OVER NIGHTS DAYS AND SEASONS {ASCENDS} MISSION UNDER ADVANCED COMPONENTTECHNOLOGY {ACT}
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-NNL08ACT-PHOTODIODE
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2009
- Point of Contact
- Liliana J Richwine, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2478, Fax 757-864-7709, - Nancy M Sessoms, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2471, Fax 757-864-7709
- E-Mail Address
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Liliana.J.Richwine@nasa.gov, Nancy.M.Sessoms@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This partnering synopsis solicits potential partners to participate in developing aproposal addressing the goals and objectives of NASA Research Announcement (NRA)NNH08ZDA001N-ACT Appendix A.21 Advanced Component Technologies. The NRA, Appendix A.21can be accessed at http://esto.nasa.gov/obs_technologies.html.Participation in this partnering synopsis is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S.organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit institutions,the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as NASA Centers and other U.S. GovernmentAgencies. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Other MinorityUniversities (OMUs), small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), veteran-owned smallbusinesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses andwomen-owned small businesses (WOSBs) are encouraged to apply. Participation by non-U.S.organizations is welcome but subject to NASAs policy of no exchange of funds, in whicheach government supports its own national participants and associated costs.The objectives of the ACT Program are to research, develop, and demonstrate component-and subsystem-level technology developments that: Reduce the risk, cost, size, volume, mass, and development time of Earth observinginstruments and platforms, and Enable new Earth observation measurements.The ACT segment of the overall Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) program advancescore component technologies to a technology readiness level (TRL) that enables them tograduate to other programs, such as the Instrument Incubator Program, or to directlyinfuse them into a mission.This opportunity focuses on advancing the components and subsystem technologies that arenecessary to implement the measurements described in the National Research Council's(NRC) Decadal Survey (Reference: Earth Science and Applications from Space: NationalImperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, ISBN: 0-309-66900-6 (2007) or access a freepdf download from http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11820.html ). Measurements called for in theDecadal Survey have been assembled into fourteen (14) mission concepts with start datesranging from 2010 to 2020 for implementation by NASA. NASA LaRC has specific interest in development of innovative components related to thefollowing mission area: ASCENDS (Active Sensing of CO2 Over Days, Nights, and Seasons).The favored sensor for the ASCENDS (Active Sensing of CO2 Over Days, Nights, and Seasons)is the advanced avalanche photodiode to operate at moderate temperatures and large areadetection for long-term lidar remote sensing at 1 um to 5 um wavelengths. Specifically,LaRC is seeking potential partner(s) for development of advanced avalanche photodiodeswith the following specifications:i. Collecting Area for each Element ~ 100-500 micron;ii. Bandwidth 10 MHz;iii. Responsivity @ 2.00 micron 60 A/W;iv. Quantum efficiency @ 2.00 micron 80%; and v. Noise equivalent power <10^-14 W/rt.Hz.Teaming with providers of and leveraging emerging technologies, such as current andrecent Small Business Innovative Research awards(http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/awards.htm ), is of special interest.If selected through this synopsis, it is expected that selected partner(s) will work withNASA LaRC scientists and engineers to jointly develop the proposal. If the proposal isselected, NASA LaRC anticipates issuing contracts or other agreements to the selectedpartners for performance of the proposed tasks. This partnering opportunity does not guarantee selection for award of any contracts orother agreements, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by NASA to pay for theinformation solicited. It is expected that the selected partner(s) would provide (at nocost to NASA) conceptual designs, technical data, proposal input, project schedules andcost estimates. Partner selections will be made by LaRC based on the listed criteria inthe following order of importance: (1) Relevant experience, past performance, technical capability, and availability of keypersonnel. This criterion evaluates the offeror's relevant recent experience, pastperformance in similar development activities, technical capability to perform thedevelopment and key personnel available to support the development. Substantive evidenceof successful participation in similar developments should be included. (2) Cost and schedule control. This criterion evaluates the offeror's ability to controlboth cost and schedule. The ability of the offeror to complete projects on time andwithin the modest, fixed budgets that are characteristic of Advanced Component Technologyis key. The offeror should provide evidence of successfully controlling cost and schedulefor similar development programs and provide evidence of management processes in thisarea. (3) Facilities. This criterion evaluates the offeror's facilities (development, testing,and analyses) to conduct the development or demonstration of the proposed task. Theofferor should discuss facility availability, access, and the ability to meet theproposed objectives. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this partnering synopsis shall be limited to five (5)pages in not less than 12-point font. Responses should include a description of thecandidate component- and/or subsystem-level technology to be proposed and an assessmentof relevance to the objectives of the ACT solicitation as outlined in NNH08ZDA001N-ACT. Responses must address each of the aforementioned evaluation criteria. All responsesshall be submitted to LaRC via e-mail by 5:00 PM EST on July 16, 2008 to:Rosemary.R.Baize@nasa.gov. Technical and Programmatic questions should be directed to: Rosemary Baize atRosemary.R.Baize@nasa.gov. Procurement questions should be directed to:Liliana.j.Richwine@nasa.gov.
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