SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED GERMANIUM SUBSTRATES
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC08ZDP002N
- Response Due
- 10/31/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Karin E. Huth, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-433-2770, Fax 216-433-5489, />
- E-Mail Address
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karin.e.huth@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GRC plans to issue a NASA Research Announcement for research and developmenton methods of improving germanium (Ge) substrates used in the fabrication of photovoltaicdevices for space applications. The primary purpose of this work is to (1) raise thequality of the germanium substrate such that solar cell fabrication yields are increased,solar cell conversion efficiencies are improved, and progress can be made in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced photovoltaic devices and (2) reduce the cost ofthe germanium substrate and/or solar cell. The improvements to germanium substratequality should relate to U.S. space-qualified state-of-the-art gallium arsenide-based(GaAs) multijunction solar cells as well as, but not limited to, advanced 30% and 33%efficient gallium arsenide-based cell designs, thinned solar cells using a reducedsubstrate thickness, and other advanced designs such as the inverted metamorphic (IMM)concept,Given the close connection between substrate quality, improvements in solar cellperformance, and proprietary solar cell fabrication processes, proposers shoulddemonstrate a clear path to working closely and in a timely manner with space-qualifiedsolar cell manufacturers infusing the developed improvements into the mainstreamfabrication process without compromising company proprietary information or U.S.technology transfer regulation. The anticipated release date of the NRA is on or about 9/30/2008 with anticipated offerdue date on or about 10/31/2008.The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 334413 and 500 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over theInternet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GRCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referencednotes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.
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