SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- ADVANCED TOPOGRAPHIC LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.M, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG09281324L
- Response Due
- 2/25/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2010
- Point of Contact
- Mayra A Nieves-Torres, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-0422, Fax 301-286-1720, - Tammy Seidel, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-1340, Fax 301-286-1654, />
- E-Mail Address
-
Mayra.A.Nieves-Torres@nasa.gov, Tammy.Seidel@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ADVANCED TOPOGRAPHIC LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM (ATLAS)REQUEST FOR INFORMATIONThis notice is issued by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to post a Request forInformation (RFI) via the Internet to solicit responses from interested parties. THIS IS *NOT* A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION FOR BID NOTICE.This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry theopportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well aspromote competition. All responsible sources may submit a response which shall beconsidered by the Agency.The NASA/ GSFC intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the manufacture of atelescope to meet the requirements of the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System(ATLAS) aboard the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-II (ICESat-2). ATLAS ispreceded by the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) aboard ICESat-I launched in 2003and it is the second in a series to accurately measure the ice thickness and temporalchanges of the ice thickness in Antarctica and Greenland. GLAS telescope information is provided for reference: funded and developed by NASA, theGLAS instrument telescope was a medium aperture, narrow field, optical telescopeoperating as a receiver at 1064nm wavelength. The telescope assembly was a classicalCassegrain. The one-meter aperture Primary mirror efl was 700mm and the overall efl was3924mm with a bfd of 98mm. This yields a telescope f/#: f/3.92. It was an all-Berylliumdesign with flight heritage CIRS, MOLA, GLAS and CALIPSO. The metering structure wasbrazed with four blades, base ring and a stiffening tube which also serves as an innerlight baffle. The external baffle prevents direct illumination of the detectors by thesun. The metering structure was rigidly mounted on the center of the primary mirror. Astrong interface plate was mounted on the back of the primary mirror to provide rigidityduring diamond turning and for mounting with flexures to the spacecraft. The operatingtemperature was room temperature. The image quality of the telescope was deliberatelylow: 10 times diffraction limited.We expect nearly identical requirements for the ATLAS telescope to be provided in theRFP. The ICESat-2 mission is expected to be launched in 2014 into a sun-synchronouspolar orbit at 600km altitude and operate for a minimum of three years. The assemblydrawing of the GLAS telescope is attached.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing nolater than February 25, 2009. Qualified organizations must demonstrate experience andcapability in working with Beryllium metal. The coating and polishing shall be doneoff-site at the vendor's facility. The Beryllium has been ordered by the government andwill be GFE provided to the successful telescope vendor. Qualified organizations shouldalso describe their capability to provide optical test data proving that the telescopecomplies with the requirements in the RFP.Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated to determine how the Government willprocure this item. Based upon responses to this notice, the Government will determinethe appropriate method of acquiring.This RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will theGovernment pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about April 1, 2009 with an anticipatedoffer due date of on or about May 1, 2009.Information may be submitted via mail to: NASA/GSFC, ATTN: Mayra A. Nieves-Torres, Code210.3, Building 11, Room S215E, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771; or viaelectronic transmission to Mayra.A.Nieves-Torres@nasa.gov. When responding, referenceRFI# NNG09281324L.[OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT IS REQUIRED]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/GSFCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror'sresponsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation andamendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their owncopy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c1c66d8a41f9b196679eae79c5bda567&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Record
- SN01747563-W 20090212/090210215835-c9afec8141a379965e6f50e1e6ad1a37 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |