SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- TANK-APPLIED MULTI-LAYER INSULATION SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336415
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC09MA009R
- Response Due
- 3/20/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Raye L Kirkland, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-433-5957, Fax 216-433-2480, />
- E-Mail Address
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Ra-deon.L.Kirkland@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GRC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design, fabricationand installation of a robust, predictable, low heat leak, tank-applied MLI system. NASA is currently developing the propulsion system for future exploration missionsincluding a near term human return to the human surface. For a lunar outpost explorationmission at the lunar South Pole, NASA has planned a surface stay duration ofapproximately 210 days for the crew habitat and lunar surface ascent stage. NASA systemtrade studies have shown that LCH4 ascent stage propellant tank fluid venting can beeliminated on the lunar surface for the 210 day mission with 1.A passive Multi-layer Insulation (MLI) system consisting of approximately 60 layers toprotect the propellant tanks from the lunar surface and solar environmental heating; 2.Loading the LCH4 propellant tanks with densified LCH4 at 165 oR and starting with atank ullege of approximately 15% at the KSC launch pad. In order to verify the trade study results, a NASA inter-center team consisting of AmesResearch Center (ARC), Glenn Research Center (GRC), Kennedy Space Center (KSC) andMarshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), will conduct a series of baseline passive thermalcontrol technology tests of a flight-representative, spherical LCH4 ascent stagepropellant tank in a simulated lunar thermal environment at the GRC Creek Road CryogenicComplex, SMiRF facility. This Methane Lunar Surface Thermal Control (MLSTC) test seriesis sponsored by NASAs Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM) Project Office.The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 336415 and 1,000 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.The anticipated release date is on or about February 17, 2009 with an anticipated offerdate of on or about March 20, 2009 for completion in July, 2009.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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