SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- MULTI-FREQUENCY FLAT ANTENNA FOR USE IN AN OFFSETCONFIGURATION SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- Antenna-RFI
- Response Due
- 3/20/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Robert D Corrigan, Aerospace Engineer, Phone 216-977-7090, Fax216-433-2182, - Jeffrey D Hoyt,Contract Specialist, Phone 216-433-5576, Fax 216-433-2480, />
- E-Mail Address
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robert.d.corrigan@nasa.gov, effrey.d.hoyt@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GRC is hereby soliciting informationabout potential sources for a multi-frequency flat antenna for use in anoffset configuration system. The antenna will ultimately be combinedwith a scanning reflectarray antenna, currently being developed by NASA,into an offset configuration antenna system; the multiple-frequency flatantenna will be the primary reflector, and the reflectarray antenna willbe the secondary antenna. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of thesolicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized inFedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is thepotential offeror's responsibility to monitor these sites for therelease of any solicitation or synopsis. Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the statedrequirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation,literature, brochures, and references. Because this information issought for future planning purposes, potential offerors are requested toprovide cost and time-to-deliver estimates. These estimates may begeneral in nature and will be used solely for budget planning purposes. Technical questions should be directed to: Robert Corrigan atRobert.D.Corrigan@nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should bedirected to Jeffrey Hoyt at Jeffrey.D.Hoyt@nasa.gov. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial orcommercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to beconstrued as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government payfor information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of theresults of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will beconsidered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a)set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submittedto Robert Corrigan no later than 4:30 pm on March 20th, 2009. Pleasereference "Antenna-RFI" in any response. Desired specifications for the system are as follows: 1.The antenna should operate at the S-band and Ka-band frequenciesin a stacked configuration as an integrated unit, implying a frequencyselective surface. 2.The prototype antenna should be of the 1.5 meter to 2 meterclass, and should be scalable to apertures of 5 meters or larger. 3.The antenna should be at a NASA Technology Readiness Level of 4(Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment) orhigher. 4.The antenna should be of a design and having materials that aresuitable for application in a space environment. 5.The antenna should have a mass-to-area goal of 1.0 kg/meter^2. 6.The antenna provider should have experience in designing andbuilding similar space communication systems that are availablecommercially. For the proposed effort, the supplier will: 1.Design and build a multiple-frequency flat antenna that meetsthe requirements stated above. 2.Characterize the multiple-frequency flat antenna.Characterization of the antenna is to include radiation patternmeasurements and quantification of directivity and aperture efficiencyat each operational frequency. 3.Deliver the multiple-frequency flat antenna and characterizationdata to NASA between January - March 2010. 4.Provide on-site support during integration and testing for aperiod of up to two weeks during the integration and testing of theantenna system. For the proposed effort, the NASA will: 1.Develop integration hardware and integrate themultiple-frequency flat antenna with the reflectarray antenna into anoffset configuration antenna system 2.Test the offset configuration antenna system.
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