AWARD
C -- RECOVERY ACT ULTRA HIGH BYPASS TURBINE-POWERED SIMULATOR FAN MODEL
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2010
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC10E415T
- Response Due
- 3/3/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- Lori A Conroy, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-433-3086, Fax 216-433-5489, Email lori.a.conroy-1@nasa.gov - Ronald W. Sepesi, Chief - Institutional Services Branch, Phone 216-433-2792, Fax 216-433-5489, Email Ronald.W.Sepesi@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Lori A Conroy
(lori.a.conroy-1@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- NNC10E415T
- Award Date
- 3/3/2010
- Awardee
- ASRC Aerospace Corporation 6303 IVY LN STE 800 GREENBELT, MD 20770-6302
- Award Amount
- 1179991
- Line Number
- 5
- Description
- THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AWARDED UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ANDREINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 A TASK ORDER FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THEPREVIOUSLY AWARDED, COMPETITIVE 8(a) CONTRACT NNC06BA07B WITH ASRC AEROSPACE CORPORATION. <P>NASA Glenn Research Center has committed support for specific efforts under the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Recovery act funds for NASAs FundamentalAeronautics Program (FAP) are being utilized to design, develop and test aircraft-engineUltra High Bypass (UHB) component technology hardware for the Environmentally ResponsibleAviation (ERA) Project, Vehicle Systems Sub-Project, Propulsion Airframe IntegrationElement, High Speed UHB Integration Task Sub-Element. The goals of the ERA Project areto reduce the amount of fuel burned by aircraft today by 33% and reduce the hazardousexhaust gas Nitrogen Oxide, which is responsible for hurting the Earths Ozone Layer, by70%. Less fuel burned also means much less Carbon Dioxide, one of the gases responsiblefor Global Warming, put into the atmosphere by aircraft engines. <P>NASA has the capability to test scale models that can simulate an aircraft engine byitself or while installed on a model aircraft wing in NASA wind tunnel facilities. Someof these scale models are concepts of the next generation of todays aircraft engines,called turbofans. The wind tunnel testing is performed to determine the performance ofnew turbofan engine designs and their effect on the aircraft aerodynamic performance. Aspecial test rig is used to power these model turbofans called a Turbine PoweredSimulator, or TPS. <P>To enable future propulsion-airframe integration testing of advanced UHB turbofans,design and fabrication of a representative UHB fan and stators for testing on a TPS willbe performed. And, because of the severe operating conditions the TPS unit endures duringtesting, the TPS and support systems require inspection and rebuilding after every testcampaign or before its use in the next test campaign. This means the TPS unit must betaken apart, the parts looked at with special equipment and techniques, the worn outparts replaced or rebuilt, instrumentation repaired or replaced, and the TPS put backtogether. The lubrication system must have seals, hoses and any broken sensors replaced.The TPS unit control system must also be inspected and defective parts replaced. It alsorequires software upgrades to be able to control the unit correctly for the next testcampaign for any special operating test points to be explored. This work requiresspecially trained people and special equipment to do all the tasks needed to make the TPSdrive unit operate as it was originally designed <P>NASA/GRC has issued a task order under existing contract NNC06BA07B for engineeringservices to complete the aerodynamic and mechanical design and fabrication of a new fanand set of stators to fit an existing NASA Turbine Powered Simulator (TPS) air motor,Model Number 2601 (2601). This fan model will be used to conduct research on the nextgeneration of Ultra High Bypass Wing Integration Technology in future wind tunnel tests.The engineering contractor will also focus on the refurbishment and upgrade of the TPS2601 and its system components in order to insure the TPS unit can be operated safelyduring testing. This effort will involve the inspection and rebuilding of the parts ofthe TPS 2601 itself and the oil Lubrication Cart. <P>THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. <P>A CPAF order is appropriate for this procurement because of the uncertain nature of theresearch/testing support activities required cannot be estimated to the level of accuracynecessary to allow the use of a fixed-priced contractual vehicle.
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