SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RECOVERY - COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION DESIGN-ANALYSIS-ANDTESTING FOR COMPOSITE LH2 CRYOTANKS
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNL10AR48Q
- Response Due
- 8/31/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2011
- Point of Contact
- C. Lynn Jenkins, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-3284, Fax 757-864-7709, Email Lynn.Jenkins@nasa.gov - Susan E. McClain, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-8687, Fax 757-864-8863, Email Susan.E.Mcclain@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
C. Lynn Jenkins
(Lynn.Jenkins@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RECOVERY - NASA LARC intends to conduct a competition among the existing multipleaward Structures, Materials, Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, and Acoustics, Research,and Technology (SMAAART) contractors for a research effort entitled 'Composite CryotankTechnologies and Demonstration Design, Analysis, and Testing for Composite LH2Cryotanks. The current SMAAART contractors are: Analytical Services & Materials, Inc.(AS&M) (NNL10AA03B); ATK Space Systems (NNL10AA04B); The Boeing Company (NNL10AA05B);Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (NNL10AA06B); and Northrop Grumman SystemsCorporation (NNL10AA07B). The required services include exploring advanced composite materials and processes toreduce the overall cost and weight of liquid hydrogen (LH2) cryotanks.For this effort,the Contractor shall perform equivalency testing to ensure current autoclave materialsproperties match those established under the 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)Cryotank Development program and to determine the suitability of out-of-autoclavematerials and processes for use in composite cryotanks. The Contractor shall also designa 10-meter composite cryotank based on a Government provided Aluminum Lithium (Al-Li)design to determine accurate cost and weight savings associated with composite cryotanks.The Contractor shall also evaluate the technical readiness level (TRL), manufacturingreadiness level (MRL), and risk associated with fabricating large composite cryotanks. Knowledge gained from these activities will be used to design two -scale compositecryotanks. One from autoclave materials and another from out-of-autoclave materials. The Contractor shall then create a phase 2 plan detailing the cost, design, andmanufacturing options for creating and testing two -scale composite cryotank testarticles. The proposed effort will be funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)funding and is in support of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) and theExploration Technology Development Programs (ETDP) Advanced Composites Technology (ACT)Project. It is NASAs intent to make multiple awards under this RFP.
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