SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- VACUUM DEVELOPMENT UNIT GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - MASS SPECTROMETER
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK12MA38Ra
- Response Due
- 3/12/2012
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2013
- Point of Contact
- Chelsea Marisa Poling, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-867-6651, Fax 321-867-2825, Email chelsea.poling@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Chelsea Marisa Poling
(chelsea.poling@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/KSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design and fabricationof a vacuum development unit(VDU) gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS). Previousnotices regarding this requirement were a Sources Sought Synopsis (NNK12MA38R).The design and performance specifications include a micro gas chromatograph coupled to amass spectrometer that has the ability to obtain full mass spectrums (mass 1 amu to 70amu) at a minimum rate of 6 Hz. The instrument will be designed to quantify water,hydrocarbons, and inert components with a total analysis time of less than 3 minutes. Theinstrument will be designed for use in a vacuum chamber and will be integrated into theRESOLVE Lunar Advanced Volatile Analysis (LAVA) Subsystem. The nominal high-level concept of operation for this volatile analysis instrument is asfollows:a. A drill obtains a sample of regolith from the lunar surface.b. The GC-MS instrument and fluid system is powered up and warmed up.c. The regolith sample is delivered to the reactor vessel.d. The reactor vessel is sealed and heat is applied to raise the temperature of thesample. Heating the sample evolves volatiles from the regolith sample and causes pressureto increase in the reactor vessel. e. The fluid components transfer gas from the reactor to the inlet interface of the GC-MSinstrument (either directly or via a surge tank). f. The GC-MS analyzes the gas sample and within 5 minutes is ready to analyze the nextsample. Duplicate or triplicate samples may be required. Data relaying the concentrationof the top species of interest is transferred to the control system.g. Raw data will be transmitted and/or stored for download to the ground station whencommunication permits.h. The reactor vessel will continue to heat and evolve gas for analysis (steps a throughg).The first phase of this project will be the design of the Vacuum Development Unit (VDU)GC MS. The VDU GC-MS design will serve as the protoflight development effort. Componentsshould be spaceflight-rated components where required or have a path to flight (drop inreplacement part) based on the Class D mission classification as described in NPR 8705.4(http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm?t=NPR&c=8705&s=4). The design will address the requirements with validation and verification being donethrough analysis and testing or evaluation of components or subassemblies. The designreview cycle will consist of a preliminary design review (PDR), a progress review, and acritical design review (CDR) tailored for this instrument. The entrance and exit criteriaof the PDR and CDR technical design review process can be found in NPR 7123.1A. The finaldesign package will be delivered at the conclusion of this phase of the project. Upon successful completion of the instrument design, the option exists for NASA to goforward with the fabrication of the instrument according to the design documentation.Testing of the system will be conducted as for a stand-alone instrument with initialcheckout in a vacuum chamber. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. A small business set-aside has not yet been determined. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712 and 500 employees, respectively.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about March 30, 2012 with an anticipatedoffer due date of on or about April 30, 2012. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman is KelvinM. Manning, KSC Associate Director for Business Operations. Mr. Mannings contactinformation can be accessed at the following link:<http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html >.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 NASABusiness Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=.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). All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.
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