SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- ROCKET ASSIST TAKE OFF RATO MOTORS
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336415
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM12428775R
- Response Due
- 3/26/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Lizette M Kummer, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-3457, Fax 256-544-5028, Email Lizette.M.Kummer@nasa.gov - Michael R Thomas, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-3370, Fax 256-544-4726, Email Michael.R.Thomas@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Lizette M Kummer
(Lizette.M.Kummer@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC has a requirement for Rocket Assist Take Off (RATO) Motors for subscaletesting of the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle to include complete drawing package,motor performance information, 2 spare igniters, and stress/loads analysis results. Thesemotors are needed to meet the needs of SLS Model Acoustic Test (SMAT), a 5% acousticscale model test to be performed at MSFC. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the motors from Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) for thefollowing reasons:1) The motor specifications required for the MSFC SLS Model Acoustic Test can only be metwith the ATK RATO motor due to location of the igniter, head-end chamber pressuremeasurement capability, case diameter, and burn duration.2) The ATK RATO motor was used and successfully fired 18 times during ARES I Scale ModelAcoustic Test (ASMAT).The supporting test equipment will be re-used for SMAT. Thisequipment, including the 5% scale mobile launch platform, flame trench, and launch tower,was designed for use with the RATO motor. The use of a different motor would requireeither extensive modification of the existing test equipment or construction of new testequipment. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00p.m. local timeon 03/26/2012.Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purposeof determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Adetermination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.Oral communications are acceptable in response to this notice.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman isRobin Henderson - George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Mail Code DE01, Building 4200,Room 918A Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
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