SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RADIATION HARDNESS EVALUATION AND LINEAR MODE PHOTON COUNTING DETECTORSYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.I, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG12433593L
- Response Due
- 7/6/2012
- Archive Date
- 6/22/2013
- Point of Contact
- Craig F Keish, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-4240, Fax 301-286-0247, Email Craig.F.Keish@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Craig F Keish
(Craig.F.Keish@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement to study the effects of high-energy proton radiation damage on the DRS Mercury-Cadmium-Telluride (HgCdTe) electron-avalanche photodiodes (e-APD), fabricate a 4x4 pixel array HgCdTe e-APD read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) focal plane arrarys (FPA) system, and a 2x8 pixel array HgCdTe e-APD ROIC linear mode photon counting (LMPC) system.. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the study and items from DRS Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (DRSTA) pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. After conducting an in-house survey and numerous purchases and tests of a wide range of avalanche photodiode detectors,we found that DRS Technologies is the only source that has demonstrated a linear mode time-resolved photon counting APD that includes the following. The broad spectral range (0.4 micrometer to 4.3 micrometer) is unique among photon counters, making this a 'first of its kind' system spanning the visible to the mid-infrared. The low excess noise ((F(M) approximately 1) of the e-APDs allows for robust photon detection while operating at a stable linear avalanche gain in the range of 500 to 1000. The read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) design includes a very high gain-bandwidth product resistive transimpedance amplifier (RTIA) (3x10^11 Ohm-Hz) and a 4 ns output digital pulse width comparator. To our knowledge, DRS is the only source for a HgCdTe APD that has the above demonstrated performance that meets the NASA photon counting detector requirements. The HgCdTe APD arrays produced by DRS RSTA uses a company proprietary design with a lateral cylindrical geometry with the p-n junction and n- multiplication region around the central via interconnect, which has unique advantages of high gain, low dark current, and high fill factor. DRS RSTA has been producing this type of HgCdTe APDs since 2006 and has published many technical articles about the devices in scientific journals and conference proceedings. The proton radiation damage tests specified in this procurement have to be performed on the same type of HgCdTe e-APD and ROIC that we have selected since the effects of radiation depend on the device structure and manufacturing processes. DRS RSTA is the only supplier of this type of HgCdTe e-APD and ROIC assembly. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on July 6, 2012. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not 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 Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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