SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT NANOLATTICES FOR EFFICIENT LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES APPENDIX
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH14ZOA001N-14GCD-C3
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2015
- Point of Contact
- Ryan Stephan, Program Exec STMD Game Changing Dev Program, Phone 202-358-0041, Fax 000-000-0000, Email HQ-STMD-GCDC3@mail.nasa.gov - LaShonda Jacobs-Terry, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-864-2359, Fax 757-864-0000, Email HQ-STMD-GCDC3@mail.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Ryan Stephan
(HQ-STMD-GCDC3@mail.nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, anticipates a release of a solicitation, titled Ultralightweight Nanolattices for Efficient Load-Bearing Structures, as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) NASA Research Announcement (NRA), titled Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion - 2014 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2014), on or about June 19, 2014. Once the Appendix is posted, complete details (to include due dates) can be accessed via the following steps: 1. Open the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ 2. Select "Solicitations" 3. Select "Open Solicitations 4. Select "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion - 2014 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2014) NNH14ZOA001N 5. Select the List of Open Program Elements 6. Select Game Changing Opportunities in Technology Development 7. Select Game Changing Opportunities in Technology Development Appendix C3 The Government plans to conduct a phased acquisition involving a progressive competitive down-selection process (see 1817.7301-5). Competition for subsequent phases will build on the results of the previous phases. Phase I is the Manufacturing Feasibility phase with an expected duration of up to 13 months. Phase II is the Scale-up and Test Article Fabrication phase with an expected duration of up to 18 months. The award criteria for subsequent phases will include demonstrated completion of specified previous phase requirements. The Government expects that only the initial phase contractors will be capable of successfully competing for the subsequent phase(s). Proposals for the subsequent phase(s) will be requested from these contractors. The Government does not intend to issue a new, formal solicitation for subsequent phases(s). Request letters will be issued for each subsequent phase to provide guidance on proposal content and evaluation criteria. Each subsequent phase will be synopsized. Notwithstanding the expectation that only the initial phase contractors will be capable of successfully competing for the subsequent phase(s), proposals from all responsible sources submitted by the specified due date will be considered. In order to contend for the second phase awards, prospective offerors must demonstrate a design maturity equivalent to that of the prior phase awardees and provide the required Phase I test samples for government testing. Failure to fully and completely demonstrate the appropriate level of design maturity and provide acceptable test samples may render the proposal unacceptable with no further consideration for contract award. Appendix NNH14ZOA001N-14GCD-C3 seeks proposals to develop and demonstrate scalable nanomanufacturing approaches to produce nanolattice core materials both as flat panels and curved structures. NASA is interested in an increased use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in launch vehicle components. Many of these components are based on sandwich structures that utilize either a honeycomb or foam core to provide improved stiffness, damage tolerance, vibrational damping capabilities, and reduced mass. The development of advanced nanomanufacturing techniques has led to the production of ultralightweight, hierarchical structures with the potential for use as lower mass alternatives to conventional honeycomb cores. In one of these approaches, metallic nanolattices have been produced by deposition of a metallic coating onto a fugitive polymer template prepared via the photocuring of a photopolymer precursor using a self-propagating 3-D waveguide. These nanolattices, produced only in a laboratory, have densities as low as 0.9 mg/cm3. NASA is interested in scaling up the nanolattice fabrication process and demonstrating the production of nanolattices in more complex geometries. NASA will then test and evaluate the performance of these nanolattices in composite sandwich structures designed for aerospace applications. The overall goal of the Appendix is to develop and demonstrate scalable nanomanufacturing approaches to produce nanolattice core materials both as flat panels and curved structures. The produced structures shall have at least half of the areal density of conventional honeycomb cores at equivalent or better mechanical properties. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES by an authorized organizational representative (AOR). Detailed submission instructions are provided in the SpaceTech-REDDI-2014 NRA, as well as the Guidebook for Proposers Responding to a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) or Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) (Edition 2013). Potential proposers and their proposing organizations are urged to familiarize themselves with the submission system, ensure they are registered in NSPIRES, and submit the required proposal materials well in advance of the deadline. Interested proposers should monitor the NSPIRES website or subscribe to the electronic notification system there for release of the SpaceTech-REDDI-2014 Appendices. Technical, programmatic, and procurement comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to HQ-STMD-GCDC3@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the Appendix; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.
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