SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- ADVANCED LARGE APERTURE MIRROR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM14511057R
- Response Due
- 6/25/2014
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2015
- Point of Contact
- B Dean Angell, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-961-7724, Fax 256-961-7149, Email burrel.d.angell@nasa.gov - Jennifer B. McCaghren, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-5189, Fax 256-544-4400, Email jennifer.b.mccaghren@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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B Dean Angell
(burrel.d.angell@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC has a requirement for the Advanced, Large Aperture Mirror Technology Development Program (AMTD) in Support of Ultra Violet/Optical/Near-Infra Red (UVOIR)-Class Space Telescopes. In Phase II of the AMTD project, the technology will be expanded to a larger, approximately 1/3rd scale model of a 4-m class 400mm thick mirror, that brings in many of the parameters that would be seen in a full scale 4m-8m monolithic mirror. The mirror will also be designed, analyzed and fabricated. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Exelis, Inc. Competition is impractical for the following reasons: a. This is a logical follow-on to Advanced Mirror Technology Development (AMTD) previously conducted by Exelis which produced design and build specifications for a unique and critical large deep core mirror. The incremental, research and developmental nature of this work is a building block approach where one effort builds upon the other. A proprietary process was used to join multiple pieces of glass together to complete the large deep core mirror. Subsequently, the mirror was polished and point designs & analyses were conducted for 4m and 8m mirrors.Next, MOR specimens were partially fabricated. As a result, a new unique and proprietary actuator for mirror support was designed, analyzed and tested by Exelis, Inc. Design was also initiated on a larger approximately 1/3 scale of four (4) meter mirror. This effort will complete the MOR specifications, conduct testing, and construct the 1/3 scale mirror. b. The integration of Exelis with their unique heritage knowledge and expertise is critical to the process for fabrication of large deep core mirrors from Ultra Low Expansion (ULE) glass required for this effort. The Water Jet cutting and Low Temperature Fusion (LTF) process used to make the AMTD Deep Core mirrors from ULE is proprietary to Exelis. There is no other company with an existing capability to make LTF ULE Deep Core mirrors. This effort will leverage and expand upon a previous deep core mirror development effort. c. The activities associated with this procurement will build upon established relationships and firsthand experience for the design and fabrication of AMTD for the UVIOR system which would serve as a replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope. Exelis is uniquely qualified for this effort due to their extensive expertise and uniquely qualified skillset in mirror design, analysis, fabrication and testing as demonstrated through delivered large optics, research results published in peer-reviewed technical journals and presented at large optics seminars and working groups, as well as peer recognition throughout the community. Exelis has existing support equipment and the infrastructure required to complete this effort, including unique LTF and LTS processes and lessons learned from the previous AMTD effort. Continuing the collaboration between Exelis and MSFC is critical to achieving AMTD project objectives. d. Exelis past support and detailed knowledge of AMTD in Support of Ultra Violet/Optical/Near-Infra Red (UVOIR)-Class Space Telescopes is not known by any other company. Exelis personnel have been directly involved with all phases of this AMTD process since the beginning of the program. In order to prevent the duplication of effort and costs, Exelis personnel will be required due to their exclusively experienced expertise. 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 B. Dean Angell at burrel.d.angell@nasa.gov not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on 6/25/2014. 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/p ub_library/Omb.html.
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