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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 FBO #5418
SOURCES SOUGHT

A -- JPL Dual Mode Lidar for Safe Landing on Europa Request for Information - Tables 1 and 2

Notice Date

9/21/2016
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Management Office-JPL, Business Opportunities Office, NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California, 91109, United States
 

ZIP Code

91109
 

Solicitation Number

RFI_MM1605
 

Point of Contact

Mary Helen Ruiz, Phone: 818-354-7532, Mai Drummond, Phone: 818-354-0295
 

E-Mail Address

maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov, mai.drummond@jpl.nasa.gov
(maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov, mai.drummond@jpl.nasa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

RFI_MM1065 - Table 2 - Lidar Sensor System Areas and Services for Vendor Response RFI_MM1605 - Table 1 - Europa Lidar High Level Requirements The California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is in a pre-Phase A development for a lander mission to Europa. Safe and accurate landing on hazardous terrain of Europa presents multiple challenges that are unique to Europa: • Lack of high-resolution reconnaissance data and the ubiquitous presence of hazards at all scales. o This requires that the landing spacecraft-in real-time - acquire a high-resolution 3D terrain map, detect hazards and select a safe landing during the descent to the surface. • Proximity to Jupiter results in an ultra-high radiation environment, which substantially affects possible modes of operation, sensor component selections and flight qualification. • Additionally, the extremely limited lander resources for mass, and volume require the lidar sensor system to be designed and packaged in an optimal manner and subsequently also limit the amount of radiation shielding that can be carried. For this purpose an active ranging sensor system (lidar) is envisioned. The lidar is intended to provide dual functionality-altimetry and hazard mapping-in a single package. The lidar provides altitude measurements to the ground beginning at an altitude of 8km (10km slant range max.) and all the way to touchdown (10m altitude). At 500 m altitude, the lidar provides a dense 3D terrain map covering a 100 m x 100 m landing area with 5 cm ground sample distance and range errors of less than 5 cm (3σ). Given the highly constrained landing timeline and mass penalty for fuel consumption, it is essential that the lidar complete the terrain mapping within 1 sec. JPL intends to issue a sensor system-level solicitation for a multi-phase design, development and maturation of a lidar for Europa lander. The end products of the multi-phase activity will be (i) an integrated sensor system that can be deployed in field tests to evaluate performance and (ii) sub-assemblies that can be tested for extreme environments such as radiation. A high level summary of the required lidar performance is provided in Table 1 - Europa Lidar High Level Requirements for Altimetry and Hazard Detection Mode along with Environmental Conditions at Europa. The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to identify potential sources that have the related system and/or component technologies, resources, expertise, and facilities and have interest in responding to the forthcoming lidar sensor solicitation either as the prime contractor or subprime contractor. This announcement will also serve as an opportunity to create a listing of potential sources for various lidar components, assemblies, and services. This RFI also intends to facilitate interaction and cooperation between various sensor system, component and service vendors. Table 2 - Lidar Sensor System Areas and Services for Vendor Response (will be released publically in the RFP, if vendor agrees) lists sensor system areas for which response is sought. It is anticipated that a vendor's role will fall in one of the following categories: • Vendor is only interested in being the prime contractor for the development of the Europa Lander Lidar sensor. Information provided in response to this RFI will not be disclosed in the RFP for the sensor development. • Vendor is only interested in providing component and/or services to the prime contractor selected by the RFP. Information provided in Table 2 may be disclosed in the RFP for the sensor development. • Vendor is interested in being the prime contractor or providing component and/or services to the prime selected by the RFP. Information provided in Table 2 may be disclosed in the RFP for the sensor development. Additional Requested Information The following requested information will NOT be released in the RFP or to public: 1. Please provide a brief summary of your firm's capabilities and expertise in the related technology 2. Please provide a brief summary of past projects, sensor developments or activities that may be similar to or related to the Europa lander lidar, in particular for high radiation environments. 3. Please list any experience in design, development and testing of space qualified sensors and/or components. JPL would appreciate receiving the above requested information on or before September 30, 2016 at 3 PM PDT. Please provide all requested information to Mary Helen Ruiz via Email at maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov All procurement questions related to this RFI should be directed to Subcontracts Manager Mai Drummond at (818) 354-0295. Disclaimer: The requested information is for preliminary planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that JPL will solicit you for such a procurement in the future. Neither JPL nor the Government will be responsible for any costs incurred by you in the furnishing of this information. Prospective subcontractors are advised that any information provided shall be deemed to be furnished with unlimited rights to JPL, with JPL assuming no liability for the disclosure, use, or reproduction of such data. JPL is a federally funded research and development center staffed and managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/c643e600594c172b2063a39f27391412)
 

Place of Performance

Address: California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California, 91109, United States

Zip Code: 91109
 

Record

SN04282156-W 20160923/160921235439-c643e600594c172b2063a39f27391412 (fbodaily.com)
 

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