SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Magnetic Torquer Bar (MTB)
- Notice Date
- 4/12/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-2018-PACE-MagneticTorquerBar
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth D. Abraham, Phone: 3016146996
- E-Mail Address
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elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov
(elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for an anticipated Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for three (3) Magnetic Torquer Bars (MTB) in order to incorporate this information into the PACE Spacecraft conceptual design and to obtain answers to several questions, listed below. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto. The PACE Project, which is managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is investigating vendors who can provide magnetic torque bars for the PACE Attitude Control Subsystem (ACS). The PACE spacecraft is in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at 676.5 km with an inclination of 98° and a 1 pm local ascending node crossing time. PACE is currently targeted to launch in 2022-2023. The purpose of this RFI is to survey vendor capabilities to meet the PACE mission requirements. This request is for information and planning purposes and feasibility of the requirements. Responses shall include written and illustrated concepts, specification sheets, basic design information, and descriptions of capabilities for any available MTB that may meet the requirements described below. Responses are requested to identify potential areas of non-compliance. Where there is non-compliance, please state current capability and if a Non Recurrent Effort (NRE) could be pursued to achieve compliance on that particular requirement (and associated cost). 1) Magnetic Torquer Bar Requirements • The MTB shall generate a dipole moment when energized by a maximum voltage of 24 V and a maximum current of 300 mA. • The north pole of each MTB shall be defined as the end of the bar which repels the north geographic seeking pole of a compass needle. Each MTB shall have a north pole at the end opposite the connector end. The bar shall be marked such that positive and negative dipole moments can be identified where possible or connector location can be used as the reference point for dipole moments. The north pole of the torque bar shall be defined relative to the positive current input into designated pins on the connector. 2) Radiation Environment: The MTB shall be designed to operate without degradation due to the radiation environment of a circular 676 km polar, sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit. It is expected that the MTB design will comply with the following requirements: a. EEE parts and materials shall be selected for a total ionizing dose (TID) of 10 krad-SI (including 2x margin), behind 100 mils of equivalent Aluminum shielding and a 3-year mission life; b. EEE parts shall not be susceptible to destructive single-event latchups (SELs); c. The design shall avoid or tolerate errors due to non-destructive Single Event Upsets (SEUs) 3)Design Lifetime: MTB shall meet the expected mission lifetime of 38 months with a pre-launch life of at least 2 years. 4)NASA Standards: The MTB shall adhere to NASA flight system standards (e.g., mission assurance requirements, NASA-STD-1000: GOLD Rules, GSFC-STD-6016: Materials and Processes, NASA-STD-5001: Structural Design And Test Factors Of Safety, GSFC-STD-7000: Environmental Verification). 5)Deliverables: Along with the hardware, the respondent shall also cost providing the following deliverables: •Kick-off Meeting •Design Conformance Review (DCR) and presentation •Pre-Environmental Review (PER) and presentation •Pre-Ship Review (PSR) and presentation •Structural Analysis Report •Structural Finite Element Model (MSC-NASTRAN format) •CAD Model - CREO preferred •Mass Properties Report •Electrical Interface Control Document (ICD) •Thermal Analysis Report •Thermal Model & Documentation •Anomaly/Failure Reports •Verification Test Report(s) •Class I Configuration Management (CM) Changes •Trended Parameters List •Limited Life Items List •As-Built Parts List •As-Built Materials List •List of Critical Fasteners •Radiation Test Reports •Failure Modes and Effects Analysis •Reliability Analysis •GIDEP Alert Disposition and Preparation Provide the information identified in # 6 - 12 below: 6)Characteristics - Provide the following estimated characteristics: a.Coil resistance b.Scale factor over maximum output range c. Scale factor linearity over the maximum output range d.Magnetic dipole capability curve e.Magnitude of the residual magnetic dipole moment after saturating the MTB and returning to zero mA f.Mass of a MTB with a single winding g.Mass of a MTB with a dual winding h.Dimensions of each MTB (volume) i. Electrical interface type and locations j.Mounting interface k.Fundamental frequency l.Power dissipation at maximum dipole for each coil 7)Thermal a. Define thermal temperature ranges for survival and operating conditions b. Define thermal power dissipation 8)Reliability: Provide a reliability estimate for the MTB. 9)Vibration and Shock Levels: Please provide vibration and shock levels that the unit has been tested to. 10)Harness Length: Please provide a maximum harness length between the MTB and the spacecraft command and data handling electronics. 11)Cost and Schedule: Please provide a cost estimate and schedule for the delivery for three (3) MTBs that meet requirements described in Section 1, with the following characteristics: a. Options with a minimum 150 Am2 moment with single winding and associated deliverables. b. Options with a minimum 250 Am2 moment with single winding and associated deliverables. c. Options with a minimum 150 Am2 moment with dual windings and associated deliverables. d. Options with a minimum 250 Am2 moment with dual windings and associated deliverables. 12)Heritage and Capabilities: a. Describe any spaceflight heritage designs or similar MTB units to the one being proposed in response to this RFI and indicate any future planned missions. b. Provide a brief summary of your fabrication and test facilities that demonstrate the ability of your company to support the PACE requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,250 employees. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Estimated award date for this contract is January, 2019. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-owned, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone and Historically Black Colleges and Universities)/Minority Institutions; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number). In addition, please let the contacts below know if you are interested in responding to this RFI prior to the deadline. Notification of interest will allow us to provide updated/revised information to the requirements and questions below. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Elizabeth Abraham Contract Specialist NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-6996 E-mail: elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov Technical questions should be directed to: Eduardo Linan Components and Hardware Systems Branch NASA/GSFC Code 596 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-7086 Fax: (301) 286-3823 Email: eduardo.linan@nasa.gov This requirement is not considered a commercial item. While our intent may be to team with an industry partner(s), we are not bound by this RFI to do so. This is not a Request for Proposal, nor a Request for Quotation, nor an Invitation to Bid. Therefore, this RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract nor will the Government pay for information provided in response to this RFI. It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtained during this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as "Proprietary or Confidential" will be kept confidential. Comments and suggestions for improving the requirements documents are always encouraged and solicited. All responses shall be submitted to Elizabeth Abraham via electronic mail (in either Microsoft Word or ADOBE PDF format) to the e-mail address above no later than April 30, 2018. Please reference 2018-MTB-GSFC-NASA in any response.
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