JPL, Attn: Kirk D. Bilby, Mail Stop: 190-220, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099

A -- FLIGHT-QUALIFIED ELECTRONIC HARDWARE FABRICATION SERVICES Sol 96/4. Due 072496. Contact Point: Kirk Bilby (818) 354-7332; Internet: kirk.d.bilby@jpl.nasa.gov. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology (JPL/CIT), operating under a prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is actively seeking an industry partner or a partnership team to provide electronic hardware fabrication services. The products to be produced by the partner(s) will include high reliability printed wiring board assemblies and electrical/electronic cable harnesses to be used in the JPL spacecraft and associated ground support equipment. The printed wiring board assemblies, designed by JPL, will be of modern design employing Surface Mount Devices of fine pitched peripheral leaded types, and possibly of Area Array Packaged devices (e.g., ball grid arrays). The successful partner(s) with JPL shall be equipped with robotic devices for the accurate placement and soldering of these devices and be experienced in the use of this machinery in the production of electronics for applications in which high reliability is the first priority. Older technologies such as through-hole and planar mount may also be used which will require hand-soldering and/or wave soldering techniques. The partner(s) will participate in the packaging design of the products to insure that the designs are producible using the contractor's processes and equipment. Electrical and electronic harnesses and cables range from traditional individual copper wires terminated with aerospace type connectors to flexible printed wiring type interconnections and semi-rigid coaxial cables assemblies. Again, past experience will be a criteria in the selection of the partner. The successful partner will be given work orders on an individual basis and provided with a five (5) year potential estimate of the orders to come, but shall not be guaranteed a minimum order quantity. Therefore, contractors should consider their current workloads and potential excess capacity for additional work when considering this effort. To insure a close working relationship between JPL and the partner(s), and provide for the resolution of problems in a real-time environment and minimize travel costs, the location in which the hardware is produced must be within the Southern California area generally bounded by the city of Santa Barbara to the north and San Diego to the south. It is requested that those companies meeting these general requirements and interested in participating in the space program with JPL, make those interests known by replying to this synopsis. It is emphasized that this is for preliminary planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that JPL will take procurement action in this particular matter or solicit for any procurement in the future. Neither JPL nor the Government will be responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing this information. Responses to this Request for Information (RAI) should be received no later than July 24, 1996 in order to be included on the JPL bidder's list and addressed to Kirk D. Bilby at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 190-220, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099; FAX (818) 393-4168; or Internet Kirk.D.Bilby@jpl.nasa.gov. This is not a solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP). (180)

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