SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- BRAYTO CYCLE ALTERNATOR & RADIATOR DEMONSTRATION UNIT
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- rfp3-272701-272702
- Archive Date
- 4/9/2004
- Point of Contact
- Lee S Mason, Technical Monitor, Phone (216) 977-7106, Fax (216) 433-6133, Email Lee.S.Mason@grc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Lee S Mason
(Lee.S.Mason@grc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/GRC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for 2 upcoming research programs. 1) The design, fabrication and test of a high speed 25 to 100 kWe Alternator Test Unit (ATU) that simulates the electrical output a Closed Brayton Cycle (CBC) space power converter. The ATU will be integrated with a breadboad Power Management and Distribution (PMAD) system to be developed under a parallel GRC activity. Proposing companies will conduct trade studies of alternator type, bearing design, power level, and output voltage. Proposers will also address rotor speed control techniques, alternator thermal control, and rotor driver source options: air turbine or electrical motor. The candidate design will demonstrate, to the maximum extent possible, advanced technologies that are applicable to 100 kW-class space-rated CBC alternators. The proposer's ATU fabrication processes will also demonstrate, to the maximum extent possible, fabrication processes required for flight alternators. 2)the design, fabrication and test of a 6kWt Space Radiator Demonstration Unit (RDU). The RDU will be integrated with an existing 2kWe closed Brayton cycle space power converter for testing in a GRC vacuum facility. Proposing companies will conduct analytical (thermal/structural) trade studies of advanced materials and heat transport and rejection concepts to determine a candidate RDU design. The candidate design will demonstrate, to the maximum extent possible, advanced technologies that are scalable to multi-hundred kWt flight radiators. Proposers will also consider survivability issues such as launch and on-orbit structural design considerations. The proposer's RDU fabrication processes should demonstrate, to the maximum extent possible, the same processes anticipated for fabrication of large full-scale flight radiators. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. Technical questions should be directed to: Lee S. Mason for item 1 above and Duane Beach for item 2 above. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Lee S. Mason no later than April 30, 2003. Please reference the title in any response.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00299877-W 20030411/030409213946 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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