SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- MULTICOMPONENT, MULTIPLEXING TUNEABLE DIODE LASER ABSORBTION SPECTROSCOPY (TDLAS) ARCJET SENSOR SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 6/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA06162350Q-AMG
- Response Due
- 7/12/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/27/2007
- Description
- NASA/ARC has a requirement for one Multi-component, Multiplexing Tunable Diode Laser Absorption System. NASA/ARC intends to purchase the items from Zolo Technologies. The critical technology employed by Zolo is the fiber-coupled optical multiplexer. This Zolo-proprietary (patented) technology allows several laser wavelengths to be carried over a single optical fiber with acceptably small insertion loss. This is a critical requirement for the arc jet application, since the arc jet heater design allows for only a single optical path. The high efficiency, compact, fiber-coupled multiplexer is an enabling technology for this application. The multiplexer is the result of several years of telecom venture capital investment and would be cost-prohibitive to procure as a separate item. Statement of Work Design, verify, and install a diagnostic system to detect, measure, and record the path-averaged temperature and concentrations of atomic copper and atomic oxygen in the add-air plenum region of the Ames 60-MW IHF arcjet facility, for a single line of sight, during normal test operations. Conduct engineering research to identify lasers, optics, and control systems. Collaborate with NASA engineering staff to design and fabricate facility optical interfaces and interface attachment hardware. Modify control software to report temperature with +/- 10% precision and report atom concentration with +/-15% precision, at a data rate exceeding 0.5 Hz. Typical operating conditions and signal levels are detailed in the Stanford University thesis ?Development of Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Sensors for a Large-scale Arc-heated Plasma Wind Tunnel?. The path length is approximately 10 cm. Requirements Data must be measured for all species simultaneously. The system must be field-upgradeable for simultaneous multiplexed operation on additional atomic and molecular species (up to six total species plus temperature) without increasing the number of existing optical access ports or existing lines of sight. The system must process the data automatically for immediate assessment during facility operation or post-test review. The system must preserve sufficient raw data (wavelength integrated absorption and periodic full line shape samples) to allow post-test quality assessment of processed data. The system must not interfere with the normal operation of the facility. The system must not alter the plenum environment. The system must not alter the electrical or cooling requirements of the facility. The system must not require intervention by facility operations personnel. The system control logic must be compatible with the existing facility data acquisition system. Laser light and signal beams must be carried to and from the facility interface with a minimum transmission length of ten meters. The lasers must be fiber-coupled to the facility interfaces. Free-space optical transmission of laser or signal beams within ten meters of the interfaces is not acceptable. The interface hardware must be compatible with existing plenum hardware and lines of sight. The interfaces must be removable by facility personnel using common hand tools. Fiber optic lines must be electrically non-conducting. The lasers must operate with facility safety interlocks. All optical-facility interface hardware designs are subject to NASA approval prior to fabrication or installation. Electrical power will be supplied as 120 VAC/60 Hz. Laser generation and detection hardware must be completely contained in a standard instrumentation rack no greater than 6 feet tall. Free-space transmission of laser or signal beams outside the space defined by the rack is not acceptable. The instrumentation rack must be on rollers or casters. The instrumentation rack must be capable of being disconnected from the optical fibers and stored, daily, with no degradation of system performance when re-connected. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on July 12, 2006 to Christine M. Benavides at cbenavides@mail.arc.nasa.gov . 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. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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