SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- ICESATII MISSION LASER-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336419
— Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.I, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- ICE-SatIIRFI2008
- Response Due
- 6/30/2008
- Archive Date
- 6/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Michael A Krainak, Technical Representative, Phone 301-286-4881, Fax 301-286-1750, - Nylsevalis Ortiz-Collazo, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-5257, Fax 301-286-1720
- E-Mail Address
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Michael.A.Krainak@nasa.gov, Nylsevalis.Ortizcollazo-1@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Laser and Electro-Optics Branch iscurrently seeking an industry partner to assist with the laser development on theupcoming ICESat II mission. A short description of the ICESat-II mission can be found at:http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/icesat-ii Information on the first ICESat mission (a.k.a. ICESat I) can be found at:http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ The baseline ICESat-II laser transmitters performance requirements are given in Table 1and are similar to the 1064 nm channel of the ICESat I (Geoscience Laser Altimeter System GLAS) transmitters. A recent paper describing the ICESat/GLAS laser transmitters can befound at: -The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) Laser Transmitter Afzal, R.S. Yu, A.W. Dallas, J.L. Melak, A. Lukemire, A.T.L. Ramos-Izqueirdo, L. Mamakos,W.NASA, College Park; -Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of, Publication Date: May-June2007, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, On page(s): 511-536 The purpose of this RFI is to solicit specific capability information fromindustry/aerospace on diode-pumped short-pulse Nd:YAG laser suppliers for capabilityassessment. The goal of this RFI is to insure that the best and widest possible set ofcapabilities is considered for the ICESat-II mission. It is anticipated that NASA GSFCwill proceed with a future funding opportunity to assist in the design, development andproduction of the ICESat-II laser transmitters, but this RFI in no way constitutes acommitment of future funding opportunities from NASA. Interested organizations are invited to submit to the NASA point of contact listed belowa description of their diode-pumped short-pulse Nd:YAG laser technical andresource/facility capabilities relevant to air and space applications. This submittalshould also describe the organizations experience and past performance in the areas ofair and space-based laser systems. We are specifically interested in the following areas:1) Diode-pumped short-pulse Nd: YAG laser design that would a) meet or exceed theperformance requirements given in Table I (will be uploaded as modification to this RFI)and b) be at a state of development that would enable production of a engineering testunit (ETU) for laboratory laser/electro-optic parametric conformance testing andlong-term (preferably accelerated) reliability testing. The engineering test unit (ETU)should be designed to flight-qualifiable standards but would not need to be flightqualified. 2)Diode-pumped short-pulse Nd:YAG laser manufacturing quantities produced per year forair and space applications (minimum quantities of each type of diode-pumped short-pulseNd:YAG laser are encouraged if exact numbers are considered proprietary) 3)Production methodologies, quality control and standards (e.g. Mil-specs, Telcordia,Six-sigma etc.) employed in the manufacturing process for diode-pumped short-pulse Nd:YAGlasers 4)Facilities development and facility capability for manufacturing of diode-pumpedshort-pulse Nd:YAG lasers 5)Laser component (e.g. pump laser diodes, damage testing of optical coatings, lasercrystal development etc.) development and testing facilities and experience. 6) Environmental testing (e.g. vibration, long-term reliability, temperature cycling, andaccelerated life-tests, vacuum) of air and/or space-based diode-pumped short-pulse Nd:YAG lasers, laser components and laser qualification experience and past qualification. 7) Previous and recent prototype, breadboard, brassboard, engineering model and flightmodel diode-pumped short-pulse Nd: YAG lasers hardware for air and space applications. Capability Statements should include an executive summary, not to exceed two pages, toaddress any major items that the organization wishes to highlight. As part of itsassessment of industry capabilities, the NASA-GSFC may contact respondents to thisRequest For Information, if clarifications or further information is needed. Capability Statements shall be submitted to the point of contact listed below and must bereceived by: Monday, June 30, 2008 no later than 5 PM EST Statements may be submitted electronically via email, by fax, or by regular mail, to: Dr. Michael A. Krainak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laser & Electro-Optics Branch, Code 554 Bldg 19, Rm S004, Greenbelt, MD 20771. Fax: (301) 286-1750 email: michael.a.krainak@nasa.gov PDF format is preferred. At this time, NASA is exploring the possibility of a future acquisition as a result ofthis RFI. At the present time no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy ofthe solicitation. Questions and comments are welcome and e-mail communication is preferred.
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