SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TEAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCED COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY {ACT} FOR RISKREDUCTION ON THE ACTIVE SENSING OF CO2 EMISSIONS OVER NIGHTS DAYS AND SEASONS {ASCENDS}MISSION
- Notice Date
- 6/25/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-NNL08ACT-RRASCENDS
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Liliana J Richwine, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2478, Fax 757-864-7709, - Nancy M Sessoms, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2471, Fax 757-864-7709
- E-Mail Address
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Liliana.J.Richwine@nasa.gov, Nancy.M.Sessoms@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This partnering synopsis solicits potential partners to participate in developing aproposal addressing the goals and objectives of NASA Research Announcement (NRA)NNH08ZDA001N-ACT Appendix A.21 Advanced Component Technologies. The NRA, Appendix A.21can be accessed athttp://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=128859/A.21%20Ver2%20ACT.pdf.Participation in this partnering synopsis is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S.organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit institutions,the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as NASA Centers and other U.S. GovernmentAgencies. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Other MinorityUniversities (OMUs), small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), veteran-owned smallbusinesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses andwomen-owned small businesses (WOSBs) are encouraged to apply. Participation by non-U.S.organizations is welcome but subject to NASAs policy of no exchange of funds, in whicheach government supports its own national participants and associated costs.The objectives of the ACT Program are to research, develop, and demonstrate component-and subsystem-level technology developments that: Reduce the risk, cost, size, volume, mass, and development time of Earth observinginstruments and platforms, and Enable new Earth observation measurements.The ACT segment of the overall Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) program advancescore component technologies to a technology readiness level (TRL) that enables them tograduate to other programs, such as the Instrument Incubator Program, or to directlyinfuse them into a mission.This opportunity focuses on advancing the components and subsystem technologies that arenecessary to implement the measurements described in the National Research Council's(NRC) Decadal Survey (Reference: Earth Science and Applications from Space: NationalImperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, ISBN: 0-309-66900-6 (2007) or access a freepdf download from http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11820.html ). Measurements called for inthe Decadal Survey have been assembled into fourteen (14) mission concepts with startdates ranging from 2010 to 2020 for implementation by NASA. The ASCENDS mission, as described in the NRC Decadal Survey, requires simultaneous laserremote sensing of CO2 and O2 in order to convert CO2 atmospheric concentrations to mixingratios. The CO2 mixing ratio needs to be measured to a precision of > or = to 0.5percent of background (slightly less than 2 ppm) at 100-km horizontal length scale overland and at 200-km scale over open oceans. LaRC is seeking potential partner(s) with thepotential for making significant contributions to enhancing the technology readiness ofthe ASCENDS measurements recommended by the Decadal Survey. In particular, NASA LaRC is seeking potential partners with capabilities in the followingtechnical areas:1)Space-qualifiable fiber coupled laser transmitter components and subsystems,including but not limited to seed laser and amplifier technologies, meeting the ASCENDSpower, stability, and line width requirements;2)Technologies and components with the potential of reducing the power-apertureproduct required for ASCENDS measurements;3)Detectors and associated post processing electronics with improved sensitivityand detection efficiency; and4)Supporting technologies including, but not limited to, efficient laser modulationschemes, drive electronics, energy efficient compact packaging designs coupled withoptimized nanocooling technologies, high speed digitizing electronics, as well as lowmass, high reliability telescope systems.Teaming with providers of and leveraging emerging technologies, such as current andrecent Small Business Innovative Research awards(http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/awards.htm ), is of special interest.If selected through this synopsis, it is expected that selected partner(s) will work withNASA LaRC scientists and engineers to jointly develop the proposal. If the proposal isselected, NASA LaRC anticipates issuing contracts or other agreements to the selectedpartner(s) for performance of the proposed tasks. This partnering opportunity does not guarantee selection for award of any contracts orother agreements, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by NASA to pay for theinformation solicited. It is expected that the selected partner(s) would provide (at nocost to NASA) conceptual designs, technical data, proposal input, project schedules andcost estimates. Partner selections will be made by LaRC based on the listed criteria inthe following order of importance: (1) Relevant experience, past performance, technical capability, and availability of keypersonnel. This criterion evaluates the offeror's relevant recent experience, pastperformance in similar development activities, technical capability to perform thedevelopment and key personnel available to support the development. Substantive evidenceof successful participation in similar developments should be included. (2) Cost and schedule control. This criterion evaluates the offeror's ability to controlboth cost and schedule. The ability of the offeror to complete projects on time andwithin the modest, fixed budgets that are characteristic of Advanced Component Technologyis key. The offeror should provide evidence of successfully controlling cost and schedulefor similar development programs and provide evidence of management processes in thisarea. (3) Facilities. This criterion evaluates the offeror's facilities (development, testing,and analyses) to conduct the development or demonstration of the proposed task. Theofferor should discuss facility availability, access, and the ability to meet theproposed objectives. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this partnering synopsis shall be limited to eight(8) pages in not less than 12-point font. Responses should include a description of thecandidate component- and/or subsystem-level technology to be proposed and an assessmentof relevance to the objectives of the ACT solicitation as outlined in NNH08ZDA001N-ACT. Responses must address each of the aforementioned evaluation criteria. All responsesshall be submitted to LaRC via e-mail by 5:00 PM EST on July 7, 2008 to:Rosemary.R.Baize@nasa.gov. Technical and Programmatic questions should be directed to: Rosemary Baize atRosemary.R.Baize@nasa.gov. Procurement questions should be directed to:Liliana.j.Richwine@nasa.gov.
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