SOLICITATION NOTICE
59 -- WIDE ANGLE BEAM SCANNER
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334418
— Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.M, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG10321770
- Response Due
- 1/27/2010
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Kimber R Russell, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-3723, Fax 301-286-9159, Email kimber.r.russell@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Kimber R Russell
(kimber.r.russell@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement for:The NASA GSFC IRAD to develop a non-mechanicalbeam scanner that integrates with an optical planar waveguide amplifier module for futurespace based remote sensing instrument such as the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST)mission. The work required can be categorized into four sections:1.Design Scanner/Amp. Integration Theoretically Explore Feasibility of Integrating EO Scanner Directly on Top of the YAGAmplifier: In order to produce the optical power levels required for LIST (approximately100 microJoules) a planer waveguide amplifier will be used. The core of this waveguideamplifier has an index of approximately 1.82. In principle, the EO scanner may be builtdirectly on top of the amplifier, thereby providing an extremely compact and rugged,fully integrated device. This task shall be completed by September 20102.Scanner Design Propose Designs that Meet the Requirements for LIST: For a beam with wavelength = 1030nm launched from a satellite at an altitude of 500 km to have a 1/e2 diameter spot of 5meters on the Earth the 1/e2 diameter of the launch aperture must be approximately 13 cm. Furthermore, from an altitude of 500 km, to have a linear swath of 5 km on the Earth theoutput must scan over approximately 0.6o. In optics, one may always trade-off betweenscan angle and aperture, i.e., one can use a telescope to decrease the aperture but thescan angle must increase an equal amount to preserve the number of resolvable spots inthe far field.A possible embodiment for LIST will be a scanner with a 1 cm wideaperture that scans over 8 degrees. This task shall be completed by July 2010.3.Feasibility Demonstration Experimentally Demonstrate the Feasibility of Approach: In this task a 1-D EO scannerthat steers a 1 cm wide beam over 8 degrees will be built. Given the budget, this willlikely be demonstrated at wavelength=1550 nm (ideally at 1030 nm). Nevertheless, thiswill be a compelling demonstration of this feasibility of this approach. We will alsouse this scanner to explore the trade-off between scanner resolution and speed ofoperation. An important result will be to demonstrate a path to 10 kHz scanning. Thistask shall be completed by August 2010.4.Scanner & Amp. Integration Demo Demonstrate a discrete scanner and amplifier system: The vendor in conjunction with NASAGSFC shall demonstrate a discrete scanner/amplifier module by September 2010 to meet ourIRAD milestones. The scanner shall be based on the vendors on-going project on a 1 mwavelength scanner, the core may not necessarily be YAG material, but will be somematerial that is transparent to 1 m. Possible demonstrate increase in transmissionefficiency over the existing 25%.NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Vescent Photonics. It is our understandingthat Vescent Photonics is the only vendor that can develop a non-mechanical beam scannerthat integrates with an optical planar waveguide amplifier module for future space basedremote sensing instrument such as the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) mission.DO Rating is DO-C9. This synopsis shall not be construed as a commitment by theGovernment, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.Questions regarding this acquisition must be directed to the attention of Kimber Russellvia e-mail at Kimber.R.Russell@nasa.gov or via facsimile at (301) 286-9159 by 3:00pm EST,January 27, 2010.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00pm EST on January27, 2010. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose ofdetermining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. It is thequoters responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments. Potentialquoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice.A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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". ______________________________________Karen PlaceDate
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