66 -- CRYOGENICALLY COOLED X-RAY CCD CAMERA

Notice Date

October 25, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 216, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Solicitation Number

662-34619

Response Due

November 13, 2001

Point of Contact

Jeanne V. Moschetti, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-3227, Fax (301) 286-1773, Email jmoschet@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Jeanne V. Moschetti (jmoschet@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Cryogenically cooled X-ray CCD camera. Item 1. Cryogenically cooled X-ray CCD camera with 512x512 pixels with each pixel 24x24 micrometers, side looking liquid nitrogen cooling with less than a 2 liter liquid nitrogen capacity with at least a 24 hour hold time. The temperture of the cold stage should be variable from at least -70 to -120C and controlled to better than 0.1C. The CCD should be back-illuminated with a bandpass from 1-10,000 eV with a quantum efficiency at 100 eV of at least 40%, at 1000 eV at least 80%, and at 10,000 eV at least 10%. Defects in the CCD should not exceed 20 pixel defects, 4 cluster defects and 0 column defects. The CCD should not have an antireflectin coating. The system should include a 6" rotatable conflat flange for vacuum operation of the CCD. All readout cables to interface the CCD to its control electronics and the vacuum feedthrus should be installed. The dark current of the CCD should not exceed 2 eletrons/pixel/sec. Item 2. 7999-XXXX vacuum open-nose for LN detectors specified in item 1. 1 year warranty Item 3.X-ray CCD camera controller sufficient to read out the detector in item 1 with dual 16 bit 100 kHz and 1 MHz A/D converters. The system gain must be constant across the different readout speeds. This unit must control every aspect of the CCD acquisition and control when mated with items 1,4, and 5. Item 4. PCI Interface board for item 3 7323-0002. Item 5.Acquisition system for archiving and analyzing the data obtained from items 1,3, and 4. The system must be capable of mxn binning of pixel data and must be compatible with windows 98 and 2000 and have the facility to interoperate with custom and 3rd party software. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/GSFC intends to purchase these items from Roper Scientific in Trenton, NJ., on a sole source basis as they are the only known distributor of these products. 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 11/13/01. 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 can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011029/66SOL008.HTM (D-298 SN511507)