NASA Solicitation: NASA Partnership Offices
Synopsis – Jan 06, 2012
General Information
Solicitation Number: N/A
Reference Number: MSFC201201062012
Posted Date: Jan 06, 2012
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Jan 06, 2012
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: N/A
Current Response Date: N/A
Classification Code: 99 — Miscellaneous
NAICS Code: 927110
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Contracting Office Address
NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
Description
This purpose of this special notice is to inform industry of the unique capabilities of NASA Centers. Additional information may be obtained from the below listed NASA Center Partnership Offices and Points of Contacts:
Ames Research Center Point of Contact: David R. Morse Telephone: 650-604-4724 Email: David.R.Morse@nasa.gov
Ames Research Center is located at Moffett Field in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics selected Ames to be its second aeronautical research laboratory on Dec. 20, 1939. Ames became part of the NASA when the agency was formed in 1958.
Ames has a heavy focus on scientific research and is the host of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and NASA Lunar Science Institute. Ames is the lead center for the Kepler mission’s search for Earth-sized planets in the habitable zone outside of our solar system, and the science lead for the SOFIA airborne infrared telescope. The Ames family includes researchers in air traffic management, biosciences, bioengineering, radiation and space biotechnology, synthetic biology, information technology, earth science, airborne science, biosphere science, atmosphere science, astrophysics, planetary systems and exobiology. Ames research focuses on topics from the effects of gravity on living things to the nature and distribution of celestial bodies, planets and life in the universe.
Ames’ leadership in information technology research focuses on supercomputing, networking and intelligent systems. The center also has strong expertise and facilities in support of fundamental space biology, aerospace and thermal protection systems, small satellite missions, nanotechnology, simulation and modeling, wind tunnels, air traffic management and human factors research.
Ames researchers collaborate with the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct research in air traffic management to make safer, cheaper and more efficient air travel a reality. Ames forms innovative collaborative partnerships, and fosters commercial application of NASA technologies. Ames operates the NASA Research Park, an integrated, on-site, dynamic research and education community designed to cultivate out-of-the-box thinking and foster mutually beneficial partnerships with academia and industry in support of NASA’s mission.
Dryden Space Flight Center Point of Contact: John Del Frate Telephone: 661-276-3704 Email: john.h.delfrate@nasa.gov Website: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/home/index.html
Over 60 years ago NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) was established as a tenant on what is now Edwards Air Force Base located in the Southern California Mojave Desert. This location proved ideal over the years for those interested in doing hazardous flight testing and research nearly year round. DFRC’s technical disciplines, risk management processes, access to restricted airspace and ground/flight facilities reflect the essential elements to move an innovative aeronautical concept from design to fabrication/integration to ground testing, and on to flight testing/research. Many of our Nation’s most complex flight research projects have been successfully accomplished here. Whether its small slow and low flying UAVs, to stratospheric hypersonic flight DFRC may be the key enabler you are looking for.
Glenn Research Center Point of Contact: Joe Shaw Telephone: 216-977-7135 Email: robert.j.shaw@nasa.gov
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is working to introduce businesses to some of the technologies and expertise Glenn has to offer. Targeted toward businesses that are interested in learning more about potential partnerships and business opportunities, the partnerships will feature innovative and game-changing technologies. Glenn has interest in technologies in the areas of Materials and Structures; Biomedical Technology; Sensors and Electronics; Advanced/Alternative Energy; and Advanced Propulsion.
Goddard Space Flight Center Point of Contact: Nona Cheeks Telephone: 301-286-5810 Email: nona.k.cheeks@nasa.gov Website: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html http://aetd.gsfc.nasa.gov/about.html http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov
Goddard is responsible for managing a balanced science portfolio for NASA. As a major laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft, Goddard is responsible for: mission design, concept development; building satellites and instruments; operating and control spacecraft; and acquiring and distributing data to the world-wide science community. Our data products are used to conduct research in Earth and Space Sciences that benefit NASA, the nation and the world. Examples of engineering and technology research and development are optics; optical communications; nanotech (materials); avionics; detector systems; laser systems; telescopes; software engineering–ground systems; data analysis tools; and electronics for extreme environments. The mission of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is to expand knowledge of Earth and is committed to excellence in scientific investigation, in the development and operation of space systems and in the advancement of essential technologies
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Point of Contact: Indrani Graczyk Telephone: 818-354-2241 Email: Indrani.Graczyk-1@nasa.gov Website: www.jpl.nasa.gov
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has a wide-ranging charter for solar system exploration, Earth observation, astrophysical research, and technology development. JPL is NASA’s lead center for robotic missions. The Laboratory has in-house end-to-end capabilities for mission design as well as spacecraft design, development, integration, testing, operations and science data analysis. It also operates and manages NASA’s Deep Space Network, a worldwide system of antennas that communicate with spacecraft and conduct radar and radio astronomy studies.
JPL has world class facilities and expertise in microdevices, sensors, instruments, advanced optics, power, propulsion, and communications. The Laboratory is also home to unique modeling, simulation and software reliability tools. Testing capabilities include multimodal vibration tables, solar, radiation and thermal vacuum chambers, and a highly experienced test team. Please contact us for further information on any of these capabilities.
JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) of NASA.
Johnson Space Center JSC Strategic Opportunities and Partnership Development Office Point of Contact: Sean Carter Telephone: 281-483-3000 Email: JSC-Partnerships@mail.nasa.gov Website: http://www.nasa.gov/jscpartnerships
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), located in Houston, TX, is a global leader in the human exploration of space. The Center manages and conducts programs and projects that build, test, and integrate human-rated systems for transportation, habitation, and working in space; plans and operates human space flight missions; and provides support to commercial aerospace programs and projects. Many of the skills, capabilities and facilities we use to operate in extreme environments can transfer to non-aerospace industries.
We have world-class expertise in crew and mission operations; design, development, testing and operation of complex systems; safety and risk analysis; medical, biomedical, and life sciences; human habitability, health and performance; lunar and planetary geosciences; space systems engineering and integrated project management. JSC’s unique facilities, such as our human-rated thermal vacuum chambers and the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, provide essential capabilities for the development and test of human-rated systems, and development of procedures and training for operations in space.
Johnson Space Center has a record of success working with aerospace and non-aerospace industries, government, and academia to solve technical problems and to transfer technology to the commercial sector for further development. We pursue partnerships that enable our exploration goals and contribute to the advancement of science and technology for societal and economic benefit.
Kennedy Space Center Partnerships Development Office Point of Contact: Tom Engler Telephone: 321-861-3127 Email: tom.engler@nasa.gov Website: http://kscpartnerships.ksc.nasa.gov
KSC is poised to develop the world’s premier spaceport, meeting government and commercial space industry needs, through comprehensive resource planning and the formation of partnerships to ensure the economic vitality of the center. By utilizing existing facilities and technical skill sets carried over from the Space Shuttle Program, along with advanced technology development program, KSC can provide support and services to future commercial partnerships as well as core NASA programs. KSC also collaborates with Space Florida and Brevard Economic Development Commission to provide additional capabilities for potential partners when existing facilities/capabilities are fully utilized. KSC looks forward to host future commercial partners to make KSC the 21st century spaceport as envisioned.
Langley Research Center Point of Contact: Michelle Ferebee Telephone: 757-864-5617; 757-864-2031 Email: Michelle.T.Ferebee@nasa.gov Website: http://technologygateway.nasa.gov
NASA Langley Research Center, located in Hampton, VA, is known for its scientific and technological expertise in aerospace research, systems integration, and atmospheric science. The Center also has a rich heritage in aeronautics, space and science technology development. It conducts critical research and engineering analysis from systems concepts utilizing the Center’s core capabilities in aerosciences, structures and materials, systems analysis, entry, descent and landing, systems engineering and atmospheric characterization. The Center couples its deep research and engineering expertise, computational and experimental test capabilities to provide technology and systems development and testing to solve challenging problems of flight throughout the speed regime in any atmosphere. NASA Langley has extensive experience collaborating across the Agency and with Industry partners on systems analysis, engineering and development of advanced hardware and risk reduction solutions on human rated space flight systems such as Shuttle, Ares, Orion, Launch Abort System, and the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and the Space Launch System.
The Center has a long and distinguished history designing, evaluating, and troubleshooting a wide array of shell structures, many specific to the STS tanks and solid rocket boosters. Specifically, structural mechanics expertise at the Center was utilized to evaluate and recommend field joint modifications after the STS 51-L Challenger disaster. Similar composite structures and materials hardware development is being used today to identify damage tolerant designs and certification testing methodologies applicable to advanced booster concepts.
Marshall Space Flight Center MSFC Partnerships Office Point of Contact: Stacy Counts Telephone: 256-544-6004 Email: stacy.m.counts@nasa.gov
Marshall Space Flight Center’s unique capabilities support today’s challenging missions while preparing for future journeys of discovery beyond Earth orbit .The experienced workforce combined with state of the art facilities, are key to America’s continued exploration of space. The Marshall Team works together across scientific and engineering disciplines to design, develop, integrate, test, and operate complex rockets, spacecraft systems and science instruments that enable exploration and scientific discovery. Marshall’s unique expertise and facilities serve the needs of both the engineering community, which makes space exploration possible, and the scientific community, whose investigations fuel discoveries about the world around us and our cosmic neighborhood beyond the horizon.
Marshall’s world-class facilities for designing, building, testing, and operating space hardware and software are currently being used to reduce costs and risks, and to decrease the time required to build new launch vehicles and spacecraft. Specifically, Marshall develops and matures propulsion technologies for current and future transportation phases for space exploration and science missions, including boost, upper stage, and in-space applications.
Marshall not only has experts and facilities for conducting traditional chemical propulsion research on advanced systems and materials for rocket engines, combustion chambers, and fuel tanks, but it also boasts state-of-the-art vacuum chambers, environmental test stands, clean rooms, manufacturing areas, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen test facilities and the Propulsion Research Development Laboratory, all dedicated to propelling America into the future. Marshall’s expertise in optics is supported by the X-ray Calibration Facility and facilities for metrology, coating, fabrication and more.
Critical to the propulsion capabilities are the manufacturing and assembly facilities provided by the Michoud Assembly Facility. For the last three decades, Michoud has produced the space shuttle’s large external fuel tanks and is the largest manufacturing facility in the United States.
Stennis Space Center Point of Contact: Anne Peek Telephone: 228-688-1148 Email: Anne.H.Peek@nasa.gov
For more than four decades, John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi has served as NASA’s primary rocket propulsion testing ground. Today, the center provides propulsion test services for NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as the private sector. For example, Stennis has partnered with Orbital Sciences Corporation to provide testing of the AJ-26 Aerojet rocket engines that will be used to power the Taurus II vehicle on commercial transport flights to the International Space Station. Stennis also hosts NASA’s rocket Propulsion Test Program, which is responsible for managing all of the agency’s propulsion test facilities.
State-of-the-art facilities, a seven-and-one-half mile canal waterway system and the 125,000-acre acoustical buffer zone that surrounds Stennis enable delivery and testing of large-scale rocket engines and components. Stennis’ test facilities include the A, B, and E complexes, which enable testing of components, full-scale engines and rocket stages, as well as testing for future-generation engines. The A-3 test stand is also under construction to conduct simulated high-altitude engine testing.
Point of Contact
Name: Kellie D. Craig
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 256-544-5906
Fax: 256-544-6062
Email: Kellie.D.Craig@nasa.gov
Name: George E. Pendley
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 256-544-2949
Fax: 256-544-6062
Email: george.e.pendley@nasa.gov
