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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration

Office of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, NA-11 Target Fabrication Capabilities

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS under Solicitation No. 89233119RNA000037 open to all qualifying companies to respond. The purpose is to determine the capability and feasibility of the current marketplace. The U.S. Government is particularly interested in any capability statements from small businesses, including small business teaming arrangements. This synopsis is for information/planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S.

Government, nor will the U.S. Government reimburse for any information provided as a result.

Information from this synopsis will assist the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in executing its acquisition plan. The anticipated NAICS code is: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a Small Business Size Standard of 1000 employees.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL; NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS

TIME.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The DOE/NNSA, Office of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) NA-11 under Experimental Sciences NA-113, is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified businesses, including all small businesses capable of providing technical support as it relates to target manufacturing capabilities for NA- 113.

Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) capsule targets are complex, multi-component systems employed by multiple Department of Energy (DOE) programs for a multitude of high-energy-density (HED) experiments. The DOE/NNSA Office of RDT&E, Experimental Sciences NA- 113 is an important constituent of the agency’s Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), which enables the United States to maintain a safe, secure, and reliable stockpile without the need for underground nuclear tests (UGTs). ICF/HED experiments conducted at the DOE’s HED programs typically involve intense energy with fluxes ranging up to 1016 W/cm2 directed onto small targets in very short time intervals, which range from 0.01 to 100 nanoseconds. Under these conditions, the target material is driven to conditions of extreme densities, pressures, and temperatures comparable to those encountered in nuclear weapon events. Material behaviors under these conditions are investigated and analyzed to improve experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods. ICF target dimensions are typically several millimeters (mm) in diameter, and can have shell thicknesses ranging from a few microns to mm; surfaces also vary according to specifications, which can include smooth, rippled, and random but well-quantified texture designs. Targets can also consist of multiple layers separated by gaps ranging from a few microns to mm, and can be fabricated from single, multiple, or composite materials (e.g., plastics, beryllium and uranium metals, alloys, low-density foams, and/or cryogenically cooled hydrogen and/or deuterium); these specifications are characterized to prescribed precisions while minimizing impurities to acceptable fractions. ICF target requirements must also be directly connected to mission Level 2 Milestones and directives. Thus, many of the target components require short-term or long-term research and development (R&D) as well as innovative designs through engineering or assembly development.

Reliable fabrication and timely delivery of targets is essential for continuous and efficient HED program operations. Timely development is key to target fabrication, including continuous improvement of innovative avenues, and increasing process efficiencies.

In order to meet these requirements, the contractor must have access to highly-specialized ICF target infrastructure: components, equipment, qualified personnel, R&D expertise, engineering support, and capable history of ICF target fabrication and assemblies. The scope of the current acquisition is to provide target fabrication support to the following NNSA HED programs executed at the following locations:

1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),

2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL),

3. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),

4. University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (UR/LLE),

5. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).

SCOPE

Any resultant contract is contemplated to be 5-year effort. The contemplated contract type is Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). Work is expected to be conducted at the contractor's facilities and participating NNSA HED facilities. Participation in meetings at other locations will be required, as needed. The contractor must provide services in a fully integrated manner, and on a timely basis. Additionally, strict security requirements exist; therefore, all contractor personnel shall possess a DOE/NNSA “Q” Clearance, or a Department of Defense (DOD) Top Secret Facility Clearance with the capability to obtain a DOE/NNSA “Q” Clearance at award.

ICF target support consists of the deliverables listed as follows:

1. The Contractor will provide fabrication and precise characterization of ICF targets, target components, and target assemblies. Target components refer to the parts of a target that will be integrated with other target technologies to fabricate a complete assembly. Target assemblies consist of one or more target components that have been assembled on a target mount and incorporated into a fixture in the experimental facility. As such, a target assembly can also be a sub-assembly serving a larger assembly. The position and orientation of target components relative to each other and to the mount are part of the target specifications. Target assemblies and target components can be delivered individually, or in lot quantities;

2. The Contractor will deliver ICF targets, target components, and target assemblies to the HED programs;

3. The Contractor will retain documentation of all the fabrication and characterization processes in their entirety. This process information will be available to Principle Investigators (PI) and/or Target Fabrication Managers (TFM) upon request;

4. Fabrication process information will be available to PIs and/or TFMs upon request. The Contractor will provide access to the aforementioned documentation in Deliverable 3. This information should be accessible through an electronic (web-based) system, which includes a means to track deliveries of shipments; such documentation should accompany the shipment if requested;

5. The Contractor will support advanced target fabrication, research, development and engineering needed to create new techniques for fabricating, characterizing, and testing new target designs;

6. The Contractor will provide on-site target fabrication support. This may include on-site personnel responsible for the final assembly, characterization, and deployment of the technologies;

7. The Contractor is strongly encouraged to establish and maintain collaborations with academics programs (e.g., universities, academic centers, colleges) in the execution of this work. This focus is part of an effort to recruit, train, and retain early-career professionals in HED-centric programs.

A representative list of the types of target components the contractor will supply on an annual basis is given below.

TARGETS Routine Difficult Complex Total

3D printed component 234 92 0 326 Al window washers 833 0 0 833 Assembly-cone-in-shell target 0 0 25 25 Assembly-package; beryllium, foam, multiple foils, sine waves 15 35 46 96

Assembly-planar; foils, sine wave RT packages, EOS packages 26 16 146 188

Beryllium-foil; laser machined, polished, sputtered 86 0 29 115

Beryllium-machined; sine wave, plastic coating, metal coating 0 0 129 129

Capsule-Beryllium; doped, multilayered, keyhole, gas filled 0 0 8 8

Capsule-CD; OMEGA cryo 0 102 0 102 Capsule-CH; single layer, multi-layer, doped 673 45 118 836 Capsule-Glass; Drop tower, empty, gas filled 0 245 0 245 Capsule-Hoppe; empty, gas filled 0 0 137 137 Capsule-Polystyrene; thin walled, thick walled, cone- in-shell 0 0 28 28

Capsule-SSS; W/Ti/Cu particle cast in CH, machined 0 0 17 17

CFTA-Al double shell 0 0 1 1

CFTA-B4C

0 0 2 2

CFTA-beryllium; multilayered, doped, rippled, machined 0 0 55 55

CFTA-BN

0 0 1 1

CFTA-CH; mulitlayer, doped, machined, 5um/10um/20um/30um fill tube 0 0 177 177

CFTA-HDC; undoped, doped, 5um/10um/30um fill tube 0 0 131 131

Cone; machined, Au/Al/CH/foam, 2-axis, 3-axis 302 103 3 408

Diagnostic band for cryo targets 0 0 353 353 Diagnostic pinholes 0 1,483 0 1,483 Doped plastic foil; Mn, Co, I, Br, Cl, Si, CD, CH, Fe 130 0 0 130

DU-machined 0 0 3 3 Foam; RF, CRF, TPX, SiO2, Cu, CH, doped, cast, machined 186 6 25 217

Gas target; tube, bag 2 0 3 5 Hohlraum - Au with LEH only; vacuum, gas filled 178 0 81 259

Hohlraum - Au with milled features 12 14 779 805 Hohlraum - epoxy 0 0 20 20 Hohlraum - foam lined; TaO, CH, ZnO coated CH 0 0 11 11

Laser machined foil or component 3,432 0 10 3,442 LEH washer 551 0 0 551 Machined-CH; tube, washer, end cap 5 461 0 466 Machined-other; foil, washer, cap, step, mirror mount 317 14 20 351

Machined-PDV guide 0 0 18 18 Other 304 1 4 309 Oxygen modulated GDP 0 0 11 11 Storm Window 0 86 0 86 Thermomechanical package component 0 629 0 629 Thermomechanical package sub-assembly 0 0 564 564

Thin film metal coating; single layer, multi-layer, beryllium, micro dots 0 12 56 68

Unconverted light shield 0 1,328 0 1,328 Window washer 306 0 0 306 Grand Total 7,592 4,672 3,011 15,275

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested parties should respond to this Sources Sought Notice by providing the following information (in order):

1. Cover page or introduction page (if desired).

2. Company name, address, DUNS, Cage Code, Type of Business, company size in relation to the NAICS Code 541715 and associated Size Standard, and point of contact information (phone number/e-mail address).

3. Technical expertise/approach addressing the 7 scope requirements listed above.

4. Company certification of capability and infrastructure to fabricate all types of target components listed in the table above.

5. Relevant Corporate experience (within the past 5 years).

6. Relevant past performance information (within the past 5 years) including: Contract Title, Contract Number, Contracting Agency or Department, Total Contract value (in $), Period of performance, and short description of work (how it relates to the scope of this requirement).

Package specifications:

• Page limit - Ten (10) 8 ½ x 11 pages

• 1 inch margins (top, bottom and sides)

• Times New Roman font - 12 point

• Page limitation does not include (1 - cover page or introduction page)

• DO NOT include any promotional materials

DOE/NNSA is only interested in businesses that can demonstrate a clear understanding and provide a concise approach to all scope requirements. Responses that do not adhere to the submission instructions will be determined incapable and will not be considered. All responsible sources, including small businesses and small business teaming arrangements, will be considered by the Government.

The Government will review each capability statement to determine if the interested firm is capable of satisfying the requirement in its entirety. The Government does not intend to release its findings from the submissions, but will use the input to derive an acquisition strategy for the identified requirement. Capability statements will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement as a set-aside, or on a competitive basis.

A determination not to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside, or not to compete this effort on a full and open competition basis is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Only electronic submission copies through FedConnect (https://www.fedconnect.net) will be accepted. The requested information must be received, no later than Monday, January 14, 2019 by 2:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST). Late submissions will not be accepted.

Any questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted through FedConnect no later than Friday, January 07, 2019 by 12:00 pm MST.

Point of Contact Information:

Chelsea Murphy, Contract Specialist Phone: (505) 845-6404 E-mail: Chelsea.Murphy@nnsa.doe.gov

DISCLAIMERS

The Government reserves the right to use any and all information submitted by, or obtained from, an interested firm in any manner it determines is appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. An interested party should avoid including any classified, business confidential, and/or proprietary information in its response. However, if an interested firm must submit such information, the information must be clearly marked, and the interested firm must provide sufficient justification as to why such information is business confidential and/or proprietary. The Government will review the information and safeguard it appropriately.

This Source Sought Synopsis is considered a Request for Information (RFI) as defined in FAR 15.201(e) to obtain information about capabilities and market information related to the services of interest for planning purposes. This Sources Sought is not a request for competitive proposals;

therefore, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Companies that respond will not be reimbursed or paid for the information submitted.

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