ES-MCAT Mirror Recoating
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80JSC025RMCAT
- Agency
-
Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas 77058, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Johnson Space Center is seeking a specialized contractor to recoat the primary mirror of the Eugene Stansbery Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (ES-MCAT) located on Ascension Island. The procurement involves stripping the existing protected enhanced silver coating from a 1.3m Zerodur mirror and reapplying a protected aluminum coating optimized for 360nm-1mm spectral bandpass. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Stephen Noethen by February 11, 2025, demonstrating their ability to meet the project requirements. Evaluation criteria include providing at least one past performance reference of similar work and submitting a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate. Vendors must be prepared to commence work within 2-3 weeks of the notice and adhere to a strict, non-negotiable project timeline.
There are no specific set-aside designations for this contract, and no incumbent contractors are mentioned in the documentation. The project involves an 800-850 pound mirror and requires a highly precise recoating process with specific performance standards, including maintaining a minimum 85% average reflectivity across designated spectral bandpasses. The comprehensive timeline mandates 5 weeks for surrogate coating and analysis, 12 weeks for non-recurring engineering and tooling, 4 weeks for coating strip, 6 weeks for development and qualification, and 4 weeks for production. While a specific award value is not disclosed, the contract is classified under NAICS category 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a Product Service Code (PSC) of 6650 for Optical Instruments and Components.
Notice text
NASA Johnson Space Center Office of Procurement has a requirement for recoating the primary mirror of the Eugene Stansbery Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (ES-MCAT) deployed on Ascension Island. The vendor chosen must be capable of receiving the mirror within 2-3 weeks of this notice and then capable of meeting the following timeline:
Surrogate Coating and SEM Analysis: 5 weeks ARO
NRE-Tooling: 12 weeks ARO
Strip Coating: 4 weeks after receipt of mirror
Development and Qualification: 6 weeks ARO
Production: 4 weeks after receipt of Tooling and approval of Qualification
No delays or adjustments to the schedule are acceptable.
The contractor will provide (a) stripping a protected, enhanced silver coating on a 1.3m Zerodur® mirror, and (b) recoating the mirror with a protected aluminum coating optimized for the 360nm-1μm spectral bandpass.
Interested vendors must review the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and provide a capability statement to the Contracting Officer which clearly identifies the vendor's capability to meet the needs of the customer. If the vendor truly feels like it can perform this requirement, the vendor must identify in its response at least one applicable past performance reference where the vendor has performed a similar requirement at least satisfactorily in either a commercial requirement or another Government requirement. Interested vendors must also provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) related to cost for this procurement so the Government can accurately assess the industry capabilities. Vendors must send capability statements to Mr. Stephen Noethen, Contracting Officer at stephen.d.noethen@nasa.gov. Questions are acceptable and are preferred to be emailed, but telephone calls are acceptable at 346-528-7684.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work - Final 16 Jan 2025.docx | DOCX document |
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