Solar Cells Blanket Purchase Agreements
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA700024Q0055
- Agency
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Air Force Academy
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1675 Space Vehicle Components
- Place of performance
- Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation is for the procurement of 1,500 Coverglass Interconnect Cells (CICs) for the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The CICs are specialized solar cells intended for use in spaceflight and will be used to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. The Space Systems Research Center (SSRC) at USAFA has developed a qualified solar array build process and is seeking multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) to acquire the necessary CICs. The CICs must have a surface area of 26.62 cm^2, a coverglass thickness of at least 5 mil, and an efficiency of 30.7% or greater. They must also be compatible with the SSRC's existing manufacturing tooling. The Government will evaluate responses on a best value basis considering price, technical capability, and past performance.
The solicitation is not set aside for any particular program. The total ceiling for the BPAs is $750,000, with individual call limits of $250,000. The period of performance is estimated to be from August 20, 2024, through August 19, 2029. The place of performance is the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit a completed Buy American Certificate as part of their response, which is due by June 24, 2024.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Update Attachment 4 - Salient Characteristics_Price List
This is a new requirement for USAFA and aims to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. The Space Systems Research Center (SSRC) developed a qualified solar array build process for use in the FalconSAT program. Qualification and flight solar arrays were built for use on the FalconSAT-Xtra spacecraft. Multiple BPAs are required to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. Coverglass Interconnect Cells (CICs) are solar cells intended for use in spaceflight. CICs are manufactured using specific materials designed to survive in the orbital environment (e.g. limit degradation due to atomic oxygen or outgassing in the vacuum of space). The cells need to be compatible with existing tooling within the SSRC.
Size requirements
- 26.62 cm^2 surface area with cropped corner
- <=5 mil coverglass
- >= 30.7% efficiency
- QTY = 1500 CICs
Update #1 ·
This is a new requirement for USAFA and aims to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. The Space Systems Research Center (SSRC) developed a qualified solar array build process for use in the FalconSAT program. Qualification and flight solar arrays were built for use on the FalconSAT-Xtra spacecraft. Multiple BPAs are required to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. Coverglass Interconnect Cells (CICs) are solar cells intended for use in spaceflight. CICs are manufactured using specific materials designed to survive in the orbital environment (e.g. limit degradation due to atomic oxygen or outgassing in the vacuum of space). The cells need to be compatible with existing tooling within the SSRC.
Size requirements
- 26.62 cm^2 surface area with cropped corner
- 5 mil coverglass
- >= 30.7% efficiency
- QTY = 1500 CICs
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 4 Price List_Salient Characteristics.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 3 Terms and Conditions.pdf | ||
| Combo Solar Cells.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 Provisions and Clauses.pdf | ||
| Attachment 4 Price List.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 2 FA700024Q0041 Buy American Certificate.pdf |
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