Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Ames High-Rate Composite Manufacturing Facility (AHRCM)
Deadline : 07 Feb 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 111724892
Document Ref. No. : 80ARC025AHRCM_RFI
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for manufacturing process development of high-rate composites for aerospace applications.
Description
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC), on behalf of the Engineering Directorate and Aeronautics Directorate, is hereby soliciting information from potential sources regarding high-rate thermoplastic manufacturing technologies and process development. NASA is interested in engaging with government, industry, and academia for collaborations to develop thermoset and thermoplastic manufacturing processes tailored, but not limited, to aerospace applications with the Ames High-Rate Composite Manufacturing Facility (AHRCM). The AHRCM supports the research and development of aerospace materials processes (particularly for thermoplastic composites), modeling, and large structures with the goal of mitigating labor-in-the-loop manufacturing bottlenecks by increasing volumetric fabrication throughput of composites and reducing inertial assembly errors as a virtue of robotic automation.
This Request for Information (RFI) serves to solicit organizations that have demonstrated heritage referencing composite materials for aerospace applications, particularly those pertaining to aeronautics, spacecraft, intelligent structures, automotive, and other high-rate thermoset & thermoplastic manufacturing applications.
Background
The emerging Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry must rely heavily on advanced composite materials to build vehicles that will meet the performance and safety requirements needed to achieve commercial success. These electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles must make extensive use of light-weight carbon fiber composite structures and components to maximize vehicle range and payload achievable with the energy storage density of foreseeable battery technology. Using conventi...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 80ARC025AHRCM_RFI
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Sub-tier : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Office: NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 01:08 pm PST
Original Response Date: Feb 07, 2025 10:00 pm PST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Feb 22, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: AR12 - SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH
NAICS Code: 927110 - Space Research and Technology
Place of Performance: Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA
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