SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200261890 NASA/ARC AND THE NASA CEV AEROSCIENCES PROJECT (CAP) REQUIRES SUPPORT…

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SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200261890 NASA/ARC AND THE NASA CEV AEROSCIENCES PROJECT (CAP) REQUIRES SUPPORT OF 4 DISTINCT DATA-ACQUISITION EFFORTS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT THE STATIC TEST #1 (ST-1) FULL-SCALE CEV/ORION ABORT-MOTOR (AM) STATIC FIRING, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO OCCUR IN OCTOBER 2008 AT THE ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES (ATK) ROCKET-MOTOR TEST FACILITY IN PROMONTORY, UTAH. SUPPORT IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN DATA ON THE: 1) NEAR-FIELD PLUME ACOUSTICS (NFPA); 2) FAR-FIELD PLUME ACOUSTICS (FFPA); 3) PLUME-IMPINGEMENT AERO-THERMODYNAMICS (PIAT) AND 4) PLUME AND SHOCK STRUCTURE IMAGE (PSSI) OF THE ORION AM. THE PSSI EFFORT INCLUDES A) PSSI-1, PLUME IMAGE FUSION, AND B) PSSI-2, BACKGROUND ORIENTED SCHLIEREN (BOS). THE CURRENT PURCHASE ORDER WILL SUPPLY NASA-AMES WITH A DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR THE BELOW TASK REQUIREMENTS FOR ATK LAUNCH SYSTEMS GROUP TO SUPPORT 4 DISTINCT, AUXILIARY DATA-ACQUISITION EFFORTS BY THE CEV AEROSCIENCES PROJECT (CAP) AT THE STATIC TEST #1 (ST-1) FULL-SCALE ABORT-MOTOR (AM) STATIC FIRING. THE ST-1 TEST IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AT THE ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES (ATK) TEST SITE IN PROMONTORY, UTAH. THE 4 DATA-ACQUISITION TASKS ARE: 1. NEAR-FIELD PLUME ACOUSTICS (NFPA) 2. FAR-FIELD PLUME ACOUSTICS (FFPA) 3. PLUME-IMPINGEMENT AERO-THERMODYNAMICS/ACOUSTICS (PIAT) 4. PLUME AND SHOCK STRUCTURE IMAGING (PSSI) THE DATA FROM THE MEASUREMENTS OF THIS CONTRACT ARE NEEDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR DEFINITION OF THE UNSTEADY LOADS ENVIRONMENT OF THE ORION CEV SO THAT DESIGN AND FABRICATION MAY PROCEED. THESE MEASUREMENTS WILL ALSO BE USED TO DEFINE THE QUALIFICATION ENVIRONMENT FOR FLIGHT HARDWARE. ATK IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE ORION LAUCH ABORT SYSTEM (LAS) MOTOR TO NASA. THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS BY NASA, ON A TEST FIRING OF THE LAS MOTOR BY ATK UNDER TERMS OF THEIR EXISTING CONTRACT WITH NASA. THE MEASUREMENTS DESCRIBED IN TASKS 1-4 CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED FROM A TEST FIRING OF THE ACTUAL LAS MOTOR; ATK IS THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF THIS MOTOR AND THE ONLY OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE TEST STAND DESIGNED FOR THE STATIC TESTING OF THIS MOTOR. THE ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS WILL NEED TO INTERFACE WITH THE CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT. INDEPENDENTLY OF THE MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PURCHASE ORDER, THE CONTRACTOR WON A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH MOTORS FOR THE LAS SYSTEM, AND FOR TESTING OF THESE MOTORS FOR ACCEPTANCE BY NASA, THUS THEY ARE THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THE LAS MOTORS AND TESTING SYSTEMS.