SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200260056 NASA/ARC AND THE NASA CEV AEROSCIENCES PROJECT (CAP) REQUIRES SUPPORT…

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SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200260056 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 CONTRACTOR MUST OBTAIN WORKING ACCESS TO THE TEST SITE, WHICH IS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY ATK, AND PROVIDE IT FOR CAP TEST-TEAM MEMBERS, WITH ADEQUATE SPACE, IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS, FOR CAP EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT OPERATORS TO MONITOR AND OBSERVE TESTING. THE CONTRACTOR MUST ALSO PROVIDE MOUNTING STRUCTURES FOR THE VARIOUS CAP PRESSURE, ACOUSTIC, TEMPERATURE AND IMAGE SENSORS, ADEQUATE SHELTER AND SHIELDING TO PROTECT CAP EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL CABLES FROM TEST AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, AND ALL COMMUNICATIONS LINKS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THESE TASKS. ATK IS BUILDING THE MOTORS FOR THE CEV/ORION LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM (LAS) AND IS UNDER CONTRACT TO TEST THEM. THE MEASUREMENTS DESIRED BY THE CAP AND DESCRIBED IN THE TASKS CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED FROM THE TEST FIRING OF THE FULL-SCALE AM. ATK IS THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF THIS MOTOR AND PROVIDER OF SUCH A TEST FIRING. NASA INTENDS TO PURCHASE THESE SERVICES FROM ATK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 USC 2304(C)(1), THE ONLY KNOWN RESPONSIBLE SOURCE FOR THESE ITEMS, AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES TASK REQUIREMENTS FOR ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES (ATK), A CONTRACTOR, TO SUPPORT 4 DISTINCT, AUXILIARY DATA-ACQUISITION EFFORTS BY THE NASA CEV AEROSCIENCES PROJECT (CAP) AT THE ST-1 FULL-SCALE ORION ABORT-MOTOR (AM) STATIC-FIRING AND QUALITY-ASSURANCE TEST. THE ST-1 TEST IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 1, 2008 AT THE ATK TEST SITE IN PROMONTORY, UTAH. THE 4 CAP AUXILIARY 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)