Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2016-01-29 to 2016-10-14
Current total value of award: $45322
Description: ELECTROMAGNETIC LABORATORY RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT  THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE THE RESEARCH REQUIRED TO SECURE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NASA BACKING AND RESOURCES TO BRING AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST RANGE (ETR) TO AN OPERATIONAL STATUS ENHANCING CURRENT ETR STANDARDS WHILE MAINTAINING THIS CAPABILITY. INITIAL EFFORTS WILL REQUIRE A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE RESEARCH DIRECTORATE (RD) DECISION MAKERS TO SHOW LONG TERM UTILIZATION OF NASA'S INVESTMENT. DEFINING FACILITY UPGRADES AND ASSOCIATED COSTS ARE NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS NECESSARY. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF EXISTING NASA ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) MEASUREMENT FACILITIES TO DEMONSTRATE THE NICHE THE ETR CAN PROVIDE WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY TO FULLY INFORM RD OF THE BENEFITS OF THE ETR.  THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A ROADMAP FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER'S ELECTROMAGNETICS&SENSORS BRANCH (D319) ELECTROMAGNETIC FACILITIES TO ENSURE ETR HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MEET FUTURE NASA MISSION REQUIREMENTS. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS NEEDED TO DEFINE SPECIFICATIONS AND COST OF REPLACEMENT ELECTROMAGNETIC ABSORBER MATERIAL FOR THE INTERIOR CHAMBER SURFACES (WALLS, CEILING, AND FLOOR) WHICH HAVE DEGRADED WITH AGE AND MAY LACK CURRENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. SPECIFICATIONS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR NEW RADAR INSTRUMENTATION AND ASSOCIATED ACQUISITION SOFTWARE WILL ALSO BE NEEDED.