Revolutionary Aerospace Engine Research. the Objective of This Task Order Contract IS to Develop, Demonstrate and Verify Advanced Propulsion System Technologies AS Part of Nasa's On-Going, Long-Term Aerospace Research Program Addressing a Wide Variety of Propulsion Issues. Applications Include Airbreathing Engine Technology, Pulse Detonation Engine Technology, Propulsion/Airframe Integration, Combined Cycle Propulsion Systems, Design Tool Development and Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Cross-Cutting Technologies. the Contract Shall Furnish ALL Personnel, Facilities, Equipment, Material, Supplies and Services Except AS MAY BE Expressly SET Forth in the Contract Agreement AS Government Furnished Property, and Otherwise DO ALL Things Necessary to, or Incident to, Performing and Providing the Work Efforts SET Forth in the Following Discipline Areas. Contract Scope Includes Analytical and Experimental Investigations Covering a Wide Variety of Propulsion and Power Systems, Components, and Sub-Components Having Either Commercial or Military Aerospace Application. Work Will BE Accomplished in Response to a Series of Completion Tasks to BE Issued in the Following Technology Disciplines by the Government During the Period of Performance. Discipline 1: Airbreathing Engine Technology. Discipline 2: Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) Technology. Discipline 3: Turbine-Based Coombined Cycle (tbcc) Propulsion Systems. Discipline 4: Design Tools
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $72,556,133 ($72.6M)
Contractor: General Electric Company Inc
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2001-09-15
End Date: 2013-03-01
Contract Duration: 4,185 days
Daily Burn Rate: $17.3K/day
Official Description: REVOLUTIONARY AEROSPACE ENGINE RESEARCH. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP, DEMONSTRATE AND VERIFY ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES AS PART OF NASA'S ON-GOING, LONG-TERM AEROSPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM ADDRESSING A WIDE VARIETY OF PROPULSION ISSUES. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE AIRBREATHING ENGINE TECHNOLOGY, PULSE DETONATION ENGINE TECHNOLOGY, PROPULSION/AIRFRAME INTEGRATION, COMBINED CYCLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS, DESIGN TOOL DEVELOPMENT AND REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV) CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES. THE CONTRACT SHALL FURNISH ALL PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, AND OTHERWISE DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO, OR INCIDENT TO, PERFORMING AND PROVIDING THE WORK EFFORTS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINE AREAS. CONTRACT SCOPE INCLUDES ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS COVERING A WIDE VARIETY OF PROPULSION AND POWER SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND SUB-COMPONENTS HAVING EITHER COMMERCIAL OR MILITARY AEROSPACE APPLICATION. WORK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN RESPONSE TO A SERIES OF COMPLETION TASKS TO BE ISSUED IN THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGY DISCIPLINES BY THE GOVERNMENT DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. DISCIPLINE 1: AIRBREATHING ENGINE TECHNOLOGY. DISCIPLINE 2: PULSE DETONATION ENGINE (PDE) TECHNOLOGY. DISCIPLINE 3: TURBINE-BASED COOMBINED CYCLE (TBCC) PROPULSION SYSTEMS. DISCIPLINE 4: DESIGN TOOLS.
Place of Performance
Location: Ohio, 45215
State: Ohio Government Spending