JPL Chemical and Electric Propulsion Systems

Chemical and Electric Propulsion Systems

Scope Description: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is reviewing options to find Small Businesses and/or Small Business Joint Ventures or Teams led by a Small Businesses with experience performing the below scope tasks.

JPL is seeking information from qualified small businesses with demonstrated experience supporting spacecraft chemical and electric propulsion systems throughout the design, development, integration, test, qualification, and flight-readiness lifecycle. Relevant capabilities may include propulsion system architecture and requirements, thruster and feed-system design, propulsion subsystem engineering, modeling and simulation, power processing and propellant systems, hardware fabrication and assembly support, environmental and performance testing, failure analysis, and verification. Experience with electric propulsion technologies such as Hall thrusters, plasma diagnostics, vacuum facilities, and spacecraft–plume interaction testing is particularly relevant.

JPL is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) managed by Caltech University in support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Minimum Qualifications: Experience and capabilities in all of the tasks listed below. NAICS Code: 336414 – Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing SBA Size Standard: 1,300 employees

Company Information
Company Name

Address

Point of Contact

Title

Email

Phone Number

CAGE/UEI

Socioeconomic Classifications
☐ SB
☐ SDB
☐ SBA Certified WOSB
☐ SBA Certified VOSB
☐ SBA Certified SDVOSB
☐ SBA Certified HUBZone

☐ HBCU/MSI

☐ Other-than-Small Business
Is your company considered a small business under the 336414 NAICS code size standard (1,300 employees)? ☐ Yes
☐ No

Is your business currently teaming, or planning to team, for this project? ☐ Yes
☐ No
If yes, is your teaming arrangement an SBA-approved joint venture? ☐ Yes
☐ No
If applicable, please list your teaming partners.

In the chart below, please place an “X” under “Yes” for each area that aligns with your company’s capabilities and experience, and an “X” under “No” for each area that does not.

Scope Tasks
Yes
No
1.
Design, development, integration, test, qualification, and flight-readiness lifecycle of chemical and/or electric propulsion systems.

Propulsion system architecture and requirements

3.
Thruster and feed-system design

4.
Propulsion subsystem engineering, modeling and simulation

5.
Power processing and propellant systems