This effort is for engineering services, regarding the research and development of the 100-lbf LAE up to a qualification test report to verify Government 100-lbf LAE requirements. As a result of the negotiated sole source contract, the LAE effort will include the following minimum capabilities:

1. Domestic Vendor
2. 100-lbf (440N) of thrust
3. Using hydrazine fuel and NTO oxidizer
4. Specific impulse >320 seconds
5. Total qualified lifetime of 9 hrs of firing time in a vacuum environment (number already includes margin)
6. Capable of implementation on any prime contractor's bus (Boeing, LM, NGIS). This affects environmental capability including shock and vibration. This also affects the range of inlet pressures that the unit must operate across.
7. Capable of operation at propellant/hardware temperatures up to 51°C (minimum) / 61°C (goal). Note that these temperatures include uncertainty and qualification margin so that implementation in a satellite design has flight capability to 30°C min / 40°C goal.
8. Qualification testing complete within 2 years to provide a mature LAE platform for future space platforms and funding constraints.

Projected Request-for-Proposal (RFP) release date for this requirement is estimated to be no sooner than 15 calendar days after this Pre-Solicitation notice is posted, and will be directed solely to the prospective source identified.

This notice expires 15 days after publication.