Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

NASA/GSFC has a requirement for Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The FRIB is used for radiation testing of microelectronic and photonic piece parts, components, and systems. NASA conducts evaluations of candidate electrical, electronic, electromechanical, and electro-optical (EEEE) parts for use in spacecraft and spaceflight instruments. The specified analysis procedures sometimes require ground-based accelerated radiation testing, necessitating the use of particle accelerators to emulate the space environment. These ground-based tests use particle accelerators to provide ion beams that can be employed to evaluate single-event effects (SEE), total ionizing dose (TID), and displacement damage dose (DDD) or total non-ionizing dose (TNID). Understanding these effects is critical for mission success. These radiation tests will support many NASA projects and programs, including ongoing Artemis missions, the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, Space Weather Follow-On, Next Mars Orbiter, the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) program, and many others. NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the items from Michigan State University (MSU). In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” MSU is the only facility whose linear accelerator, technical beam, and beam structure, provides the specific requirements outlined in the JOFOC.