# Solar Cells Blanket Purchase Agreements

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa700024q0055

- Solicitation number: FA700024Q0055
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA7000 10 Cons LGC (FA7000)
- NAICS: 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 1675 Space Vehicle Components
- Place of performance: USAF Academy, Colorado
- County: El Paso County (FIPS 08041). https://abierto.us/counties/el-paso-county-co-08041
- First posted: June 9, 2024
- Last posted: June 10, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3150dcf2a35d41668daf0a8cea1c497f/view

## Description

Update Attachment 4 - Salient Characteristics_Price List This is a new requirement for USAFA and aims to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. The Space Systems Research Center (SSRC) developed a qualified solar array build process for use in the FalconSAT program. Qualification and flight solar arrays were built for use on the FalconSAT-Xtra spacecraft. Multiple BPAs are required to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. Coverglass Interconnect Cells (CICs) are solar cells intended for use in spaceflight.

CICs are manufactured using specific materials designed to survive in the orbital environment (e.g. limit degradation due to atomic oxygen or outgassing in the vacuum of space). The cells need to be compatible with existing tooling within the SSRC. Size requirements 26.62 cm^2 surface area with cropped corner <=5 mil coverglass >= 30.7% efficiency QTY = 1500 CICs

## Publications

- June 9, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 89fe30026a7f4437aa182ba62ae3625f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/89fe30026a7f4437aa182ba62ae3625f/view
- June 10, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 3150dcf2a35d41668daf0a8cea1c497f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3150dcf2a35d41668daf0a8cea1c497f/view

## Points of contact

- Dawson Hopkinson, dawson.hopkinson@us.af.mil, 7193336636
- Kristin Ulma, susan.ulma@us.af.mil

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