SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- THE BLACK HOLE IMAGING MISSION MICRO-ARCSECOND X-RAY IMAGING MISSION (MAXIM)PARTNERING OPPORTUNITY DOCUMENT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 6/30/2003
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NASA-SNOTE-030630-001
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2004
- Description
- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 662, is issuing this Request For Information (RFI) for the purpose of openly soliciting information regarding the availability, cost, and capabilities of potential partners in the formulation of the Black Hole Imaging Mission-Micro-Arcsecond X-ray Imaging Mission (MAXIM). The Black Hole Imaging Mission is a vision mission of NASA's Office of Space Science, Structure and Evolution of the Universe (SEU) Roadmap entitled "Beyond Einstein: from the big bang to black holes". The mission goal is to image directly matter near the edge of a black hole and map its motion. It is emphasized that the requested information is for preliminary planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that NASA will solicit the submitter for a procurement of any related effort in the future. NASA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by submitters in furnishing this information. However, this is an opportunity to join the MAXIM Project team and be involved in the formulation process while understanding future mission activities. Questions concerning this POD may be asked during the first week after release of this document. All questions and answers will be documented and provided to the entire distribution list. The source of the questions will not be disseminated. All questions should be submitted to Dr. Keith Gendreau via email at Keith.C.Gendreau@nasa.gov. The respondents shall address the requirements of this Partnering Opportunity Document in written format as described in previous paragraphs. Interested firms are requested to submit their capabilities and qualifications statements by mail to Dr. Keith Gendreau at the address below no later than 5 p.m. EDT on July 18, 2003. The Partnership Opportunity Document does not represent a guarantee of selection for hardware development. GSFC does not currently have a requirement for this subsystem or funds to support its development. When responding to this notice, please reference this document. This solicitation/synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, nor will the government pay for the information solicited. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". The documents for this partnership opportunity will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the Partnership Opportunity Document and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the Partnership Opportunity Document and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Please direct all questions to Dr. Keith Gendreau via email at Keith.C.Gendreau@nasa.gov.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00360419-W 20030702/030630213645 (fbodaily.com)
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