SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- FAST SATELLITE FLIGHT OPERATIONS
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG06156717P
- Response Due
- 8/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Flight Operations of the Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer Program (FAST) satellite. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from The University of California Berkeley (UCB) on a sole-source basis. The authority for Other Than Full and Open Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. UCB is the only organization currently qualified to perform this requirement for the following reasons: 1) Only UCB possesses the high level scientific expertise, the detailed knowledge of the satellite, the capability to execute the operations in a manner in which the scientific operations and the flight operations can be merged, along with the requisite educational opportunities; 2) UCB designed, fabricated, calibrated, tested, and integrated the science instruments and flight computer on the FAST spacecraft from 1989-1996, and, UCB has been carrying out the flight operations of the FAST satellite since its launch in 1996, resulting in their scientists and engineers having unique knowledge of the FAST satellite and its flight computer software systems; and 3) UCB scientists have led the effort in the community to analyze the data from the FAST satellite, and are currently the only organization with the capability to perform the combined scientific and flight operations in conjunction with the educational opportunities. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. EST time on the date mentioned above. Please submit your responses to Amy Aqueche at Email: amy.a.aqueche@nasa.gov or fax (301) 286-1773. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&
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