SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- ENGINEERING MODEL AND FLIGHT MODEL POWER CONVERTERS FOR THE FAST PLASMAINVESTIGATION
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG08243785R
- Response Due
- 6/6/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen M Tennant, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-9378, Fax 301-286-1773, - Dawn M. Fountain, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-3815, Fax 301-286-1773
- E-Mail Address
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Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov, dfountai@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement for the development of engineering model and flightmodel Electron Spectrometer Power Converter (ESPC), Ion Spectrometer Power Converter(ISPC), and Data Processing Power Converter (DPPC) electronic boards, and associateddocumentation for the Fast Plasma Investigation (FPI). NASA/GSFC is responsible forproviding the key science suite in support of the Level 1 mission objectives for theMagnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. This is accomplished through the development ofa suite of instruments called the FPI.The FPI is made up of four (4) Dual IonSpectrometers (DIS), four (4) Dual Electron Spectrometers (DES), and an Instrument DataProcessing Unit (IDPU). Each FPI suite will fly on each of the four MMS spacecraft. The primary requirement for this procurement is the development-through-delivery of: 1)One (1) Engineering Model (EM), one (1) Qualification Model (QM) and eighteen (18) ESPCassemblies for the FPI DES; 2) one (1) EM, one (1) QM and eighteen (18) ISPC assembliesfor the FPI DIS; and 3) two (2)EM, two (2) QM and twelve (12) Flight Model DPPCassemblies for the FPI IDPU.NASA/GSFC intends to issue Request for Proposal No. NNG08243785R, on a sole-source basisto Space Power Electronics, Inc.. The authority for Other Than Full and Open Competitionis 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source.Space Power Electronics, Inc. (SEI) is the only known company to develop the specializedelectronics for low voltage power supplies in support of altimeter and spectrometerinstruments such as those developed at the GSFC. At this time, no other ESPC, ISPC, andDPPC technology has demonstrated the capability of meeting the low power FPI scientificrequirements needed for the MMS mission within the schedule required. SEI developed thepower supplies for the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) and the Mercury LaserAltimeter (MLA) instruments, which were built in-house at the GSFC. The ESPC, ISPC, andDPPC for FPI are required to be nearly identical in function and efficiency to the PowerControl Assembly developed for these previous instruments. SEI is the only known sourcewith the necessary expertise and capability to meet the stringent low power, highefficiency requirements of the MMS mission.The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.See Note 22.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon June 6, 2008. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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".A firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the Request for Proposal (RFP).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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