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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 28, 2009 FBO #2895
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- RECOVERY ARES I UPPER STAGE CONTRACT NNM07AB03C CLIN 6 - AMERICAN RECOVERYAND REINVESTMENT ACT RISK MITIGATION

Notice Date
10/26/2009
 
Notice Type
Presolicitation
 
NAICS
927110 — Space Research and Technology
 
Contracting Office
NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
 
ZIP Code
35812
 
Solicitation Number
ARRA-NNM07AB03C
 
Archive Date
10/26/2010
 
Point of Contact
Emmett V Hernandez, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-9605, Fax 256-544-5028, Email Emeterio.V.Hernandez@nasa.gov - Kellie D. Craig, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-5906, Fax 256-544-6062, Email Kellie.D.Craig@nasa.gov
 
E-Mail Address
Emmett V Hernandez
(Emeterio.V.Hernandez@nasa.gov)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
This is an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 presolicitationnotice which is for informational purposes only, as identified in FAR 5.704.NASA/MSFC has a requirement to accelerate Ares I Upper Stage Design, Development, Test &Evaluation hardware and producibility support efforts necessary to reduce schedule riskunder contract NNM07AB03C. This effort will include the following:a) Procurement of the MSFC Vertical Assembly Tool (VAT).b) Ares I Upper Stage Verification Planning and Analysis.(1) Detailed Verification Objectives (DVO) for Ares I Upper Stage hardware.(2) Test and Verification Requirements (TVR) for tests used to demonstrate performance orqualify Ares I Upper Stage hardware.c) Accelerate preparation for Ares I Upper Stage Critical Design Review (CDR) and DesignCertification Review (DCR) to include stress, loads, and thermal analyses to supportdelivery of engineering products for Ares I Upper Stage CDR and DCR. d) Ares I Upper Stage Manufacturing Process Development.(1) Weld development for Ares I Upper Stage test articles and accelerate training formanufacturing engineers and technicians.(2) Acceleration of thruster module production readiness.e) Accelerated procurement of Ares I Upper Stage CLIN 3 long lead item, Aluminum/Lithium(Al/Li) 2195 ingots, for use in for producing plate to be used in manufacturing elementsof the Ares I Upper Stage.f) Procurement of production tooling for the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF)and MSFC,focusing on tooling for common bulkhead productionNASA/MSFC intends to purchase the above items under contract NNM07AB03C. This actionwill be accomplished under authority of FAR 52.243-2, Changes-Cost Reimbursement. Thisaction does not constitute a new requirement. Competition is impractical for thefollowing reason:a) Boeing is currently under contract and is intimately engaged in ongoing Ares I USPwork. Therefore, to pursue an alternative candidate would be ineffective and disruptiveto the Ares I USP activities.The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/GMSFC/POVA/ARRA-NNM07AB03C/listing.html)
 
Record
SN01992305-W 20091028/091026234836-4e2d054141da8de2eea3bca2062c4e7b (fbodaily.com)
 
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