SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- CEILING INCREASE ON THE MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL SPACEPORT CONTRACT AT WALLOPSFLIGHT FACILITY FOR LAUNCH SITE SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Code 210.W, WallopsIsland, VA 23337
- ZIP Code
- 23337
- Solicitation Number
- NNG09WA08C
- Response Due
- 12/30/2009
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Cheryl W Johnson, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-824-1607, Fax 757-824-1974, Email Cheryl.W.Johnson@nasa.gov - Therese L. Patterson, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-824-1066, Fax 757-824-1974, Email Therese.L.Patterson@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Cheryl W Johnson
(Cheryl.W.Johnson@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASAs GSFC/WFF plans to issue a modification to increase the contract ceiling onthe Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contract with the VirginiaCommercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) operating under the name Mid-Atlantic RegionalSpace Port (MARS) for launch site services supporting government-sponsored missionsconducted from GSFCs Wallops Flight Facility (WFF). This modification will increase thecontract ceiling value to $43,400,000, and will increase the scope of the contract tosupport the current and long term capability of GSFC/WFF to provide launch serviceinfrastructure to safely and successfully launch small/medium class orbital launchmissions for NASA, other federal organizations, and NASAs commercial partners.NASA/GSFC/WFF intends to issue the modification on a noncompetitive basis to VCSFA/MARSin accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "only one or alimited number of responsible sources and no other types of supplies or services willsatisfy agency requirements." VCSFA/MARS maintains the only specialized expertise andcapability to build and operate existing launch infrastructure such as ground processingand launch pad activities, capable of satisfying small/medium launch vehicle requirementsat Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia to meet the critical schedule forcurrent and upcoming missions.The schedule is very compressed due to the impendingshutdown of Space Transportation System (STS) operations by NASA. The first launchrequirement drives the first use of these facilities to occur in late 2010 which is instark contrast with the time it would take for another entity to establish parallelspaceport operations at WFF (estimated by NASA at 3-5 years, because of multi-agencylicensing, environmental studies, technical/infrastructure interfaces, etc).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 time,December 30, 2009. 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 discretion ofthe government. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by theagency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL:http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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