SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- POLY-PICOSATELLITE ORBITAL DEPLOYER NPP MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE CAL POLY
- Notice Date
- 1/29/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK10326413Q
- Response Due
- 2/17/2010
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Allen J. Miller, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-867-3308, Fax 321-867-4848, Email Allen.J.Miller@nasa.gov - Jacklyn L. Norman, Contract Officer, Phone 321-867-1500, Fax 321-867-4848, Email jacklyn.l.norman@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Allen J. Miller
(Allen.J.Miller@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Sole Source Request for Quotation (RFQ) to CaliforniaPolytechnic State University (Cal Poly) San Luis Obispo, CA for:Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer (P-POD) NPP Mission Support with the CaliforniaPolytechnic State University.The contractor shall provide mission support showing that the P POD System has beencertified to the requirements in the mission ICD. The period of performance is ATPthrough NPP launch.Last item.Cal Poly is uniquely qualified as the design agency and developer of the P-POD. Cal Polygenerated the design concept, built the P-POD and performed all of the required strengthand failure modes and effects analyses to support the operation of the P-POD. CalPolyhas successfully used the P-POD to fly CubeSats on other launch vehicles. Due to theuniqueness of the P-POD, it is the only existing hardware that can meet the requirementsof the P-POD mission. Only CalPoly can manufacture, test, and integrate the P-POD tomeet the Government's technical and schedule requirements.The acquisition of any other contractor's deployer would entail unacceptable technicalrisk. The Government would be impacted by significant increase to cost and schedule. Additional time would also be required for testing a design to meet system requirements.The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 05-38 The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 611310, $7.0million respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for thisprocurement.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9Offers for the items(s) described above are due by February 17, 2010, 2:00PM (EST) toNASA-KSC, Attn: Allen Miller, OP-LS, KSC, FL 32899 and must include, solicitation number,FOB destination to KSC, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warrantyduration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of anyspecial commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.FAR 52.212-4 (FEB 2007), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (JUNE 2008), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutesor Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable.The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.htmlThe NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htmSelection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous tothe Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit,price, and past performance. SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)).Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (JUNE 2008), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may beobtained via the internet at URL:http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc. Theserepresentations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultantcontract.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release ofsolicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76.Potential offerors willbe responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitationand amendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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