SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS GEO RELAYDEMONSTRATION
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- GBN401-2011
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2012
- Point of Contact
- Dawn M. Fountain, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-3318, Fax 301-286-1773, Email Dawn.M.Fountain@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Dawn M. Fountain
(Dawn.M.Fountain@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of the ChiefTechnologist (OCT) has released a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA NNM11ZDA001K) for theTechnology Demonstration Mission (TDM). The Office of the Chief Technologist conductsPrincipal Investigator (PI)-led space technology missions. The BAA has four focus areasincluding High Bandwidth Deep Space Communication, Navigation, and Timing missions, thesubject of this POD.Schedule (dates are subject to change):BAA releaseMarch 1, 2011Proposals due dateMay 31, 2011Selection dateAugust 2011 (TARGET)Award Date (ATP)September 2011 (TARGET)Base PhaseATP+10 month(PDR)_Option1 ATP+18 month(CDR)Launch2016End of operationsLaunch + 2 years (nominal)NASA is seeking a host satellite with a Geostationary Orbit in order to conduct this TDM. Specifically, this partnership opportunity is being issued to select one or more teamingpartners to support the BAA TDM elements throughout the system life cycle (Base Period,Option 1 and Option 2):System Engineering support to resolve payload accommodation issuesSpacecraft modifications and accommodations for the payloadPayload integration on the spacecraftEnvironmental Test Program of the fully integrated spacecraftMission Ops SupportThere will be no exchange of funds between the teaming partners for preparation of theproposal during the first phase of this proposal cycle, and only limited funding will beavailable during the Base Period and Option 1 (BAA Page 13). If selected, the partner(s)will be funded according to the budget developed during the Base Period and Option 1study.When the final selection for flight is made at the Beginning of Option 2 (PostCDR) flight funding milestones will commence. There is a possibility that anaccommodation may come available on another mission. If this happens, this opportunitywill be cancelled.Potential partners are asked to contact the NASA team within 1 week after release of thisdocument. This contact shall not be considered binding, but shall serve to help the NASAteam disseminate all relevant information to potential partners. Potential partnersshould ask questions during the first week after release of this document. All questionsand answers will be sent to those who express a desire to respond, while the source ofthe questions shall be held confidential. For purposes of this partnership opportunity,the contact is Bruce Milam (Bruce Milam@nasa.gov)Electronic responses to the Partnership Opportunity Document shall:1)Not exceed 30 power point slides (unlimited backup material).2)Address all requirements described in this document.3)Provide a Point of Contact to address questions from NASA.Responses will be treated as proprietary information and controlled as such.Potential partners shall deliver their responses by 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 13,2011.Please provide email response to:Bruce MilamBruce.Milam@nasa.govMail Code 401Building 86, Room 118Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt, MD 20771The requested information through this POD is for preliminary planning purposes only anddoes not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that NASA will solicit thesubmitter for a procurement of any related effort in the future. NASA will not beresponsible for any costs incurred by submitters in furnishing this information. This solicitation/synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government norwill the Government pay for the information solicited.An ombudsman has been appointed.See Internet Note B.The documents for this partnership opportunity will be inMicrosoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside ona World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor this cite for the release of thePartnership Opportunity Document and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will beresponsible for downloading their own copy of the Partnership Opportunity Document andamendments, if any. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL:http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html.
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