SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- EDISON SMALL SATELLITE FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION MISSIONS
- Notice Date
- 1/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
- ZIP Code
- 94035-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNA12ZD0001K
- Archive Date
- 1/8/2013
- Point of Contact
- Rachel Khattab, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-5237, Fax 650-604-3020, Email rachel.khattab@nasa.gov - Marianne Shelley, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-4179, Fax 650-604-3020, Email marianne.shelley@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Rachel Khattab
(rachel.khattab@nasa.gov)
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- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC)is releasing a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Edison Small Satellite FlightDemonstration Missions in support of the Office of Chief Technologist (OCT). The BAA willbe available on or around January 23, 2012, by opening the NASA Research Opportunitieshomepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings toOpen Solicitations.NASA, through this BAA, plans to seek proposals for low-cost, flight demonstrations forsmall satellite technology. This procurement will accelerate the development of smallspacecraft capabilities for NASA, commercial, and other space sector users. Successfulproposals will provide a compelling infusion strategy that ensures that the proposedtechnology will find active utility after the completion of the flight demonstrationmission.The small spacecraft demonstration missions under the Edison Program are intended toflight- validate one or more small spacecraft subsystem technologies or missioncapabilities with game-changing and/or crosscutting potential, specifically maturationfrom NASA Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 5 or 6 to TRL 7. Attachment A providesofficial definitions for NASAs Technology Readiness Levels. Game-changing technologiesare defined as subsystems or mission capabilities that are a major advance over thecurrent state-of-the-art or that represent the creation of a previously non-existentsmall spacecraft capability. Crosscutting technologies are defined as subsystems ormission capabilities with applicability to more than one potential small spacecraft userin the space sector, including NASA Mission Directorates or other civil, commercial,and/or national security users.The topic areas of interest in this solicitation will be limited to demonstrations ofcommunications systems for small satellites, proximity operations with small satellites,and propulsion systems for Cubesat-scale spacecraft. NASA anticipates that these smallspacecraft missions will be launched as secondary payloads or hosted payloads with otherspacecraft missions but may eventually include dedicated launches as primary payloads onvery small launch vehicles, if and when these launch vehicles come into existence. Theuse of Government-furnished secondary launch and hosted payload capabilities may beproposed. Proposers may also propose their own secondary launch or hosted payloadcapability. Through this BAA, NASA anticipates funding two types of demonstration missions: Subsystem Flight Validation (SFV) missions and Mission Capability Demonstrations (MCDs).SFV missions take advantage of the accessibility and affordability of small spacecraft torapidly flight-validate novel small spacecraft subsystems without necessarily attemptingto demonstrate an overall mission capability. MCDs advance the state-of-the-artcapabilities in small spacecraft, demonstrating how small spacecraft can be used toperform more capable or less costly missions than larger spacecraft or even to create newmission capabilities. SFV missions must complete design, development, testing and evaluation within two years. MCDs must complete design, development, testing and evaluation within three years. NASAfunding for SFV missions is limited to a maximum of $10 million, while funding for MCDsis limited to $15M, with both dependent upon funding availability. Missions that requireless funding are encouraged.There will be a two-step proposal process. Proposers will be required to submit anExecutive Summary on or around February 24, 2012. Full proposals will be due on oraround May 4, 2012. Proposals shall be submitted electronically, and all proposers shall use NASAs proposaldata system, NSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com ). In addition, the electronicproposals must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization.Participation is open to all categories of organizations, including educationalinstitutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, Federally Funded Research andDevelopment Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), the JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA Centers, and other Government agencies. Everyorganization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this BAA must be registeredwith NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizationalrepresentative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Potential proposers andproposing organizations are urged to access the electronic proposal system(s) well inadvance of the proposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure andenter the requested information. Specific proposal submission deadline dates, evaluationcriteria, and submission information will be identified in the BAA.It is anticipated that fixed price and/or cost reimbursement contracts may be awardedthrough this solicitation. An appropriate interagency or intra-agency agreement will beused for awardees of Federal entities. Awards based on this solicitation are contingent on availability of appropriated funds. Obtain additional programmatic information from: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/crosscutting_capability/edison/index.html The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712 and 1,000 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman is DeborahFeng, email deb.feng@nasa.gov, (650)604-0256.It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the NSPIRES site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). All questions must be submitted by email to the POC listed below. Questions will not beaccepted by telephone.
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