SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Lynx Concept Study in preparation for the 2020 National Academy of Science's Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Office of Procurement, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, 35812, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM616250R
- Archive Date
- 3/16/2017
- Point of Contact
- Alfreda Zackery, Phone: 256-961-7026, Tyler C. Cochran, Phone: 2569617454
- E-Mail Address
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alfreda.d.zackery@nasa.gov, tyler.c.cochran@nasa.gov
(alfreda.d.zackery@nasa.gov, tyler.c.cochran@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MSFC intends to enter into a follow-on, sole-source contract with The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) to continue the development of the Lynx (X-Ray Surveyor) Mission Concept Study in preparation for the 2020 National Academy of Science’s Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics. This follow-on contract continues the work from the initial 12-month procurement, subject of NASA contract NNM16AA16C awarded under JOFOC authority. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, led by the Space Studies Board in collaboration with other Earth Science related boards (Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate, Board on Earth Science and Resources, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Water Science and Technology Board), will organize a “decadal survey” that will generate consensus recommendations from the environmental monitoring and Earth science and applications community on an integrated and sustainable approach to the conduct of the U.S. government’s civilian space-based Earth-system science programs. These programs are carried out predominantly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United State Geological Survey (USGS), with supporting and complementary contributions from agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DoE), and Department of Defense (DoD). This decision is made pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, which implements the authority for 10 U.S.C. § 2304 (c)(1). Competition is impractical for the following reasons: This proposed follow-on contract is to continue the development of the Lynx Mission Concept Study in preparation for the 2020 National Academy of Science’s Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The Lynx Mission Concept Study includes the definition of the science case, mission and observatory requirements delivering the science capabilities, a design reference mission, payload trade studies, a technology assessment, and a cost assessment with risk burn-down plans as a function of science capabilities. SAO’s scope includes science, mission concept study, and technology tasks necessary for the development of the overall concept study. Specifically, this effort includes the performance of parametric engineering studies for the optics system to support the general optical design, a detailed optics prescription with radial and axial shell spacing, and the consideration of trades between angular resolution, effective area, and vignetting in different energy bands. Further, mirror assembly engineering support is required to establish the technical feasibility of the high angular resolution and high throughput of the Lynx Concept x-ray mirrors. And, review of notional specifications and existing concepts are necessary to determine and approach to a module mount design, determine the optimal number of support point and their placement, material selection and model development incorporating the mechanical design and notional assembly and alignment process. The original contract effort ends in June, 2017 following 12 months of optics engineering work including parametric thermal and mechanical stress studies for full and segmented-shell x-ray optics systems, and the development of models for use in optics systems development. The engineering effort provided by SAO requires a very specific set of skills in the area of large area, thin-shell, high-resolution optics that no other organization possesses. The results of these studies are currently being used as input into the currently on-going mission concept analysis that will culminate in the development and delivery of the interim Lynx Concept Mission Study report in the December, 2017 and the final report to the Decadal Survey in March, 2019. Failure to award this follow-on contract to SAO will result in a halt of the optics engineering effort and failure to meet the Lynx Concept Report deliverables. The Government will not pay for any information provided under this announcement. Contractors must have a current registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than the identified response date. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purposes 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 open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138-1516, United States
- Zip Code: 02138-1516
- Zip Code: 02138-1516
- Record
- SN04416923-W 20170302/170228234601-d3254a9b72189873b4a2586cef8645f0 (fbodaily.com)
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