SOLICITATION NOTICE
M -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE POKER FLAT RESEARCH RANGE
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Code 210.W, Wallops Island, Virginia, 23337, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23337
- Solicitation Number
- 80GSFC18R0076
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2018
- Point of Contact
- Mickey M.Merritt, Phone: 7578241592
- E-Mail Address
-
mickey.m.merritt@nasa.gov
(mickey.m.merritt@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement for the OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE POKER FLAT REARCH RANGE. The Contractor will be required to provide for operation, maintenance, and improvements of the rocket range's facilities and support for auroral research sounding rocket missions including operation of ground based scientific instrumentation. The contract period of performance will be for a ten (10) years period begining Jaunary 1, 2019. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase these services from the University of Alaska, Geophysical Institute in Fairbanks, AK 99775-0800. The Poker Flat Research Range is the only permanently established nothern latitude sounding rocket launch range in the United States. By virtue of this location, this is the only site from which auroral research can reasonably be conducted. The University of Alaska owns the land upon which the facilities are located, and the University has exclusive rights to the use of designated airspace, downrange inpact areas, and other land associated with the range. The University also has the unique experience, knowledge, and skills to perform the launch, recovery, and auroral research services required by the procurement. A RFP for these services will be issued on or before October 1, 2018. A contract will be awarded on or before Decemember 31, 2018. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on 09/17/2018. Such capabilities/qualifications wil be evaluated solely for the purpose of determing 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 decretion of the government. Oral communication are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA CLause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudman for this aquisition can be found at http:prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, 23337, United States
- Zip Code: 23337
- Zip Code: 23337
- Record
- SN05081356-W 20180912/180910231403-5b40bc833b455a06e66ae66bed08bea0 (fbodaily.com)
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