SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- NASA GSFC PHASE E EXTENSION TO NNG05EC87C WITH SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Notice Date
- 9/12/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.M, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NASA-GSFC-PHASE-E-EXTENSION-NNG05EC87C-SwRI
- Point of Contact
- Naimah K. Bhuruku, Phone: 3012863459
- E-Mail Address
-
naimah.bhuruku@nasa.gov
(naimah.bhuruku@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for the continuation of Contract NNG05EC87C with Southwest Research Institute for the LRO/LAMP instrument operations and data analyses. SwRI is currently performing both the instrument operations management, which includes instrument operations planning, scheduling, and engineering parameter review and trending, as well as the science operations, which includes planning all instrument modes, command sequences, calibrations, and data dissemination to the co-investigators and to the general scientific community through the Planetary Data System (PDS). NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole-source Request for Proposal (RFP) to SwRI. The estimated period of performance of this cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract extension will be for one (1) year from March 16, 2019 through March 15, 2020. SwRI is the only organization currently qualified to perform the subject requirement for the following reasons: 1) Only SwRI possesses the high level scientific expertise, the detailed knowledge of the LAMP instrument and LRO spacecraft, and the capability to carry out the targeting and operations in a manner in which the scientific operations and the flight operations can be merged. 2) Current LAMP team members are unique in their familiarity with the LAMP instrument design, testing and calibration as well as the LRO spacecraft. From 2005-2009, SwRI designed, fabricated, calibrated, tested, and integrated the LAMP instrument with the LRO spacecraft, including testing at the Spacecraft level after delivery to LRO. Under contract NNG05EC87C, SwRI successfully carried out the science operations and science analysis of the LAMP instrument on the LRO spacecraft since launch in June 2009. Dr. Kurt Retherford of SwRI, a leading expert in the field of planetary geophysics, was selected by NASA Headquarters to lead this investigation, based on an evaluation of his proposal submitted under the Announcement of Opportunity for exploration measurements in NASA's LRO Mission (AO NNH04ZSS003O). The LAMP instrument is a state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind instrument. SwRI developed unique software and processes for: (a) testing the instruments on-orbit, (b) creating the operational table loads, (c) processing the raw data so that scientists can manipulate, display, and analyze the scientific data received, and (d) producing summary data. This effort requires the detailed understanding of the instrument and all related software. Since no other organization was involved with these activities on an in-depth level, no other organization currently has the knowledge and experience to perform the requirement. Statutory authority for this procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)--Only One Responsible Source. However, organizations who believe they can provide these services without any detrimental impact to the program schedules supported by this work should fully identify their interest and capabilities within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. 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 22 September 2018. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose 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. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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