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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT!! SOL OSL BAA #99-001!! DUE 053100 POC Contact M. Huler, (310) 416-7497!! WEB: OSL/APD Broad Area Announcement, http://151.200.109.47. E-MAIL: Click here to contact an Ordering Officer via e-mail, carla.coleman@losangeles.af.mil. 17. This is an update to the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the National Reconnaissance Office, Office of Space Launch, Advanced Programs Division (OSL/APD). The mission of the Advanced Programs Division is to investigate and develop concepts and technologies that will enable the NRO to meet future launch needs. Our goal is to develop technologies that provide the best possible launch capabilities for our users when and where needed in the most cost-effective manner. Proposed research should investigate truly new and unique approaches and techniques that lead to, or enable revolutionary and evolutionary improvements in capability, performance and cost. Offerors may submit proposals on any topic either contained within this BAA or related to a BAA topic. Prior to submitting a proposal, offerors shall contact the technical points of contact, identified with the description of the corresponding research. Offerors are cautioned that only a Contracting Officer may obligate the Government to any agreement involving expenditure of Government funds. This BAA shall remain in effect until 31 May 2000. Proposals may be submitted at any time prior to 31 May 2000, however, the Government intends to evaluate proposals at regular intervals until 31 May 00. All proposals received prior to the following dates will be evaluated during the identified period. Period 1: 30 May 99; Period 2: 10 Sep 99; Period 3: 7 Jan 00; and Period 4: 31 May 00. All written communications, including submissions of proposals pursuant to this BAA, shall be forwarded to the OSL Contracting Office Point of Contact, Mr. Merrill Huler, Contracting Officer, who can be reached at (310) 416-7497. Please call Mr. Huler only if you have questions of a contractual nature. Technical questions/comments should be directed to the technical points of contact listed in Section 1 herein. SECTION 1 RESEARCH INTERESTS: Specific technology areas of interest for this BAA are listed below: 1.1 Web-based Integration Process: The Office of Space Launch is interested in innovative processes maximizing reuse of launch documentation, analyses, and procedures. We are trying to provide information and integration processes to insert needed information into pre-configured templates at the spacecraft integrator's fingertips. Identify existing processes, tools, and interfaces that might be used in this structure (e.g.: launch vehicle, space vehicle, requirements, analysis, test, integration, range, Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN), launch processing, data transfer, configuration of launch pad and space vehicle processing facilities, procedures, test, schedules, and launch communication). Technical Point of Contact: Ms Pat Mcardle (310) 416-7943. 1.2 Low-cost Space Technology Demonstrations (Rideshare scheduling and opportunity matching). Discuss the need for a broker to represent the small payload community. Define the services this broker would have to provide. Define the necessary information launch service providers would need to enable a consortium of small payloads to achieve low-cost access to space. What is an achievable or desire cost per pound to facilitate a vibrant small-payload community? Technical Point of Contact: Mr. James Liller (703) 808-2334. 1.3 Risk Management. Tailor or develop benchmark processes that enable risk evaluation to be addressed at selected space vehicle/launch vehicle design and integration milestones. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Wayne Chenard (310) 416-7970. 1.4 Standards and Best Practices. Develop a representative process flow and description for commercial and NRO launch integration. Identify areas to leverage "best practice" standards across the industry. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Russell Cykoski (703) 808-4230. 1.5 Spacecraft Bus/Launch Vehicle Design Simplification. The Office of Space Launch is interested in innovative ideas for simplifying the process of integrating payloads, spacecraft buses, and launch vehicles. This process is currently a lengthy, iterative design process between the payload, spacecraft and launch vehicle providers -- progressing as the spacecraft design point matures. Technical Point of Contact: Ms Debbie Hathaway (703) 808-2633. 1.6 Spacecraft Processing. Define a five and a ten-year outlook for spacecraft processing (at the launch base or factory). Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Jeff Jacobs (407) 853-9906. 1.7 Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV). The Office of Space Launch is interested in tracking the progress of the emerging RLVs and investigating their ability to help the NRO accomplish its mission. Identify operational, development, or reliability hurdles that must be overcome. Identify key development milestones. Provide recommendations for system architecture requirements (spacecraft dimension and orbit parameters best suited for each type of emerging RLV). Identify timeframes in which satellite and/or system parameters must be supplied in order to support the RLV design process. Provide recommendations for test and/or use of an RLV in a mixed Reusable Launch Vehicle/Expendable Launch Vehicle fleet. Investigate ways that emerging RLVs can impart evolutionary or revolutionary changes to accomplish the NRO mission. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Jason Shimshi (703) 808-6399. 1.8 Streamlined Launch Services. Develop a method to streamline the acquisition of launch services for the NRO. Technical Point of Contact: Ms. Terry Bergjans (310) 416-7787 The topics listed above are brief synopses of the actual study topics. Offerors are cautioned that topics 1.1, 1.5 and 1.7 have changed significantly since the original publication of this BAA. Please see our web site at http://151.200.109.47 for the complete details of this Broad Area Announcement. MERRILL G. HULER Contracting Officer Posted 08/17/99 (W-SN368817). (0229)

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