A -- MARS DECELERATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Notice Date

April 19, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

9-BH13-26-01-12P

Point of Contact

Michele H. Ladrach, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-6096, Fax (281) 244-5337, Email michele.h.ladrach1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Krystine O. Bui, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-4186, Fax (281) 244-5337, Email krystine.o.bui1@jsc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Michele H. Ladrach (michele.h.ladrach1@jsc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offers (RFO) for research and development work related to the deployable decelerators for vehicles that have entered and glided through the Martian atmosphere and are about to transition to a powered descent and landing phase of flight. The objective of this task is to develop the technology required to aerodynamically decelerate slender body entry vehicles flying at high angles of attack in the atmosphere of Mars. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541710 and 500, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFP and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-24. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about May 10, 2001 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about July 5 2001 An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=73 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

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Record

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