SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- RESEARCH AND LOGISTICS MISSION SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BG
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 9-BG-56-2-72P
- Response Due
- 8/12/2002
- Point of Contact
- Marianne D. Ruiz, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-8528, Fax (281) 244-7563, Email marianne.d.ruiz1@jsc.nasa.gov - Joshua Soto, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 244-7270, Fax (281) 244-7563, Email joshua.soto1@jsc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Marianne D. Ruiz
(marianne.d.ruiz1@jsc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an extension to the NASA Contract NAS9-97199, with Spacehab for Research and Logistics Mission Support (ReALMS). The contractor will continue to provide services for an additional 18 months. The services include providing the Research Double Module (RDM), Logistics Double Module (LDM), Logistics Single Module (LSM) and Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) payload carriers with end-to-end payload and mission management and integration and operations services. The manifest has identified 3 unpressurized carrier flights requiring coverage which fall outside of the current contract period of performance (current contract ends 12/31/03). Effort for the 3 flights must begin approximately 15 months prior to the scheduled flight date. NASA/JSC intends to continue to purchase these services from Spacehab, from January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. The authority cited permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1); Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government does not believe that competing this effort at this time is to its advantage or to industry's advantage, since the period of performance for this extension is only to cover 3 missions, which may or may not be completed under the extension contract. Any cost savings achieved through competition would be diminished and overshadowed by costs, including phase-in costs, and time delays needed to build relationships with both the ISS Program Office and users of the applications and services provided by Spacehab. However, NASA does intend to compete this effort in the near future. This effort will be combined and competed as part of the International Space Station (ISS) Mission Cargo effort resulting in a contract to be awarded by 1/1/04. The ISS Mission Cargo effort is consistent with the ISS Program strategy. The strategy developed to consolidate contracts and offer competition opportunities to those who are interested can be viewed at the following website: http://jsc-web-pub.jsc.nasa.gov/bd01/excellent-strategy/ The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See note 22. This procurement is not a 100% small business set-aside. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform this effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 2:00 p.m. local time on August 12, 2002. 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, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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