SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- IRIDIUM SPACECRAFT BUSES AND HARDWARE
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFP5-55151-GCE
- Archive Date
- 11/4/2003
- Point of Contact
- Julie A. Janus, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-4931, Fax (301) 286-0341, Email jjanus@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Julie A. Janus
(jjanus@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on a sole source basis to the Motorola Corporation for delivery of Iridium Spacecraft Buses and supporting hardware. The proposed firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract will have a 3-month period of performance. The Motorola Corporation is the only known vendor with existing, fully integrated spacecraft suitable for the Geospace ITSP mission within the Project's schedule. The Motorola Corporation shall provide two Iridium Spacecraft buses and their communications payloads, one associated set of Ground Support Equipment (GSE), and available documentation in support of the Geospace Ionosphere/Thermosphere Storm Probes (ITSP) Phase C/D Effort. The contractor shall furnish the necessary management, labor, facilities, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to deliver the hardware and documentation specified in this SOW. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)--Only One Responsible Source. However, organizations who believe they can provide these items 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. An Ombudsman has been appointed, See NASA Specific Note "B". See Notes: A and B. Interested organizations have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered non-responsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. Any reference notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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