SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- 2003 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE/COMPETITION
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- 35859D
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2004
- Point of Contact
- Kathy L Blevins, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0382, Fax (256) 544-9080, Email kathy.blevins@msfc.nasa.gov - Sandra L. Presnell, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0318, Fax (256) 544-9080, Email sandra.presnell@msfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Kathy L Blevins
(kathy.blevins@msfc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the 2003 Great Moonbuggy Race/Competition. The Great Moonbuggy Race gives undergraduate and high school students from around the nation an opportunity to apply engineering skills and develop team spirit in an activity that will enhance awareness about human exploration and development of space. Moonbuggies are built from the students' own design recreating the lunar experience of the Apollo astronauts and looking ahead to further human exploration of the solar system. Two-person crews, one male and one female, assemble their collapsible vehicles, receive a safety inspection, and power their vehicles along a simulated lunar terrain obstacle course. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the item from U. S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama, pursuant to FAR 13.106, for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source. The U. S. Space and Rocket Center has a unique combination of exhibits, models and facility enhancements, such as: a space shuttle, rocket exhibits, and objects from the Apollo missions. The U. S. Space and Rocket Center walkways are broad and easily modified to create an extensive, simulated lunar terrain course including craters, rocks, lava ridges, inclines and lunar soil. Additionally, the area surrounding the fabricated race course is easily accessible and designed for spectators. This combination of facilities, models and exhibits is not available at another facility within a 200-mile radius of the Marshall Space Flight Center. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:30 p.m. local time on March 21, 2003. 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. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00274164-W 20030309/030307213838 (fbodaily.com)
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