SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR THE SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY (SDO) ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM (ACS) THRUSTER
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-SDO-GDJ-006
- Response Due
- 3/19/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/5/2005
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen M Tennant, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-9378, Fax (301) 286-1779, Email Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov - Carlos R McKenzie, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-0599, Fax (301) 286-0214, Email Carlos.R.McKenzie@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Kathleen M Tennant
(Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov)
- Description
- This preliminary information is being made available for planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled "Solicitation for Information or Planning Purposes." It does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation, and it is not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. This procurement is subject to review or cancellation at any time. SDO is the first mission under the Living With a Star (LWS) program as part of the Sun-Earth Connection. SDO will be made up of several instruments seeking to characterize the dynamic state of the Sun, thus enhancing NASA's understanding of the solar process and space weather. SDO is viewed as a follow-on to the successful Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) mission. It will be a three-axis stabilized satellite in a circular geosynchronous orbit of ~105 degrees longitude and having an inclination of 28.5 degrees. SDO will have a mission life of 5 years. NASA/GSFC is soliciting comments on requirements established regarding the Propellant Tanks for the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) project. The present requirements are specified in the attached documents: Exhibit 1 – ACS Thruster SOW 464-PROP-LEGL-0021 Exhibit 2 – ACS Thruster Specification 464-PROP-SPEC-0068 This notice is issued by the NASA/GSFC to post a draft Statement of Work and Specification via the internet, and solicit input and recommendations from interested parties. The objective of this RFI is to gather information that promotes competition and increases procurement efficiency by improving NASA/GSFC's knowledge of industry's capabilities. NASA/GSFC invites potential offerors to submit information that may be used to determine eligibility to be participants in feedback sessions with the SDO project. This procedure is described in FAR Part 15.202. The intent of the sessions is to provide a dialogue in which participants can provide feedback on NASA/GSFC's requirements and its acquisition approach. The compilation of submitted information may be factored along with SDO requirements to refine the aforementioned SOW (Exhibit 1) and Performance Specification (Exhibit 2). Potential offerors are requested to submit information in the form of a brief Capabilities and Qualifications Statement that includes 1. Capability to comply with the present requirements outlined in the Performance Specification and SOW. Requirements that are not in compliance should be noted with brief comments that either describe how a potential offeror's actuator could be brought into compliance or state the potential offeror's position on such a requirement. This would serve as a main topic in one-on-one feedback sessions. It should also be stated as to whether certain requirements are cost drivers or increase risk and as to whether or not a fixed-price contract would be acceptable, 2. Capability to meet the hardware deliverable schedule, and 3. Summary of past relevant experience in developing propellant tanks. This notice constitutes all information concerning the SDO ACS Thruster requirement that will be furnished at this time. Interested firms are requested to submit their capability statements to Ms. Kathleen Tennant, NASA/GSFC, Mail Code 464, Greenbelt, MD 20771, e-mail: Kathleen.M.Tennant@nasa.gov no later than the response date indicated above. Documents, comments and questions may be forwarded to Kathleen Tennant via electronic transmission or by facsimile transmission. In addition, copies of all documents shall also be forwarded to Mr. Jon Lewis, NASA/GSFC, Mail Code 597, Greenbelt, MD 20771, e-mail:Jon.M.Lewis@nasa.gov. When responding reference the number referenced above: (e.g. RFI-SDO-XXX-XXX). This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not be notified of the final results from the one-on-one discussions. 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite 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 may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
- Web Link
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