SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR L5 AND GPS SIMULATOR SYSTEMS
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.M, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG07192616L
- Response Due
- 4/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement for 12 months Maintenance and Support for the period of August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008 for the following: Item 1 - STR4760 GPS Simulator System S/N 2091 and 2092 Item 2 - STR4760 GPS Simulator System S/N 2141 and 2142 Item 3 - STR4760 GPS Simulator System at NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility S/N 2043 and 2158 Item 4 - GSS7750 L5 Simulator System S/N 2273 Item 5 - STR4500 GPS Simulator System, return to base repair contract S/N 1330 Item 6 - STR4500 GPS Simulator System, return to base repair contract S/N 1095 Specs for above items are as follows: 1. Maintenance and technical support of the NASA/Goddard Global Position System (GPS) Test Facility Simulators for a period that begins on August 1, 2007 and ends twelve months thereafter. This contract will cover two STR4760 simulators and the GSS7750-L5, located at GSFC, the STR4760 Simulator system located at Wallops Flight Facility, and the STR4500 portable simulators at GSFC and WFF, whose maintenance agreements are due to expire on July 31, 2007. 2. Provide intelligent technical support services to the GPS Simulator operations and insure minimum down time in 2007/2008 of these valuable Goddard resources. This maintenance contract will also cover the upgrade of one of the simulator systems to enable GSFC engineers to perform GPS testing with the latest frequencies used by the GPS constellation of satellites. 3. The GPS Navigation and Attitude Simulators are an integral component for the ongoing Formation Flying Test Bed (FFTB) and the Distributed Simulation Environment (DSE) activities here at GSFC. The simulators have been, and continue to be utilized to support numerous space-flight and terrestrial projects with minimal down time due to maintenance issues. The STR4500 system is being used for GPS software development in GSFC?s in-house receiver development activities. The STR4760 and the STR 4500 systems at Wallops enables WFF engineers to perform GPS tests on-site for Sounding Rocket flights prior to integration and launch. 4 The GPS Simulators? maintenance contract is an annually renewable contract, under which Spirent Federal supplies any necessary proprietary software upgrades for the operation of the systems. Spirent Federal also maintains a technical help hotline which GSFC engineers regularly avail themselves of, and if necessary, Spirent Federal either supplies replacement parts and/or performs actual hardware maintenance on the systems either at GSFC or at their home site. 5. The Goddard GPS Simulators, STR4760, for navigation and attitude, 7750-L5 and STR4500 for remote site testing, were manufactured by Spirent Federal Systems, specifically to satisfy Goddard requirements, and are dedicated systems that provide Goddard with capabilities unique to the spacecraft design industry. Spirent Federal holds patents and copyrights on their hardware and source code. These are proprietary, and not available to NASA. Spirent Federal Systems is thus the only qualified source to currently provide technical maintenance for the Goddard 64-channel on-orbit position, attitude and time GPS Simulator STR4760 as well as the STR4500 transportable GPS simulator. 6. NASA, in general, sponsors programs to give widest possible competitive access to industry. However, due the statutory authority found in 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), Only Responsible Source, Spirent Federal Systems is the only possible option for the performance of maintenance contracts for these simulator systems. This procurement will be processed using the procedure in FAR Part 13 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and the Procedures set forth in FAR Sub Part 13.5 "Test Program for Certain Commercial Items". The NAICS Code and the business size standard for this procurement are 334511 and 750 employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or FAX) to Nadja Hardy no later than 4:30 PM on 04/06/2007. Telephone questions will not be accepted. NASA/GSFC intends to procure the services from Spirent Federal Systems, Yorba Linda, CA. Spirent Federal Systems is the only vendor that can provide maintenance and support for the above described GPS Simulator Systems. The authority is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), only one Responsible Source. DO Ratings is DO-C9. This synopsis shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. Interested organizations may submit their capability and qualifications to perform the effort in writing via e-mail to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attn: Nadja Hardy, Code 210.M, Bldg. 11, Room S222, Greenbelt, MD 20771, no later than 4:30 PM EST on April 13, 2007. Please reference NNG07192616L in any response. 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 may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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