SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SMALL EXPLORER PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NASA-SNOTE-070717-001
- Archive Date
- 7/17/2008
- Description
- The proposal opportunity is to the NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Small Explorers (SMEX) . The goal is to develop a mission concept to be proposed for the SMEX AO, to be proposed no earlier than January 2008. Based on the proposals, NASA HQ is expected to select 6 to 8 mission concepts for a Phase A concept study, after which 3 missions may be selected for flight. This partnership opportunity is being issued to select a teaming partner(s) to: ? Develop the mechanical cryo-cooler design for the mission During the proposal preparation period, the offeror will participate as part of the mission proposal team. The offeror shall provide statement of work the offeror is proposing to provide. Your written offer package shall include the following: ? The technical approach for the mechanical cryo-cooler ? The approach for supporting the AO proposal as well as the mission concept Phase A study. ? The ability to meet the mission schedule as defined in this document. ? Demonstration of previous contributions to cryogenic space telescopes and instrumentation. There will be no exchange of funds between the teaming partners for the AO proposal cycle. If the proposed mission is selected for a Phase A Concept Study, limited funding will be available according to the budget developed during proposal preparation. If the proposed mission is selected for flight, partner(s) will be funded according to the budget developed during AO proposal phase. Questions about this POD should be directed to Julie Crooke (Phone: 301-286-7255, Email: Julie.A.Crooke@nasa.gov). The response of the POD is due 5 pm EST on August 10, 2007. An electronic PDF document may be sent to the above E-mail address at this time. This solicitation/synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note ?B?. The documents for this partnership opportunity will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. It is the responsibility of potential respondents to monitor the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS), GSFC Procurement site http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm for information concerning this POD.
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- Record
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