SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- RFI - GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT NAVIGATOR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMANTENNAS
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-GPM-Navigator-GPS-Antennas
- Response Due
- 3/2/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Ann L. Kearney, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-4842, Fax 301-286-5373, />
- E-Mail Address
-
ann.l.kearney@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Project is interested in four to sixspace flight qualified Global Positioning System Antennas for the GPM Core Observatory. This notice is issued by the NASA/GSFC to post a Request for Information via theinternet, and solicit responses from interested parties. This document is forinformation and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verifyreasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition.The GPM mission is one of the next generation satellite-based Earth science constellationmissions that will study global precipitation (rain, snow and ice). The following are the requirements for the space flight qualified GPS Antenna:4dBi RHCP Omni antenna (hemispherical coverage)1.57542 GHz with +/- 20MHz minimum, 3dB bandwidth40 dB minimum, LNA at antenna, with a maximum NF of 3 dBRF output shall have a 50 ohm characteristic impedance with a maximum of 1.5 : 1 VSWR5VDC power, supplied via co-axial cable, to the RF output of the LNAThe GPM Project encourages all industry sources with expertise in providing GPS antennasto respond to this RFI. The responses should demonstrate technical feasibility,operational robustness and reliability and estimates for the cost and schedule to deliverfour to six space flight qualified antennas.It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtainedduring this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to theFreedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by arespondent as "Proprietary or Confidential" will be kept confidential.GSFC is seeking capabilities from all potential sources for the purposes of determiningthe appropriate level of competition. This is not a solicitation announcement. If asolicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis. This RFI is for planning andinformation purposes only and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government toenter into a contractual agreement, nor will the Government pay for informationsolicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results.Technical questions should be directed to: Andrew Maynard, Email: Andrew.P.Maynard@nasa.govProcurement related questions should be directed to: Ann Kearney, E-mail: Ann.L.Kearney@nasa.govProspective offerors are invited to submit capability statements by March 2, 2009, andmay be sent via electronic mail (in either Microsoft Word or ADOBE PDF format), regularmail, or fax to:NASA/GSFC, Attn: Ann Kearney, Code 210.5, Bldg 22, Room 126, 8800 Greenbelt Road,Greenbelt, MD 20771; Fax 301-286-5373; email Ann.L.Kearney@nasa.govWhen responding please reference RFI-GPM Navigator GPS Antenna.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over theInternet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4bb2fb2337552948327bacb85c1435c7&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Record
- SN01750889-W 20090215/090213220851-4bb2fb2337552948327bacb85c1435c7 (fbodaily.com)
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