SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- GOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT MICROWAVE IMAGER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT UNITNUMBER 2
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- JHG200903
- Response Due
- 4/17/2009
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2010
- Point of Contact
- James H Geiser Jr., Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-0614, Fax 301-286-9777, - Steven T Kramer, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-8124, Fax 301-286-0383, />
- E-Mail Address
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james.h.geiser@nasa.gov, Steven.T.Kramer@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement to build a second Global Precipitation Measurement(GMI) instrument that has a 13-channel total power radiometer whose core science measuresthe Earths atmospheric moisture. The 13 science channels must cover a range of 10.65GHzthrough 183.31GHz in the microwave spectrum; and produce NEdeltaT between 0.57K to 1.5K. The instrument shall employ a conically scanning 1.2 meter dish antenna that rotates withthe instrument at a rate of approximately 30 RPM. The instrument must have a mass of160.5 kg, the power must be 162 Watts, and its deployed volumetric envelope is 1.45meters in diameter by 3.0 meters in height. The instrument must maintain a 38 month lifeexpectancy after launch.NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the second instrument from Ball Aerospace & TechnologyCorporation (BATC) as a sole source procurement. The original GMI contract was awarded toBATC on March 22, 2005 as a full and open competition to develop one Flight Unit with anoption to buy a second flight unit one year later. To achieve full potential of the GPMmission it is paramount that the two instruments on the Core and Low InclinationSpacecrafts must be identical in performance. Since BATC is currently under contract todevelop the first GMI flight unit for the Core Spacecraft, they are uniquely suited toproduce the second instrument for Low Inclination Spacecraft. The second flightinstrument is needed in late 2012 to support the Low Inclination Spacecraft launch.The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon April 17, 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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.
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