SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- NATIONAL LAB OPPORTUNITY
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH09CAO003O
- Archive Date
- 8/6/2010
- Point of Contact
- Ms. Marybeth Edeen, Manager, ISS National Lab Office, Phone 281-483-9122, Fax 281-244-8292, Email marybeth.a.edeen@nasa.gov - Mr. Jason C Crusan, Program Executive, Phone 202-358-0635, Fax 202-358-3530, Email jason.c.crusan@nasa.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
Ms. Marybeth Edeen
(marybeth.a.edeen@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USE OF THEINTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BY DOMESTIC ENTITIES OTHER THAN U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is operating a share of theUnited States accommodations on the International Space Station (ISS) as a nationallaboratory in accordance with Section 507 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L.109-155) and to seek to increase the utilization of the ISS by other federal entities andthe private sector. To facilitate and increase such utilization of the ISS, NASA isproviding access to the ISS for the conduct of basic and applied research, technologydevelopment and industrial processing (collectively, R&D) to U.S. federal, state andlocal government entities, and to U.S. private entities (including, but not limited to,commercial firms, non-profit entities, and academic institutions) as part of the nationallaboratory. In preparation for the ISS post-assembly phase and during the post-assembly completephase, NASA is seeking proposals from domestic entities other than U.S. federalgovernment agencies for the conduct of R&D activities on the ISS as a nationallaboratory. NASA anticipates using its authority to enter into Space Act Agreements tosupport national laboratory activities, including providing necessary access to NASAfacilities, personnel and technical information, however, there will be no provision offunds in connection with this opportunity. Respondents will be responsible for financingtheir own activities. Participation in this National Lab Opportunity will be contingentupon selection by NASA and negotiation of an appropriate Agreement between NASA and theproposer. Proposed activities should involve R&D, including, but not limited to, life sciences,sensors, communication equipment, engineering testbeds, spacecraft design and testing, oreducation and should demonstrate potential benefit to the public, such as development offuture products and services contributing to U.S. industrial capacity and economic growthor improving STEM education. This opportunity is not exclusive; NASA, at its discretion,may negotiate with other parties for access to ISS under this opportunity. Response Date: This announcement is open through December 31, 2014. NASA will engage inongoing review of proposals as received prior to the Response Date of December 31, 2014.NASA reserves the right to amend or withdraw this Announcement at any time prior to theResponse Date. NASA will not issue paper copies of this Announcement. NASA reserves the right to selectfor Space Act Agreement negotiations all, some, or none of the proposals submitted inresponse to this Announcement. NASA provides no funding for reimbursement of proposaldevelopment costs. Material submitted in response to this Announcement will not bereturned. It is the policy of NASA to safeguard all proposals as confidential andprivileged information, as provided by law. NASA will not, without permission of theproposers, use the proposal contents for other than evaluation purposes. It is not NASAs intent to publicly disclose proprietary information obtained during thissolicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom ofInformation Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent asProprietary or Confidential will be kept confidential. NASA may use contractor supportpersonnel to assist in providing expertise regarding proposals. Any support contractorinvolved in the evaluation process shall be free of conflicts of interest, will be boundby appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary and competition sensitiveinformation. By submitting a proposal under this Announcement, the proposer is deemed tohave consented to release of data in its proposal to NASA contractors supportingevaluation of proposals. 2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION Agency Name: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Opportunity Title: Opportunity for the use of the International Space Station by DomesticEntities Other than U.S. Federal Government Agencies Response Date: Electronic Proposals must be received by December 31, 2014 at 4:30 P.M.EST via email to jason.c.crusan@nasa.gov. Proposals may be submitted at any time beforethe response date. Points of Contact: If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Marybeth Edeen Manager, ISS National Lab Office Telephone: 281-483-9122 Fax: 281-244-8292 Email: marybeth.a.edeen@nasa.gov Jason Crusan SOMD Agreement Manager 202-358-0635 202-358-3530 jason.crusan@nasa.gov Instrument Type(s): It is anticipated that awards under this Opportunity will be in theform of Space Act Agreements, executed under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(5). Selection Recommendation Committee: Government personnel from NASA, other Federalagencies, and NASA contractors may participate in the evaluation of proposals. Allcontractor personnel participating in the evaluation will be bound by conflict ofinterest provisions and appropriate non-disclosure requirements to protect proprietaryinformation. Selection Notification Date: Selection for negotiations is anticipated to be within 60days of receiving a proposal. Submission Instructions: All Proposals under this Announcement must be emailed tojason.c.crusan@nasa.gov. Paper submissions will not be reviewed. Proposals may besubmitted at any time before the Response Date. You are encouraged to submit as early aspracticable prior to the Response Date. Proposals received by the Government after theResponse Date will not be accepted. If a proposer is concerned about information securityduring transmission NASA has the ability to accept secure transmission. Contact the Pointof Contact for secure transmission requirements. Files can be submitted in MS Word, PDF,or RTF. 3.0 ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION All categories of domestic entities other than U.S. federal government agencies areeligible to submit proposals in response to this Announcement. NASA will not considerproposals which do not include a domestic entity as the lead proposer. 4.0 PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION 4.1 Evaluation and Selection Process All proposals will be initially screened to determine their compliance to the eligibility(section 3.0) and proposal instructions (section 5.0) of this Announcement. Proposalsthat do not comply may be declared noncompliant and rejected without further review. Asubmission compliance checklist is provided in section 5.0. This checklist providesproposers a list of the items that NASA will check for compliance before releasing aproposal for evaluation. Proposals deemed in compliance with this Announcement will be assessed against theevaluation criteria outlined in Section 4.2 by the Selection Recommendation Committee.Proposed collaborators should be aware that during the evaluation and selection process,NASA may request clarification of a specific point or points in a proposal. Such arequest and the proposed collaborators response shall be in writing. NASA reserves the right to suggest collaboration between proposers where it will enhancethe effort, in which case proposers will be given the opportunity to accept or declineparticipation with other proposers prior to selection. The Selection Recommendation Committee members will conduct independent assessments ofthe proposals according to evaluation criteria outlined in Section 4.2. 4.2 Evaluation Criteria The evaluation factors below are of equal weighting during evaluation. Factor 1: Approach to Proposed Effort: The overall merit, rationale, feasibility, and suitability of the proposed effort orconcept and its relevance to R&D that access to the ISS provides. Highest priority willbe placed on an approach or concept that will create substantial increases in the currentstate-of-the-art. Describe how the proposer proposes to receive resulting data and/orsamples from orbit. Factor 2: Level of Benefit to the Public: The proposed effort or concepts anticipated benefit to the public, in terms such asdevelopment of future products and services, and contribution to U.S. industrial capacityand/or economic growth. Factor 3: Level of Financial Commitment and Business Plan: The description of the level of financial commitments supporting the proposed efforts,including any third party financing required. Include a brief business plan for theproposed efforts or describe how the proposed efforts contribute to existing businessplans. Identify the non-U.S. Government market potential for the R&D efforts. Theproposed space activity is essential to product research, development, or processing, andis targeted to an addressable market. A roadmap exists; it includes the essentialactivities to bring the product to market beyond the development space activities. Inaddition, describe all cargo to be transported between Earth and the ISS that yourproposed efforts require and how your business plan addresses meeting those requirementsincluding any sample return and disposition of the on-orbit equipment/payloads. In addition, NASA reserves the right to assess information outside the proposal as itrelates to the factors listed above. 4.3 Selection Factors As described in Section 4.1, the results of the proposal evaluations based on thecriteria above and the subsequent Selection Recommendation Committee deliberations willbe considered in the selection process. The Selection Recommendation Committee may take into account a variety of programmaticfactors in deciding whether or not to select any proposals, including, but not limitedto, available on-orbit resources, and compatibility to the ISS. The Selection Authority shall be the Associate Administrator for Space Operations. TheSelection Authority will make the final selection of those approved for this opportunityafter the completion of negotiations, depending on the outcome of the negotiations. 4.4 Selection Notification NASA will notify all proposed collaborators of the results of the evaluation andselection process. Selection does not guarantee a launch opportunity. Selection doesguarantee NASA will provide the on orbit resources and trained crew to perform theexperiment once it is on board. After the completion of the evaluation and selectionprocess, NASA will begin negotiations with the selected proposer(s). The purpose of thenegotiations is to define the terms and conditions of the Agreement supporting theparticipation of the proposers and to align the selected proposals with the anticipatedon-orbit resource availability. All work will commence after the parties execute theSpace Act Agreement. 5.0 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS Proposals must comply with the following requirements. Page Limitations Proposal Section - Total Pages Proposal Cover Page - 1 Proposal Title Page - 1 Points of Contact - 1 Proposal Abstract - 750 words Proposal Detail - 10 Appendix Resumes - No Page Limit Additional Documentation - No Page Limit Pages in excess of the page limitations for each section will not be evaluated. A page isdefined as one (1) sheet 8 x 11 inches using a minimum of 12-point font size for textand 8-point for graphs. There is no limit on appendix documentation. The intent is to allow proposals to includecurrent documentation in its current format without having to alter any documents. The proposal must include the following sections, in this order: Proposal Cover Page: Solicited Proposal Application Title of Announcement and ProposalContact Information. An optional graphic image may be included. Proposal Title Page, with Notice of Restriction on Use and Disclosure of ProposalInformation, if any. Points of Contact: List contact information for all Points of Contact including aTechnical Point of Contact. Provide: a. Name b. Title c. Address d. Phone and Fax e. Email Proposal Abstract: Executive summary describing the prominent and distinguishing featuresof the proposal. Proposal Detail: The proposal shall contain sufficient information to enable reviewers tomake informed judgments to assess the three criteria of the proposed effort. Proposal Appendix: Resumes o Resumes may be included for key personnel. In general, resumes should be limited to nomore than 1-2 pages each. Additional documentation Include any documentation in the appendix that validates or supports the proposal Compliance checklist and required documents o The proposer is a domestic entity other than U.S. federal government agency o Proposal includes demonstration of the overall merit, rationale, feasibility, andsuitability that access to the ISS provides o Proposal includes a description of the level of benefit to the public o Proposal includes a description of the level of financial commitment and business plan o Proposal includes a schedule for remaining development required before flight o Proposal includes a management/ project plan for remaining development o Proposal includes funding commitment letters demonstrating sufficient financial supportfor remaining development or financial milestones required to complete development
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