SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH10ZTT005L
- Response Due
- 6/11/2010
- Archive Date
- 5/21/2011
- Point of Contact
- Mr. Phil McAlister, Commercial Crew Study Chair, Phone 000-000-0000, Fax 202-358-2886, Email philip.mcalister@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Mr. Phil McAlister
(philip.mcalister@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA investment of financial and technical resources to stimulate efforts withinthe private sector would aid in the development and demonstration of safe, reliable, andcost-effective space transportation capabilities. In a multiphase strategy, the programwould help to spur the innovation and development of new spacecraft and launch vehiclesfrom the commercial industry, creating a new way of delivering cargo and eventuallycrew to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and the International Space Station (ISS). As NASAretires the Space Shuttle, the ability of private industry to take on the task ofproviding routine access to space is of vital importance. NASA is currently in the conceptual phase of developing requirements for a CommercialCrew Transportation (CCT) capability that would be able to transport NASA astronauts andspaceflight participants safely to and from LEO and the ISS. The purpose of this RFI is to collect information from industry to help NASA plan theoverall strategy for the development and demonstration of a CCT capability and to receivecomments on NASA human-rating technical requirements that have been drafted as part ofthis initiative. The draft CCT-1001, Commercial Human-Rating Plan (CHRP), defines the allocation ofresponsibilities, requirements, mandatory standards, and process for achieving NASA humanspaceflight certification for commercial crew transportation services in compliance withNPR 8715.3C, NASA General Safety Requirements, Chapter 1.14. The CHRP draws heavily uponNPR 8705.2B, Human-Rating Requirements for Space Systems, as tailored for LEO CCTsystems. Specific health and medical requirements tailored for commercial human systemsintegration, as well as system performance goals and objectives and additionalrequirements associated with ISS visiting vehicles are currently being developed and areplanned to be provided for comment at a later time. The preliminary contents of the ISSServices Requirements Document (which will provide the system performance requirements,including the probability of Loss of Crew and Loss of Mission, for reference during thedevelopment and demonstration phase), the updated contents of SSP 50808, ISS to COTSInterface Requirements Document, as well as the CHRP and access to other applicable andreference documents are available under the technical library link athttp://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cct/authorize.htm.NASA is specifically requesting the following information:1.Company name, point of contact name, phone number, e-mail address, and nature ofinterest in CCT. Provide sufficient information to determine if your company qualifies asa United States commercial provider of space transportation services as defined in PublicLaw 105-303, Commercial Space Act of 1998.2.Discuss any aspects of the NASA documents contained in this RFI that result insignificant cost, schedule, or technical impacts to your companys CCT system.Whatclarifications or suggestions do you propose to minimize impacts or improve designflexibility, safety, or reliability? Provide rationale for any alternative suggestionsthat may meet or exceed the intent of these requirements and standards. Comments on theallocation of responsibilities in Section 4 Tables II and III of the CHRP, as well as theproposed fault tolerance requirements (3.2.2 and 3.2.3) in Table III are of particularinterest.3.NASA has entered into competitively awarded funded Space Act Agreements with U.S.commercial partners for the development and demonstration of Commercial OrbitalTransportation Services (COTS) cargo capabilities using pay for performance milestones. This was followed by a separate competitive procurement of ISS Commercial ResupplyService contracts. From your perspective, what were the pros, cons, and limitations foreach of these approaches for both the initial development/demonstration phase and thefollow on purchase of services phase for CCT? What changes or improvements do yousuggest to this strategy or its related terms and conditions for both the initialdevelopment/demonstration phase and the follow on purchase of services phase for CCT?4.What is the approximate dollar magnitude of the minimum NASA investment necessaryto ensure the success of your companys CCT development and demonstration effort? Whatis the approximate government fiscal year phasing of this investment from award tocompletion of a crewed orbital flight demonstration? What percentage of the totaldevelopment cost would the NASA contribution represent?5.What significant NASA furnished resources (equipment, facilities, material,services) would your company likely request to complete the CCT development anddemonstration?Additional background information on COTS may be found athttp://www.nasa.gov/offices/c3po/home/.This is a request for information only. It is not a procurement commitment to procureservices, or request for proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot beaccepted by NASA to form a binding agreement or contract. NASA is under no obligation toissue a solicitation or to enter into any agreement or award any contract on the basis ofthis RFI. NASA will not pay for any information solicited. No evaluation letters and/orresults will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists; therefore do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites forthe release of any solicitation or synopsis. Although it is not NASAs intent to publicly disclose proprietary information obtainedduring this RFI, NASA reserves the right to share all information received in response tothis RFI throughout NASA and to use all information submitted in response to this RFI inNASA's formulation of one or more solicitations seeking competitive proposals related tothe initiatives described herein. Any information submitted in response to this RFI thatis marked as Proprietary or Confidential Commercial or Financial Information will beconsidered as voluntarily submitted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Additionally, any International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)-restricted informationshould be appropriately labeled responses to the RFI.Instructions for Submitting Electronic Documents via NSPIRESAll responses submitted as electronic documents in response to this RFI must be submittedin electronic form via NSPIRES, the NASA online announcement data management system,located at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/. For this RFI, a response submission shalltake the form of a Notice of Intent (NOI) within the NSPIRES online announcement datamanagement system. The RFI response itself shall be a PDF-formatted document that isattached (uploaded) to the NSPIRES system.You must be registered with NSPIRES to submit a RFI response. It is recommended thatrespondents access the site well in advance of the RFI due date to familiarize themselveswith the structure and enter the requested identifier information. See registrationinstructions at http://nspires.nasaprs.com (select Getting an account). Neitherinstitution registration nor an institution affiliation is required to respond to thisRFI.1.Log in to your account at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/. Log in using yourNSPIRES user name and password2.Access Proposals in the NSPIRES Options Page (note footnote above regardingterm Proposals).3.Select Create NOI in the upper right hand corner of the proposals page.4.Click Continue on the next page.5.Select Request for Information: NNH10ZTT005L (Commercial Crew Transportation)from the bullet list of announcements. 6.Click Continue.7.Enter RFI response title (NOI title field will be shown).8.Select do not link at this time for submitting organization page.9.Click Save on next page.10.It is not necessary to complete any of the NOI Details; all requestedinformation should be included in the attached PDF document. Information which is enteredinto NOI Details but not included in the attached PDF document will not be considered.11.Prepare your RFI response offline and save as a PDF document (note NSPIRESinstructions on.pdf formats). The response document must include the respondents Name,institution, and e-mail address so the file is self-contained. File names format shouldbe PI Last Name - First Name CCT RFI. The response should not exceed three pages inlength 12.To attach (upload) your PDF document:a.Click add under NOI attachments section;b.Select Proposal Document from the drop down list;c.Browse to attach your PDF file;d.Select Upload;e.Click OK;f.Your RFI document has been uploaded to NSPIRES.13.Click Submit NOI button.Please note: You may delete and replace form fields and uploaded documents anytimebefore the submission deadline.Requests for assistance in accessing and/or using the NSPIRES website should be submittedby E-mail to nspires-help@nasaprs.com or by telephone to (202) 479-9376 Monday throughFriday, 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Eastern Time. FAQs on NSPIRES may be accessed through theProposal Online Help site at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/help.do. Tutorials of NSPIRES are available at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/tutorials/index.html.No solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/HQ/OPHQDC/NNH10ZTT005L/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02156627-W 20100523/100521235137-33d7d300779d801ace15b8a293d21a40 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |