SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- TEAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER HOSTING ATMOSPHERICCOMPOSITION PAYLOAD
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-HostedPayload
- Response Due
- 4/22/2011
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2012
- Point of Contact
- Robert B. Gardner, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2525, Fax 757-864-7898, Email Robert.B.Gardner@nasa.gov - Teresa M Hass, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-8496, Fax 757-864-8863, Email Teresa.M.Hass@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Robert B. Gardner
(Robert.B.Gardner@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This partnering synopsis solicits potential partners to participate in a spacemission proposal development activity in response to the second Earth Venture (EV-2)Class Announcement of Opportunity (AO), expected to be released in the Spring of 2011.Earth Venture is a Program element within NASAs Earth System Science Pathfinder Program(ESSP) consisting of a series of new science-driven, competitively selected, low costmissions that will provide opportunity for investment in pioneering Earth science toenhance our capability to better understand the current state of the Earth system and toenable continual improvement in the prediction of future changes. The focus of theinvestigations is to enable innovation in measurement and observation, demonstrateinnovative ideas and higher-risk technologies, establish new research avenues, anddemonstrate key application-oriented measurements. For additional information on EV-2visit http://essp.larc.nasa.gov/EV-2/In addition, the draft Announcement ofOpportunity solicitation for EV-2 is available on the NASA Solicitation and ProposalIntegrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES): http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={EF2EDAC6-FDD5-B1F7-1C5E-ACD03EACA010}&path=initSchedule (dates are subject to change):NASA Langley Research Center selects partner(s) in response to this announcement -- May2011. NASA EV-2 Proposal due date -- late Summer 2011. NASA EV-2 award --Early 2012.Launch 2017.Participation in this partnering synopsis is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S.organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit institutions,the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as NASA Centers and other U.S. GovernmentAgencies. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Other MinorityUniversities (OMUs), small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), veteran-owned smallbusinesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses,and women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) are encouraged to apply. Participation bynon-U.S. organizations is welcome but subject to NASAs policy of no exchange of funds,in which each government supports its own national participants and associated costs.Partners are sought for hosting a Langley Atmospheric Composition payload on a commercialsatellite to be launched to a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit in calendar year 2017, operatingat a fixed location between 85 and 110 degrees west longitude (preferred) for a minimumof 3 years. The payload must be placed in service at the specified location within 4months of launch. Options for extended operations are requested. NASA Langley Research Center is seeking potential partners having demonstrated experiencesupporting the following space mission elements throughout the system life cycle (NASAPhases A through E): Satellite manufacture System Engineering support for payload accommodation (payloadintegration to spacecraft, spacecraft system level integration and test (I & T)) Spacecraft design modifications and accommodations for the payload and data Payloadintegration on the spacecraft Environmental Test Program for the fully integratedspacecraft/payload Satellite launch Mission operations support throughout the payloadlifetime. Options for commercial transponder lease Ground data capture anddistribution services optionsPotential partners shall provide a brief summary of how they intend to accomplishrequired mission elements as identified above. In the event a teaming arrangement isproposed, an appropriate breakout is required to ensure that NASA understands how allmission elements will be satisfied.The Langley Atmospheric Composition payload is an Earth viewing, light weight, low poweroptical system, focused on observing the diurnal variations in chemical signatures athigh temporal resolutions. The spacecraft bus must accommodate the representative sciencepayload requirements listed below: Payload Mass (kg)-- less than 100 kg Payload Power Required (W)-- Less than 200 W inoperation Volume (l x w x h)-- 0.75 x 0.5 x 0.5 m FOV (Sensor)-- 4 deg half angle Command & Control Uplink--<1kbps Science Data Downlink/Band-- 80 Mbps PointingKnowledge--200 microrad (3 sigma) Pointing Control--1.0 Launch Date2017 PayloadDelivery to Spacecraft (Launch 1 yr)2016 Payload Mission Life (years)-- 3 yearrequirement (prime mission), with options for extended operations GEO orbit location--Continental US (Preferred: 85 - 110 W Longitude; Acceptable: Viewing North America)Potential partners shall describe technical resources that will typically be madeavailable to host the aforementioned payload including available mass, power, volume,data rate, attitude knowledge, and attitude control. If selected through this synopsis, it is expected that the selected partner(s) will workwith NASA Langley Research Center scientists and engineers to jointly develop theproposal due in late summer 2011. If the proposal is selected in 2012, NASA LangleyResearch Center anticipates negotiating and issuing contracts or other agreements to theselected partner(s) for performance of the proposed elements.This partnering opportunity does not guarantee selection for award of any contracts orother agreements, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by NASA to pay for theinformation solicited.Partner selections will be made by Langley Research Center based on the followingcriteria:(1)Technical Capability. The proposer shall describe their technical capabilitiesrequired for the performance of the development activity described herein with emphasison spacecraft design, integration, test, launch, and operation. Proposers shall providea forecast of anticipated host opportunities in the 2016-2018 timeframe. (2)Payload Accommodation and Mission Support. The proposer shall demonstrate anunderstanding of accommodating optical payloads and address the mission elementrequirements as specified herein. Identify critical or challenging areas foraccommodating and launching optical payloads with associated solutions. I & T flow forthe mission element(s) should be discussed and the related support facilities(fabrication, I & T, storage, etc.) identified. Safety and Mission assurance proceduresand ITAR processes (if applicable) should be identified. Describe the process andfacilities for on-orbit operations and ground data distribution. Provide hosted payloadinterface specification documents or guides if applicable; such documents do not counttoward the page limit of the response.(3)Cost and Schedule Control. The proposer shall provide a rough order of Magnitude(ROM) cost for (1) delivering the representative payload to geostationary orbit and (2)flight operation mission phases. For delivering the representative payload togeostationary orbit include, at a minimum include, a cost breakdown for preliminarystudies, integration and test of the payload onto the spacecraft, launch, insurance, andinitial on-orbit check-out. For flight operations include, at a minimum include, a costbreakdown for on-orbit operations (e.g., payload command and telemetry) and ground datadistribution to CONUS destinations. The cost management strategy for the spacecraftdevelopment, launch and on-orbit checkout should be discussed. A typical schedule for thespacecraft development, launch, and on-orbit checkout should be discussed. (Note: It isassumed that the ROM will be based on the current business cycle with a notional2013-2014 launch date. However, provide a description of escalation factors to theplanned 2017 launch date. It is anticipated that contract(s) for these services will benegotiated approximately 36 months prior to the planned 2017 launch date.)(4)Mission Management and Participating Organizations. The proposer shall provide abrief summary of the proposed teaming arrangements, as applicable, identifying keypersonnel. (5)Relevant Experience and Past Performance. The proposer shall include relevantrecent experience and past performance in similar development activities (including ahigh-level contract description of the activity, roles and responsibilities, a briefdescription of payload specifications and associated costs) with emphasis on hostingGovernment payloads in geostationary orbit. Responses to this partnering synopsis shall be limited to a 30 page PowerPointpresentation electronic file, limited to 12 Mb in size, in either PowerPoint or PDFformat. Larger files may be rejected by the electronic mail system. Responses mustaddress the aforementioned evaluation criteria. All responses shall be submitted toLangley Research Center electronically via email by 4:00pm EST on April 22, 2011, to JeffAntol at (Jeffrey.Antol-1@nasa.gov ), and Brad Gardner (Robert.B.Gardner@nasa.gov). Technical and Programmatic questions regarding this draft partnering synopsis should bedirected to Jeff Antol at (Jeffrey.Antol-1@nasa.gov) and procurement questions should bedirected to Robert.B.Gardner@nasa.gov.
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