SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- SOURCES SOUGHT SPECIAL NOTICE 2011
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA1112345L-SN2011
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2012
- Point of Contact
- Rachel Khattab, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-5237, Fax 650-604-3020, Email rachel.khattab@nasa.gov - Kelly G Kaplan, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-5814, Fax 650-604-0912, Email kelly.g.kaplan@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Rachel Khattab
(rachel.khattab@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a re-posting of the Sources Sought Special Notice 2011 that was posted onDecember 17, 2010. The only change made with this re-posting is that the modificationsand Q&A documents related to the Center Innovation Fund (CIF) opportunity have beenremoved. Although an extension (SN2011) has been added to the solicitation number, it isthe same notice. Responses submitted previously to this notice will be used forevaluation by ARC. NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is seeking partners interested in developing competitiveproposals in response to NASA Announcements of Opportunity (AOs) or other agency proposalcalls. ARC is interested in partners that can perform science investigations and researchactivities. Information is also sought on potential partners that, in addition toperforming substantial research, can provide hardware, equipment or instrumentationnecessary to implement that proposed science investigation or research activity. NASA selects and procures scientific investigations (missions) through the NASAAnnouncement of Opportunity (AO) Process. A single Principal Investigator (PI) leads amission investigation team. The PI may be from any category of Government ornon-Government institution, including educational institutions, industry or nonprofitorganizations, or from one of the NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),other federally funded research and development centers, or other U.S. Governmentagencies. The mission team may be formed from any combination of these institutions. ARCmay respond to an AO in either a lead or support role. This synopsis/special notice may be posted annually, and may be updated more frequentlyas information becomes available regarding ARC's specific interests. ARC is currentlyconsidering responding at a minimum to the AOs identified below: Explorer Program: http://explorers.larc.nasa.gov/EX/ex_Announcements.html (Explorer AO -NNH11ZDA002O; Amendment 7 to SALMON AO - NNH08ZDA009O-EXPMO; and Amendment 18 to ROSES-10NRA NNH10ZDA001N-EXPUSPl11) National Solar Observatory: http://www.nso.edu/ Earth Venture 2 (EV-2) Program - The AO is planned for release by NASA Headquarters inlate summer/early fall 2010. Franklin Program -http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/468389main_Sponberg_forum_Small_Spacecraft_v7.pdf Edison Program -http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/468389main_Sponberg_forum_Small_Spacecraft_v7.pdf POC at ARC regarding these opportunities and partnering with Ames please contact: JulieMikula Julie.A.Mikula@nasa.gov, (650)604-3865. Special Notice Response Instructions Potential partners are encouraged to submit writtenquestions to the identified POC. Pertinent information from questions and answers will beshared with all interested parties, without disclosing the identity of the sources of thequestions. Written responses shall: 1) Not exceed 15 pages total; shorter responses are encouraged;2) Use an Arial font text with a size not smaller than 12 point; 3) Address allrequirements listed; and 4) Provide a Point of Contact to address questions from NASA.Potential partners may submit their responses at any time. However, ARC reserves theright to complete its evaluation of responses for each planned AO in a time framenecessary to support timely submission of the AO proposal. 1 paper copy of each writtenresponse, with an electronic (PDF format) copy on CD must be submitted to the POC listedabove. The paper copy & CD should be mailed to: Julie Mikula, New Opportunities CenterLead, NASA Ames Research Center Mailstop 244-14 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 ARC reservesthe right to hold optional oral presentations with potential partners. Presentations willinclude a specified period of time to present and a specified time for questions andanswers. Responses to this notice will not be returned. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as acommitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited.Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Criteria for Selection of Partner(s) Responses will serve as the basis for selection.Responders shall identify which of the proposed AOs they would seek to partner with Ames.ARC will evaluate the responses based on their alignment with the Agencys goals,compliance with the AO requirements, feasibility of the concepts, and their match toAmes capabilities. The criteria for evaluation are listed in relative order of importance below: For ScienceInvestigations and Research Ideas, please provide: 1. Research topics or mission conceptsof interest, and why the topic is relevant to the particular AO; 2. Concept of roles forresponders organization and for NASA Ames in the mission; 3. Rough Order of Magnitude(ROM) cost for the mission concept; and 4. Resources (skills and time) that the responderwould contribute to a potential proposal development phase. For Science Investigations and Research Implementation, in addition to the informationrequested above (items 1-4), please provide: 5. Concept of overall mission operations; 6.Payload and mission element capabilities the responder has to offer; 7. Particularlycritical or challenging areas overcome in previous work; 8. Any spacecraft bus relevanceand compliance to the applicable mission class (Class A, B, C, or D); 9. Responderscurrent capabilities for Integration & Test (I&T) flow for the spacecraft and payload(s);10. Responders available support facilities for spacecraft and/or payload(s), such asfabrication, I & T, storage. 11. ROM schedules and costs for spacecraft and instrumentdevelopment; and 12. Skills available to support the mission phases. Responses should include the following: Name and address of company or organization;Point of contact address, website or email address, and phone number; Which type ofpartnership the responder is interested (Science Investigations and Research Ideas orScience Investigations and Research Implementation); Answers to the relevant questionslisted above; and a list of relevant partners/customers over the past five years,highlighting work performed. If responder is a commercial firm, responses should also include: Size of business andnumber of employees; Average annual revenue for past 3 years; Ownership -whether they arelarge, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or woman-owned and whether thecompany is U.S. or internationally-owned; Number of years in business; and Affiliateinformation: parent company (US or international), and Potential teaming partners. No solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of a solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the responders responsibility to monitor these sites for therelease of any solicitation or synopsis. Information about major upcoming ARC procurementactions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC Acronyms List AO -- Announcement of Opportunity ARC -- Ames Research Center I & T Integration and Test NASA -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration PI PrincipalInvestigator POC -- Point of Contact ROM -- Rough Order of Magnitude Technical questions should be directed to: Julie.A.Mikula@nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to the POC listed below.
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