SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
- Notice Date
- 10/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM12ZPS002N
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- D Monica Heidelberg, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-2168, Fax 256-544-4400, Email monica.d.heidelberg@nasa.gov - Jennifer B. McCaghren, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-5189, Fax 256-544-4400, Email jennifer.b.mccaghren@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
D Monica Heidelberg
(monica.d.heidelberg@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space FlightCenter (MSFC) intends to issue a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) in the December 2011timeframe, entitled SLS Advanced Development. The NRA is in support of the SLSProgram. NASA will engage industry and academia with the goal of encouraging a broadrange of innovative approaches. The focus of these innovations would be to find new andcreative solutions that would reduce risks associated with meeting the SLS Program goalsand that would improve affordability, increase reliability and performance, and/orimprove safety in evolutionary designs and block configuration upgrades. The NRA willsolicit proposals in multiple technology areas to include but not limited to:1) BlockUpgrades or Concept Development; 2) Advanced Development in Propulsion; 3) AdvancedDevelopment in Manufacturing/Structures/Materials; and 4) Advanced Development inAvionics/Software. Offerors may be awarded contracts for one or multiple focus areas.At this time, potential Offerors are requested to provide responses in the abovetechnology areas as well as to identify other technology areas of interest. Responsesshall be provided in writing using Arial 12 font type and shall be no more than fivepages in length. Responses are requested to be submitted in Microsoft Office products tofacilitate review. Two hard copies and 1 CD or DVD is requested. Responses are due nolater than October 21, 2011. General InformationNo solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized via the Government Point of Entry(FedBizOpps), NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) and the NASA Solicitation andProposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES). It is the potentialOfferors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation orsynopsis.The requirement is not considered a commercial type service. This RFI is for informationand planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.The information obtained will be used by NASA for planning and acquisition strategydevelopment. NASA will use the information obtained as a result of this RFI on anon-attribution basis.Providing data and information that is limited or restricted foruse by NASA for that purpose would be of very little value and such restricted/limiteddata/information is not solicited. No information or questions received will be postedto any website or public access location. NASA does not plan to respond to theindividual responses. NASA will continue to engage industry as appropriate.This RFI is being used to obtain information for planning purposes only and theGovernment does not presently intend to award a contract. As stipulated in FAR part15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted bythe Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is subject to FAR 52.215-3. Responses shall be compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements concerninglimitations on export controlled items.
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