SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION DEWAR RFI
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG14FA95RFI
- Response Due
- 7/3/2014
- Archive Date
- 6/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Ashley N McQueen, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-1423, Fax 301-286-1773, Email ashley.n.mcqueen@nasa.gov - Dean S Patterson, Procurement Manager, Phone 301-286-8085, Fax 301-286-1670, Email Dean.S.Patterson@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Ashley N McQueen
(ashley.n.mcqueen@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking broad information to update its market research by issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to improve its understanding of current capabilities for producing a flight dewar system for use on the International Space Station (ISS). In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), the information requested is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied, or otherwise, that NASA will take procurement action in this matter. Further, neither NASA, nor the Government will be responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing this information. BACKGROUND: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is performing market research for a potential procurement for a flight Dewar for use in a cryogenic experiment on the International Space Station.The instrumented Dewar will be integrated with a receiver tank, and used in a demonstration of the storage and transfer of liquid methane in zero g. Constraints on the experiment timeline will require the tank to be maintained with zero boiloff for six months or more. See the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) PDF document for full specifications. This RFI is an intermediate step in identifying relevant and interested industry partners for developing the dewar system to meet on-orbit requirements and performing subsequent testing to ensure that the requirements are met. The main intent of this RFI is to solicit responses from industry on their current capabilities in regards to dewar design and fabrication. DISCLAIMER: It is not NASAs intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtained during this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as Proprietary or Confidential will be kept confidential. It is emphasized that this RFI is NOT a Request for Proposal, Quotation, or Invitation for Bid. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3 titled Solicitation for Information or Planning Purposes, and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement, nor will the Government pay for information submitted in response to this RFI. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS). It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation, synopsis, or related documents. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All questions shall be submitted in writing to the points of contact listed below. As part of its assessment of industry capabilities, the NASA-GSFC may contact respondents to this Request for Information (RFI) if clarifications or further information is needed. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the analysis of the RFI responses. The capability statements shall be delivered with the appropriate data rights that will allow Satellite Servicing Capabilities Offices (SSCO) support contractor(s) to view and use the information to help in assessing the feasibility of a flight dewar system. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENTS: Respondents shall address the following programmatic items: Name of corporate point of contact, telephone number, full mailing address, and e-mail address. Corporate competencies and past performance experience with regard to the development and production of similar Dewar systems. Respondents previous experiences in building flight hardware for NASA, DoD, or private firms. Information on the respondents capabilities in reference to the attached design requirements. Back-of-the- envelope analysis of mass. Volume and heat load for the dewar. Respondents feasibility of meeting the delivery schedule. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate. Identify the most important cost drivers for this procurement, such as specific elements of thermal requirements or mass budget. HOW TO RESPOND: All final submissions shall be submitted via e-mail to both points of contact listed below no later than July 3, 2014, 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Files may be submitted in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). All responses shall include an executive summary of no more than five (5) pages. A page is defined as one (1) sheet 8 1/2 x 11 inches using a minimum of 12-point font size for text and one-inch margins. There is no limit on supporting documentation. Responses must properly mark proprietary information. Reference NNG14FA95RFI in any response. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html.
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