MODIFICATION
18 -- Spacecraft Bus
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Code 210.W, Wallops Island, Virginia, 23337, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23337
- Solicitation Number
- NNG15579115Q
- Point of Contact
- Finale M Uptegrow, Phone: 7578242794, Bernard J. Pagliaro, Phone: 757-824-1277
- E-Mail Address
-
finale.m.uptegrow@nasa.gov, Bernard.J.Pagliaro@nasa.gov
(finale.m.uptegrow@nasa.gov, Bernard.J.Pagliaro@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice to Offerors wishing to respond to the solicitation: The Solicitation # is now NNG16579115Q and is a separate notice that has been uploaded to FedBizOpps.gov. The response date of this notice reflects the response date of the solicitation only. Introduction: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) GSFC Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) is issuing this "Sources Sought" synopsis as a means of conducting market research to determine potential sources available to procure a 6U Cubesat Spacecraft. Integration of the science instruments to the Spacecraft bus may be required, but is not definite at this time. Potential sources should address the ability to supply the spacecraft and perform the integration capability. NASA GSFC/WFF is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for the development and possible integration of a spacecraft bus. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto." 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. Furthermore, neither NASA, nor the Government will be responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing this information. Background: NASA WFF seeks a commercial 6U CubeSat Spacecraft for the HaloSat Mission. The spacecraft shall provide a 6U (2Ux3U) form factor mechanical structure, power system (including deployable solar arrays), attitude determination and control, command and data handling, communication, and be capable of supporting three identical science instruments. The spacecraft bus is allocated 2U of the overall 6U volume and the science instruments are allocated the remaining 4U. The apertures for the three science instruments shall be on a 3U face as shown in Figure 1 (attached). Schedule: The overall period of performance for the delivery of the spacecraft bus shall be one year (12 months) or less after contract award. Integration of the science instruments onto the spacecraft bus, if required, shall be performed within four months (120 days) after delivery of the spacecraft bus. Minimum Specifications: •The mass of the spacecraft shall not exceed 7 kg •The Spacecraft Bus Command and Data Handling (C&DH) shall provide command routing, telemetry acquisition, timing, and general housekeeping functions for all of the spacecraft subsystems and science instruments. •The spacecraft shall provide a RS422 interface for the science instruments •The radio shall be compatible with the WFF UHF Ground Station for communication •The Guidance, Navigation, and Control System shall have an aspect control of +/- 5 degrees, stability of 0.5 degree/minute, and knowledge of +/-1 degree. It shall be capable of pointing the science instruments to any position on the sky in less than 60 seconds. •The spacecraft shall include a GPS to provide orbit knowledge. •The Electrical Power System (EPS) shall provide direct battery switched power feeds as well as regulated switched voltages of +3.3V, +5V, and +12V. •The maximum power requirement for the three science instrument is 8.4W. The instruments will not be operated in the sun, so instrument power will be 0W when in the sun and the solar arrays can be normal to the sun for full charging capability. •The batteries shall be compliant with International Space Station (ISS) battery safety requirements •Four 1x3U solar panels will be required to meet the power needs for the HaloSat mission. Of the four solar array panels, two shall be deployable and two can be body mounted. •The science instruments temperature survival limit is -20ºC to +50ºC •The orbital inclination of the spacecraft shall be between 28-60 degrees and 400-600km in altitude •The required mission lifetime is 405 days, 365 days of operations and 40 days for locating and commissioning the spacecraft. The Operational Scenario for the mission is as follows: •When the spacecraft is in daylight, it will point the 6U face with solar panels to the sun for charging •Two minutes prior to entering eclipse, the instrument and TEC will be powered on. •Upon entering eclipse, the spacecraft will point the instrument to a specified target location rising over the horizon and maintain pointing for approximately 1000 seconds •After resolving the first target, the spacecraft will slew to another target location and maintain pointing for approximately 1000 seconds. •The instrument will be turned off prior to leaving eclipse. •During portions of the orbit with short eclipses, one or no targets may be viewed •Science data will be stored on board the spacecraft bus until a suitable ground contact can be achieved with the WFF Ground Station •Communication orbits will be identified in advance and will occur at the same time that the spacecraft is charging and the instruments are turned off Instructions to Respondents: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide this hardware as outlined above are invited to submit electronic capability responses to this Sources Sought notice no later than (NLT) Friday, February 26, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted in writing via email to Fthe primary POC (Finale M. Uptegrow) as outlined in this notice. C Capability responses shall be ten (10) pages or less, 12pt font size, with one inch (1") margins. Supplementary information in the form of supporting documentation is also welcome (i.e. parts list) and has no page restrictions. Format of the electronic document shall be Microsoft Word (.doc,.docx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf). All responses shall be marked "Sources Sought Notice, Spacecraft Bus." Respondents are required to address the following items and must properly identify/mark any classified and/or proprietary information: •Organization name, Corporate POC, Address, Email Address and Telephone Number, DUNS # and Cage Code •Size and type of ownership •Capability information in reference to the technical requirements •Documentation in support of the spacecraft bus (drawings, payload, GSE, etc., as applicable) •Traceability •Hardware flight heritage •Hardware testing status summary •Feasibility of meeting the proposed delivery scheduled •Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate for budgetary purposes. Identify the relevant cost drivers (i.e. bus condition, shipping, warranties, storage, etc.) Describe any additional options offered to the Government (GSE, bus emulator, etc.) •Intellectual property rights to the hardware and drawings •Any additional information key to the capability of the procurement and possible integration of the instruments on the Spacecraft Questions concerning this request must be emailed to Finale M. Uptegrow, Contracting Officer (contact information listed in the notice) via email. Respondents deemed fully qualified may be in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. However, it is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the FBO site for the release of any futher information related to this effort. DISCLAIMER: It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtained during this "Sources Sought" request. To the full extent of protection pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other laws/regulations; information identified by the respondent as "Proprietary or Confidential" will be deemed as such. It is emphasized that this Sources Sought notice is NOT a Request for Proposal, Quotation or Invitation to Bid. The submission of any information is distinctively voluntary. Telephone inquiries WILL NOT be accepted or acknowledged and no feedback or evaluation will be provided to companies regarding submission information. As part of the assessment of Industry Capability, NASA/GSFC/WFF may contact respondents for clarification or additional information as needed. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MAY BE USED TO CLASSIFY THIS REQUIREMENT AS A SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.
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