SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Scintillation Prediction Observation Research Task (SPORT) Program
- Notice Date
- 5/16/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Office of Procurement, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, 35812, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM17626452R
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2017
- Point of Contact
- Brian K. Coppock, Phone: 2569617413
- E-Mail Address
-
brian.coppock@nasa.gov
(brian.coppock@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MSFC proposes to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, for technical expertise and assessment in support of the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), as well as a Langmuir Probe, Impedance Probe, Electric Field Probe, Star Camera and resulting data products. The contemplated award of this procurement to Utah State University (USU) allows MSFC to acquire the specialized and historical experience of USU in areas of electric fields, plasma density, electron density, and attitude control and determination. This decision is made pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, which implements the authority for 10 U.S.C. § 2304 (c)(1). Competition is impractical for the following reasons: Only Utah State University (USU) is capable of meeting the needs of the agency, due in part to the historical research and development experience with the specific disciplines required for this effort. Other potential, domestic sources cannot, with reasonable effort and cost, provide the level of expertise that will be required in the timeframe for this CubeSat mission; moreover, USU has had a long term collaboration with MSFC in the development and execution of SPORT procedures and test, and the University’s electric field probe has performed successfully on previous satellite missions. Given their discipline specific collaborative and developmental experience, USU can provide these services at a far lower cost than other options. Other options would cause a delay in delivery of the instruments for integration and since this effort is time sensitive due to it being a part of an international partnership makes such an approach unfeasible and not in the best interest of the Government. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Contractors must have a current registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than the identified response date. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purposes of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Utah State University (USU), Logan, Utah, 84322, United States
- Zip Code: 84322
- Zip Code: 84322
- Record
- SN04509994-W 20170518/170516234311-1893c4e30fe471125d16268fed887c1b (fbodaily.com)
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