SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- To award one or more contracts to perform instrument upgrades for the Gemini Observatory
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- National Science Foundation, Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support, DACS, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room475, Arlington, Virginia, 22230
- ZIP Code
- 22230
- Solicitation Number
- N85306X
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2018
- Point of Contact
- Karen E. Godzyk,
- E-Mail Address
-
rfpIUP@Gemini.edu
(rfpIUP@Gemini.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FedBizOpps Solicitation Notice Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy The Gemini Observatory consists of two 8-meter telescopes; one located on Maunakea in Hawaii, USA (Gemini North), the other on Cerro Pachón, Chile (Gemini South). The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) is the managing organization of the Gemini Observatory under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). Gemini Observatory partner nations are the United States of America, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. For more information, visit the Gemini Observatory website at www.gemini.edu. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), on behalf of the Gemini Observatories, is seeking to award one or more contracts to perform instrument upgrades with a total budget of 600,000 USD. The baseline plan is to fund one small project (~100,000 USD) and one medium sized project (~500,000 USD), but other combinations are possible depending on the proposals received. The solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP), issued on July 24, 2017. The RFP is open to all institutions or companies from Gemini partner nations. The RFP is also open to non-partner country Principal Investigators who have significant and relevant experience in using, designing, and/or building a Gemini instrument. Small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises that meet the minimum qualifications are encouraged to apply. Proposals will be evaluated with evaluation factors provided in the RFP. If a submitted proposal does not include what is required in the solicitation, it will be considered an unresponsive proposal and will not be evaluated for award. The applicable NAICS is 541712. Solicitation number is N85306X. A pre-proposal conference will be held via videoconference on or about August 21, 2017. Specific agenda and video conference connection details will be published five days prior to the Conference. Notices of Intent to submit a proposal are due September 14, 2017. The deadline for proposals will be October 5, 2017. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by AURA if received timely. Contract negotiations are expected to begin in December, 2017. RFP Documents and related information are available on the 2017 IUP website at http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/future-instrumentation/rfpiup2017 If you want to receive updates, notices, and amendments to the RFP, please provide contact information including an email address to Karen Godzyk (rfpIUP@gemini.edu). Archive date January 31, 2018 Classification Code 541712 Solicitation number N85306X.
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