SOLICITATION NOTICE
M -- OPERATION OF THE INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY (IRTF)
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- 80HQTR18D0001
- Point of Contact
- Russellyn Hart, Phone: 3012866682
- E-Mail Address
-
Russellyn.hart-1@nasa.gov
(Russellyn.hart-1@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters (HQ) has a requirement for continued on-site operation, maintenance, and development of the telescope system for the Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) that will support NASA's science and mission goals. NASA HQ intends to purchase these services from the University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy with an anticipated period of performance of up to five (5) years (1-year base period and four (4) 1-year option periods). The University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy has over three decades of experience operating the IRTF and Managing the science and instrument development strategy in support of NASA's science and mission objectives. The University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy is the only source that can seamlessly continue the facility operations, science planning, and instrument development that is critical to support the Science Mission Directorate mission encounters, respond to target-of-opportunity events (e.g., potentially hazardous asteroids), and to obtain science for mission development. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00p, locate time on May 23, 2018. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose 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. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/GSFC/OPDC20220/80HQTR18D0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, 2425 Campus Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2247, United States
- Zip Code: 96822-2247
- Zip Code: 96822-2247
- Record
- SN04917309-W 20180511/180509231056-83d2f92afee5638164a07d71f224d305 (fbodaily.com)
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