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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF MAY 06, 2023 SAM #7830
SOURCES SOUGHT

99 -- International Space Station Deorbit Capability

Notice Date: 5/4/2023 2:09:42 PM
Notice Type: Sources Sought
NAICS: 336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Contracting Office: NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER HOUSTON TX 77058 USA
ZIP Code: 77058
Solicitation Number: 80JSC022ISSDeorbit
Response Due: 5/31/2023 12:30:00 PM
Archive Date: 12/31/2023
Point of Contact: Ashley Chaves, Phone: 281-792-7921
E-Mail Address: ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov
(ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov)
Description: This is a Modification 10 to the synopsis entitled to the Sources Sought entitled�International Space Station Deorbit Capability 80JSC022ISSDeorbit, which was last updated on May 4, 2023. You are notified that the following changes are made: Updated the location of the Presolicitation Conference on May 9th from the Gilruth Destiny Ballroom to a Virtual Microsoft Teams meeting only Include additional dates for One on One's May 15th and 16th To facilitate open communications with industry, NASA JSC would like to invite interested parties or potential offerors interested in the USDV requirement to the Pre-Solicitation Conference and One on Ones.� The presentation for the Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.� 11:00 a.m. Central via Microsoft Teams. One on One's will be conducted in person on May 10th, May 15th, and 16th 2023, in the Gilruth Conference Center and/or via Microsoft Teams. _____ Mod 9 legacy� This is Modification 9� to the Sources Sought entitled�International Space Station Deorbit Capability 80JSC022ISSDeorbit, which was last updated on May 3, 2023. This notice is issued by the NASA/JSC to post a Draft RFP to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify the reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition.� Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the DRFP with specific emphasis on the feedback and recommendations on the specific items identified in the Industry Feedback section of BG-23-076 DRFP 80JSC023R0003 USDV Cover letter. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. The United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) contract will require the contractor to design, develop, manufacture, test, and deliver a USDV to perform the final deorbit of the ISS.� This contract includes all phases of the design and manufacture of the deorbit vehicle, as well as engineering support to maintain the vehicle readiness, launch integration, rendezvous, docking, and mission execution. This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.� The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP as necessary. All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Ashley Chaves at ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov , no later than Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.� When responding reference 80JSC023R0003 USDV DRFP. The file ""USDV DRFP Comment Template"" is attached. NASA requests that all respondents to the draft RFP utilize the template format to help NASA streamline the process of reviewing all comments and questions. 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.� If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.Sam.gov.� It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. The following documents have been added to the Technical Library: SSP 50254 Operations Nomenclature (OpNom) JSC 65795 NASA Docking System (NDS) Interface Definitions Document (IDD) JSC65795_RevM_AttA_NDSB1_IDD_Command_and_HS_Definitions JSC65795_RevM_AttB_NDS Fault_Mapping Guide ____ Legacy Mod 8� This is Modification 8�to the Sources Sought entitled 80JSC022ISSDeorbit, which was last updated on March 24, 2023. This notice is issued by the NASA/JSC� to notify industry of the Upcoming United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) Presolicitation Conference and One on Ones Additional documents that have been posted to the Technical Library THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. To facilitate open communications with industry, NASA JSC would like to invite interested parties or potential offerors interested in USDV requirement to the Pre-Solicitation Conference and One on Ones. �The presentation for the Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.� 11:00 a.m. Central� via Microsoft Teams. One on One's will be conducted in person on Wednesday, May 10th, 15th and 16th� 2023, in the Gilruth Conference Center and/or via Microsoft Teams. To RSVP to the Pre-Solicitation Conference and / or request a One on One, send an email to the� Contracting Officer, Ashley Chaves, at ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov no later than May 5, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. Central.� In the email subject line input: �80JSC023R003 DRFP Pre-Solicitation Conference RSVP� Interested parties or potential offerors shall provide the following information for all attendees: Company Name(s) and Address(es)�� Attendee Name Attendee Email Address Attendee Job Title/Position Participation is limited to a total of six (6) individuals from each company/team. Scheduling of appointment times will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation(s) and provide further instructions. No recordings of any kind are permitted of the Pre-Solicitation Conference presentation or One-on-One Meetings. The Government will only discuss publicly available information at these one-on-one meetings. Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed: 1.�� Proprietary or confidential business information of other contractor(s) or business entities; 2.�� Privacy Act protected information 3.�� Trade Secrets Act protected information; 4.�� Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals; 5.�� Different technical and management approaches; 6.�� Technical Efficiencies; and A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation(s) and provide further instructions. If your company wants to be added to the Interested Parties list: Register via Sam.Gov.� An Interested Vendors List is enabled within this posting. This list is available to other vendors to allow potential offerors the opportunity to network Parties that would like their information posted to the Interested Vendors List shall use the �Add Me to Interested Vendors� button. If a vendor would like to be removed from the Interested Vendors List, use the �Remove Me from Interested Vendors� button. A SAM.gov account sign-in is required to view and to sign up for the Interested Vendors List. 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.� If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.Sam.gov.� It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. NASA anticipates releasing the Presolicitation charts on May 8th. Please continue to monitor this sam.gov posting for updates on the release of any documents, as well as the USDV website at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/USDV/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the website for updates to the technical library. The following document have been added to the technical library SSP 51101 USDV DRAFT (03-23) SSP 51105 USDV ISS Integration Plan_DRAFT (2022) ISS Deorbit Concept of Operations DRAFT B USDV Launch Vehicle Summary.pdf Technical Library Part I SSP 30234_Revision H (2015) SSP 30312 Vol I Rev L (2014) SSP 30599-RevF (2014) SSP 41170-Rev F (2020) SSP 41172_Rev AF (2022) SSP 50038-Rev C (2020) SSP 50108 (2022) SSP 50123_Revision E_SSCD 15875 (2016) SSP 50190-RevF (2015) SSP 50252-Rev T (2021) SSP 50482 Rev E (2016) SSP 50502-RevC (2015) SSP 50521-RevF (2018) SSP 50714 Rev G (2020) SSP 50902-Rev B- SSCD 16111 (2019) SSP 50934 Part 1 Rev A (2014) SSP 50949-RevA (2015) Technical Library Part II EG-ISS-17-003 (2017) ISS Generic JIVTP Template ISS_OE_906 JPR8550.1 Final (2021) JSC 12820 (2015) JSC 35194_Contains_EXPT (2022) JSC-67035 Rev A� (2017) KNPR_8715.3__Rev_L_ (2022) KNPR_8715.3-1__Rev._C_(2022) KNPR_8715.3-2__Rev_B__ (2021) KNPR_8715.3-3__Rev_C__ (2021) LSP-PD-120.05 MGT-OA-019 (2015) OB-MER-006 (2021) OB-MER-035 (2008) Links have been added to publicly available Technical Library documents Requesting Access to Restricted Information/Attachments Individuals requesting access to the export controlled scientific and technical information ( must provide the following information to the Contracting Officer by email through an authorized manager of their company�s Security or Human Resources Offices. That authorized individual shall verify that the information provided to NASA is correct, complete, and accurate. Companies are responsible for ensuring their compliance with all U.S. export regulations: 1) Full Company Name 2) Company Address 3) Is this a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other entity, organization or group that is incorporated to do business in the United States? Yes [ ] No [ ] 4) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code 5) Company Security or Human Resources Point of contact(s) providing/verifying information about the individual requesting access a. Name and Title b. Phone Number c. e-mail 6) List the names of all individuals requesting access to the export controlled data including: a. Name b. The individual named above is [ ] or is not [ ] a U.S. person as defined in Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 120.15 c. If the individual is not a U.S. person what is their citizenship? _________ ALTERNATE 6b: Citizenship: Specify Citizenship [ ] Non-U.S. Persons must list any other countries to which individual claims citizenship __________ List Place of Birth: _______________ All foreign nationals from designated countries covered by a Programmatic Technology Transfer Control Plan (PTTCP) or requiring access to export controlled information are required to have an Individual Technology Transfer Control Plan (I-TTCP) with a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Foreign nationals from non-designated countries requiring access to export-controlled information covered by a P-TTCP are required to comply with the International Partner or Foreign National Certification contained in the P-TTCP. _____ Mod 7 Legacy Posting Info: This Modification 7 is to enable the Interested Vendors List within this posting. This list is available to other vendors to allow potential offerors the opportunity to network. Parties that are interested in being included on the list shall use the �Add me to Interested Vendors� button. If a vendor would like to be removed from the Interested Vendors List, they shall use the �Remove Me from Interested Vendors� button.��A SAM.gov account sign-in is required to view and to sign up for the Interested Vendors List. _______ Mod 6 Legacy Posting Info: This is Modification 6 which was last updated on December 6, 2022. You are notified that the following changes are made: 1) Industry Day Charts have been updated� 2) Added the USDV Industry Day Questions and Answers to the Attachment list ___ Mod 5 Legacy Posting Info: This is a Modification 5 which was last updated on November 28, 2022. You are notified that the following change is made: The ""USDV Industry Day Charts"" was added to the list of attachments to this notice. � Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any) ___ Mod 4 Legacy Posting Info: This is Modification 4 to the special notice entitled 80JSC022ISSDeorbit, which was last updated on November 17, 2022. You are notified that the following changes are made: Information is provided related to the upcoming United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) Industry Day Additional documents have been posted to the Technical Library: Draft USDV Statement of Work Draft Safety and Mission Assurance Data Requirement Document (DRD) Space Station Program (SSP) 50964, Visiting Vehicle ISS Integration Plan Draft SSP XXXX,�USDV Operations Standards To facilitate open communications with industry, NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to conduct an Industry Day for the USDV acquisition. The presentation for Industry Day will be held Virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. � 12:00 p.m. Central Time. A Question and Answer (Q&A) session will follow the Industry Day presentation.��Following the presentation and the Q&A session, please email any additional questions to Ashley Chaves at ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov by 3:00 p.m. Central Time on Monday, December 14, 2022. The Government will officially respond to all questions by posting responses to Sam.gov. The Government will also provide one-on-one communication opportunities on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, which will be scheduled between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central Time and on Thursday, December 8, 2022, which will be scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central Time. If required, Friday, December 9, 2022, may be made available. One-on-one meetings will be held at the Gilruth Conference Center located at 2101 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, and via Microsoft Teams and will not exceed 50 minutes. Specific room and time will be provided at the time of meeting confirmation. Participation is limited to a total of six (6) individuals from each company/team. Scheduling of appointment times will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please RSVP by Monday, December 5th, 2022, 3:00 PM Central Time for the Industry Day and One-on-One Meetings per the instructions below.��A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation(s) and provide further instructions. No recordings of any kind are permitted of the Industry Day presentation or One-on-One Meetings. NASA anticipates releasing the Industry Day charts one day prior to Industry Day. Please continue to monitor this sam.gov posting for updates on the release of any documents. The following topics may be discussed: The general purpose of the announced procurement; Any information about JSC that NASA has already made accessible to the public or is otherwise being made available to all potential offerors; Historical information about the general nature or scope of prior contracts whose requirements will be addressed in whole or in part under a follow-on procurement; Information that describes the federal procurement process as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), NASA FAR Supplement (NFS), or other published procurement policy documents; and Procurement-specific information already published such as information contained in the acquisition forecast, Statement of Work (SOW), and pre-solicitation synopses. Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed: Proprietary or confidential business information of incumbent contractor(s) or other business entities; Privacy Act protected information such as, incumbent contractor employees� personal data; Trade Secrets Act protected information; Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals; Different technical and management approaches; Technical Efficiencies; Any particular Government Emphasis; and Incumbent�s performance. Industry Day and One-on-One Meetings RSVPs The USDV Industry Day activities are open to firms that are interested in pursuing the USDV contracting requirement.��To RSVP for the USDV Industry Day and One-on-One Meetings, please email Ashley Chaves at ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov by the time specified above. �Your email must include the following: 1.��Subject Line: 80JSC022ISSDeorbit Industry Day RSVP 2.��Company Name(s) and Address(es) 3.��Attendee names, company affiliation, telephone numbers, and email addresses. 4.��Number of individuals planning to attend Industry Day, identified by name, company, and title 5.��Number of individuals requesting to attend One-on-One Meeting, identified by name, company, and title 6.��Business Size, Socioeconomic Status, and CAGE Code JSC intends to post the names of all companies who attended the Industry Day activities on the interested parties list. If you do not wish to be included on the list, you must indicate that your company does not want to be included. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). ___ Mod 3 Legacy Posting Info: This is Modification 3 to the special notice entitled ""International Space Station Deorbit Capability"", 80JSC022ISSDeorbit, which was posted on August 19, 2022. You are notified that the following additional information is being shared and responses requested. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is hereby soliciting additional information concerning draft documents posted in the Technical Library for the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) contract. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This Request for Information (RFI) includes additions to the Technical Library of the following documents: Draft Space Station Program (SSP) 51101 USDV Systems Requirements Document (SRD) which provides the functional, performance and operational requirements for the development of a United States Deorbit system, as well as the design and operational constraints, including required interfaces and design, construction, and testing standards, to deliver a robust and reliable ISS deorbit service. Draft International Space Station (ISS) Deorbit Concept of Operations which provides an overview of the concept of operations for ISS deorbit and guidance to industry partners interested in developing a USDV capability for ISS. The Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Data Requirements Descriptions (DRD) are anticipated to be posted the week of November 28th. Industry Day is tentatively planned for December 7th with one-on-ones on December 8th and 9th. Please continue to monitor www.sam.gov for additional details concerning Industry Day event arrangements. Respondents are requested to provide the following information to assist in NASA's preparation of a potential future RFP.� Draft Statement of Work Given your understanding of the Draft ISS Deorbit Concept of Operations, what deficiencies did you identify in the SOW? Please be specific and provide recommendations to resolve. Draft Data Requirements Descriptions Given your understanding of the Draft ISS Deorbit Concept of Operations, what deficiencies did you identify in the DRDs? Please be specific and provide recommendations to resolve. Draft SSP 51101 United States Deorbit Vehicle Systems Requirements Document Identify and provide recommended mitigations to any requirements that are: Overly restrictive/prescriptive. �Design drivers� that would limit viable capabilities. Unnecessarily driving cost. Driving the use of low Technology Readiness Level (TRL)/unproven technologies. Given your understanding of the Draft ISS Deorbit Concept of Operations, what deficiencies did you identify in the SSP 51101, USDV SRD? Please be specific and provide recommendations to resolve. International Space Station (ISS) Configuration Given the requirement for the USDV to dock to the ISS Node 2 Forward port and for all the required USDV capabilities to be performed from that port only (i.e. capabilities can�t be split between multiple vehicles/ports), would this prevent your company from proposing to this procurement? Please respond with:� � � � � [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Please elaborate on any issues that would prevent your company from proposing and provide recommendations.� Given the requirement for a maximum thrust of 10,669 N (1088 kgf) for the reentry burn, would this prevent your company from proposing to this procurement? Please respond with: [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Please elaborate on any issues that would prevent your company from proposing and provide recommendations.� Given the requirement for the USDV to be on-orbit and docked to ISS for one (1) year prior to the final ISS deorbit (see Draft ISS Deorbit Concept of Operations for further understanding), would this prevent your company from proposing to this procurement? Please respond with: [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Please elaborate on any issues that would prevent your company from proposing and provide recommendations.� Launch Vehicle Certification and Procurement Based on the Government�s requirement for the contractor to provide a Launch Vehicle Certification of Category 3 (defined in NPD 8610.7D Launch Services Risk Mitigation Policy for NASA-Owned and/or NASA-Sponsored Payloads/Missions - Revalidated w/Change 2, 03/29/2018), NASA is considering whether to procure the launch vehicle and the USDV in the same contract or in separate contracts.� Would the Government providing the launch vehicle under the Launch Services Program (LSP) prevent you from proposing on this solicitation?� Please respond with: [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Please elaborate on any issues that would prevent your company from proposing and provide recommendations. If the launch vehicle was included with the USDV contract, what is industry�s input into the most effective method of handling the launch service procurement?� If the launch vehicle was included with the USDV contract, what concerns or risks are there with being able to achieve a Category 3 Launch Vehicle Certification? Contract Type Given the various contract types under consideration, would any of these contract types prevent your company from proposing? �Please respond for each contract type. Fixed-Price Services (e.g. Contractor retains ownership) [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Fixed-Price Supply (e.g. DD-250 to the Government) [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Cost-plus Supply (e.g. DD-250 to the Government) [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Hybrid Services � Cost-plus through Design phase followed by Fixed-Price through the final ISS deorbit execution [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Hybrid Supply (e.g. DD-250 to the Government) � Cost-plus through Design phase followed by Fixed-Price to Government acceptance. [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Please elaborate on any issues that would prevent your company from proposing to any contract types listed above and provide recommendations. If the Government procured the USDV as a service but required NASA to operate the USDV, with the contractor providing real-time engineering support, would that operations model prevent your company from proposing.� Please respond with: [] Yes- It would prevent my company from proposing. [] No- It would not prevent my company from proposing. Please elaborate on any issues that would prevent your company from proposing and provide recommendations. This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.� The Government may not respond to questions/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information obtained from respondents to this RFI to finalize the RFP as necessary. All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to ashley.h.chaves@nasa.gov, no later than December 21, 2022 at 3:00PM Central.� When responding, please reference 80JSC022ISSDeorbit. 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 .�� If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.SAM.gov.� It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. NASA intends to publicize a listing of respondents in order to facilitate teaming arrangements. Should your firm desire not to be included in this listing, clearly indicate this desire in your response. The items listed below can be found as attachments to this notice. �Some attachments contain information and technical data that are export controlled. Interested partied must request access to these attachments by following the instructions below. Draft SSP 51101, United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) Systems Requirements Document (SRD)-EXPORT CONTROLLED International Space Station (ISS) Deorbit Concept of Operation-EXPORT CONTROLLED SSP 50808, International Space Station (ISS) to Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Interface Requirements Document-EXPORT CONTROLLED SSP 51721, ISS Safety Requirements Documents-EXPORT CONTROLLED Draft ISS Deorbit Concept of Operations-EXPORT CONTROLLED� NPD 8610.7D, Launch Services Risk Mitigation Policy for NASA-Owned and/or NASA-Sponsored Payloads/Missions - Revalidated w/Change 2, 03/29/2018- PUBLIC RELEASE Individuals requesting access to the export controlled scientific and technical information must provide the following information to the Contracting Officer by email through an authorized manager of their company�s Security or Human Resources Offices. That authorized individual shall verify that the information provided to NASA is correct, complete, and accurate. Companies are responsible for ensuring their compliance with all U.S. export regulations: 1) Full Company Name: 2) Company Address: 3) Is this a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other entity, organization or group that is incorporated to do business in the United States? Yes [ ] No [ ] 4) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code: 5) Company Security or Human Resources Point of contact(s) providing/verifying information about the individual requesting access: a. Name and Title b. Phone Number c. e-mail 6) List the names of all individuals requesting access to the export controlled data including: a. Name b. The individual named above is [ ] or is not [ ] a U.S. person as defined in Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 120.15 c. If the individual is not a U.S. person what is their citizenship? _________ ALTERNATE 6b: Citizenship: Specify Citizenship [ ]Non-U.S. Persons must list any other countries to which individual claims citizenship __________ List Place of Birth: _______________ All foreign nationals from designated countries covered by a Programmatic Technology Transfer Control Plan (PTTCP) or requiring access to export controlled information are required to have an Individual Technology Transfer Control Plan (I-TTCP) with a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Foreign nationals from non-designated countries requiring access to export-controlled information covered by a P-TTCP are required to comply with the International Partner or Foreign National Certification contained in the P-TTCP. Point of Emphasis: The Company is responsible for ensuring compliance with the export regulations. Included as attachments to this RFI, and listed in the table below, are current versions of requirement documents that are being considered by NASA for an USDV procurement. These documents are export controlled and interested parties must follow the directions above to request access to download the attachments. --- Mod 2 Legacy Posting Info: This is Modification 2 to the Sources Sought Notice entitled International Space Station Deorbit Capability 80JSC022ISSDeorbit which was posted on August 19, 2022. You are notified that the following additional information is being shared and responses requested. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is hereby soliciting additional information from potential sources for the Universal Spacecraft De-Orbit Vehicle (USDV) contract. The primary objective of this contract is to procure the service for safe, reliable, and cost-effective deorbit services to meet NASA�s International Space Station end-of-life mission requirements.� This will require the contractor to design, development, manufacture, test and operate a USDV that can provide services for the final de-orbit of the International Space Station.� This contract includes all phases of the manufacture and operations of the de-orbit vehicle including maintaining a Launch On Need (LON) status, launch, rendezvous, docking and mission execution. The USDV requirements may include, but are not limited to: Program Management Configuration and Data Management Risk Management Interface Requirement Management Design, Development, Test and Evaluation (DDT&E) Design and Construction Standards Safety, Reliability, Quality and Mission Assurance Design, Analysis and Trades Software Management Test and Verification Operations Capability Statement The NASA/JSC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity And Support For Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for USDV contract. �The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received. Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 5 pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort including appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. Please include the following information: 1. Name and address of firm. 2. Point of Contact (POC) 3. Size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; 4. Ownership; e.g.: Large, SB, SDB, SBA 8(a), HubZone, WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, and HBCU/MI; 5. Unique Entity ID 6. Number of years in business; 7. Affiliate information such as parent company or joint venture partners; 8. List of customers with relevant work performed covering the past five years. Ensure to include the following: i. Contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; ii. POC - address and phone number Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) In addition to the information requested above, NASA/JSC is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the USDV contract.� The nature of ...
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