SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Final RFP Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Lightning Mapper (LMX) Instrument Implementation
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2023 6:00:17 AM
- Notice Type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GREENBELT MD 20771 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- 80GSFC23R0013
- Response Due
- 8/30/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/31/2023
- Point of Contact
- Kelly R Lytton, Phone: 202-853-5273
- E-Mail Address
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kelly.r.lytton@nasa.gov
(kelly.r.lytton@nasa.gov)
- Description
- Enclosure B has been updated 7/20/2023 You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center�s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Lightning Mapper (LMX) Instrument Implementation solicitation.� The LMX instrument is a single spectral channel instrument used to measure the location and intensity of optical transients produced by Lightning. LMX will provide measurement of the location and intensity of optical transients produced by lightning. The LMX operational data that will be used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)� and other public and private agencies to produce forecasts of severe weather and to issue warnings for public safety. NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 336414 and the small business size standard is 1250. This competitive procurement will result in one Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) hardware contract for the development of two LMX flight models and two options, for two additional LMX Flight Models. The anticipated period of performance for this contract includes support for 10 years of on-orbit operations and 5 years of on-orbit storage, for a total of 15 years for each FM. The anticipated contract award date is late February 2024. In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy required all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).� Below is a list of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and voting members along with their associated NASA/GSFC organizational codes, for the Integrated Evaluation Team (IET).� The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Kelly R Lytton, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this acquisition.� The Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion. SSA Cynthia Simmons, Code 400 Voting Members Monica Todirita, Code 418 Steve Bidwell, Code 599 Gerd Fischer, Code 383 Brian Gockel, Code 417 Alexander Krimchansky, Code 590 Patrick Thompson, Code 551 Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS�COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph (f)(4) which discusses the Government�s right to award a contract without discussions. All documents related to this procurement including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, and any amendments will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at www.beta.SAM.gov. Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and Unique Entity ID that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal. Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates. NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 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. This RFP does not commit NASA/GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA/GSFC to procure or contract for these services.� This request shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this solicitation. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than Wednesday August 30, 2023, at 5:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Proposals for this solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA�s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. https://nasagov.app.box.com/f/9dee4a54424042a4866f7a5b59157ffa Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA�s EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled �Electronic Proposal Delivery - Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA�s EFSS Box� which provides instructions related to the submission of proposal via EFSS Box.� Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate IT staff to determine if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through NASA�s EFSS Box. In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a �Blackout Notice� has been issued to NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) personnel.� All inquiries/communications pertaining�to this acquisition shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below. All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Kelly R. Lytton, Contracting Officer, at Kelly.R.Lytton@nasa.gov on or before July 28, 2023.� Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.� Thank you for your support.� We look forward to receiving your proposals.
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