NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

70 -- SOURCES SOUGHT, PAYLOAD DATA SERVICES SYSTEM (PDSS) MASS STORAGE SUBSYSTEM SOL 8-P-D-SS-MEO36 POC Contact Jane Maples, GP24L, 205-544/Contract Specialist, or Jane Maples, GP24L/Contracting Officer NOTE: Do not request a copy of the solicitation -- No solicitation exists -- Firms that have the capability to provide the mass storage system are invited to submit detailed information described -- Sources are sought for the Mass Storage subsystem of the Payload Data Services System (PDSS), which is part of the Enhanced Huntsville Operations Support Center (EHS) of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) -- The Mass Storage subsystem will archive International Space Station (ISS) payload data for retrieval and distribution for up to 2 years after data acquisition -- Data will be archived at burst data rates up to 67 Mb/s and at average data rate of 2.5 Mb/s -- Total system capacity is approximately 37 Tbytes which includes protocol overhead and a 50 percent reserve margin -- Data will be distributed to users and investigators on demand -- The Mass Storage subsystem is required to service as many as 75 requests for archived data per day -- Each retrieval request nominally will be for 6 Gbytes of data -- Data will be required to be available on-line -- As a component of the PDSS, the Mass Storage subsystem must operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in an unattended, ''lights-out'' operation -- The Mass Storage subsystem must include the capability to perform remote status monitoring and control functions -- The components of the Mass Storage subsystem are: 1) a data processing unit (or units) and associated peripheral devices that acquire data from the real-time PDSS functions, prepare the data for archival, and process requests for data retrieval; 2) data storage software for optimizing the data for retrieval; 3) self-contained device to handle the storage and retrieval of physical media; 4) I/O interfaces to other PDSS configuration items; 5) software support tools (compilers, operating systems, communications software, etc.); and 6) cabinets and support equipment -- The SIC code and small business size standard for this acquisition are 3572 and 1000 employees respectively -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9080 or by Internet e-mail to jane.maples@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- All responsible business sources are requested to submit a summary of interests, qualifications, and capabilities, along with a detailed presentation of proposed technical approach (including system configuration) and an estimated cost -- No additional information regarding this requirement can be furnished -- Firms interested in subcontracting opportunities, including small disadvantage business subcontracting opportunities, should indicate such in their submission -- This announcement is being issued to ascertain if sufficient qualified sources capable of satisfying this requirement exist to enable issuance of a competitive solicitation -- Therefore, potential sources must respond in writing and provide complete information requested -- The information must be furnished to the above address no later than 15 days after publication of this notice -- Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information submitted, but the sources deemed fully qualified will be considered if requests for proposals are solicited -- Requests for consideration must state whether your firm is large or small and that your firm is not currently on the consolidated List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs -- Any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. (0017)

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