NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 217, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- SPACEFLIGHT QUALIFIED DIODE-PUMPED ND:YAG LASER SOL RFO5-08110-241 DUE 120897 POC Judith Jones, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-4242, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Judith.M.Jones.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-08110-241. E-MAIL: Judith Jones, Judith.M.Jones.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to procure on a sole source basis to TRW, One Space Park, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, for a spaceflight qualified diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser. The laser will be flown as a demonstration of new technology on the New Millennium Project (NMP) as part of the proposed Direct Detection Lidar Instrument on the shuttle as a Hitchhiker payload. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the laser from TRW under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) -- Only One Responsible Source. The laser for this demonstration flight is a direct follow-on to TRW's support of the NMP Integrated Product Development Team effort. No other company has the capability to produce a spaceflight qualified diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser to meet the required specifications under the launch schedule and budget constraints. The contemplated contract with TRW is expected to be firm-fixed priced. The laser must be designed, developed, built, tested, and delivered to GSFC by August 1999. A flight demonstration is a precursor to using this type oflaser operationally on the shuttle. TRW and it's Active System and Solid State Laser Technology was competitively selected to be an Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT) partner in the development of advanced spaceflight qualified laser technology for the next generation of NASA science missions. Any qualified responsible source may submit a response which shall be considered by the agency. Firms desiring consideration must provide a written technical narrative statement of its capability, including detailed technical information demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement. The response shall be sufficiently detailed to permit agency analysis of the data to establish its bona fide capability to meet all of the requirements. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities to the identified point of contact at the above address via facsimile at (301) 286-1720 or e-mail at Judith.M.Jones.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. The use of faxed or e-mail requests rests solely with the interest party. No collect calls will be accepted. Responses received after 15 days or without the required detailed information will be considered nonresponsive to this synopsis and will not be given consideration. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". (0325)

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