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

A -- SPACE SOLAR POWER (SSP) EXPLORATORY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SERT) PROGRAM SOL NRA8-23 DUE 041999 POC Chrissa K. Hall, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-5468, Fax (256) 544-9344, Email chrissa.hall@msfc.nasa.gov -- Harry B. Craig, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0515, Fax (256) 544-4401, Email harry.craig@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#NRA8-23. E-MAIL: Chrissa K. Hall, chrissa.hall@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis from qualified organizations to award contracts, grants and cooperative agreements for Space Solar Power (SSP) technology development. Products from proposed investigations might include conceptual designs with accompanying analysis, hardware prototypes, ground or space demonstrations, or analytical software for SSP concepts. Approximately $6M is available in FY 1999 to support this program and it is expected that awards in the range of $100K -- $1M this year will be made. Technology areas that are solicited by this NRA include but are not limited to: One, SSP Research and Technology (R&T): tightly focused exploratory research targeting "tall poles" and rapid analysis to identify promising systems concepts and establish technical viability to "first-order". Two, SSP Technology Demonstrations: initial, small-scale demonstrations of key SSP concepts/components using nearer-term technologies, with an emphasis on enabling multi-purpose (space or terrestrial) applications of SSP and related systems/technologies. Three, Systems Studies and Analysis: Analysis of SSP systems and architecture concepts (including space applications). Efforts will include market/economic analyses to address the potential economic viability of SSP concepts, as well as environmental issues assessments, for various potential terrestrial and space markets. It is anticipated that the allocation of resources across these three catogories will be approximately equal. In addition, the technology-focused work breakdown structure across these areas will include: (1) Systems Integration, including research and studies for definition of SSP system concepts; space science, exploration and commercial mission applications; economics studies, systems studies and analysis tools, and technology assessment and analysis activities, (2) Wireless Power Transmission (WPT), (3) Structures, Materials & Controls (SM&C), and Thermal Management & Materials, (4) Solar Power Generation (SPG) and Power Management and Distribution (PMAD), (5) Ground Segment Systems, (6) Environmental & Safety Factors, (7) Platform Systems, (8) Energy Storage, (9) Earth To Orbit (ETO) transportation and infrastructure, and (10) In-Space transportation and infrastructure. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the NRA is on or about March 19, 1999 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about April 19, 1999. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors are requested to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD 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). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 03/05/99 (D-SN305592). (0064)

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