NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 215, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- TRANSFER OF SMEX LITE SPACECRAFT ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES FROM NASA TO PARTNER COMPANIES SOL NAS5 DUE 041299 POC Wayne Hudson, Chief, Technology Commercialization Office, Phone (301) 286-8497, Fax (301) 286-0301, Email whudson@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Wayne Hudson, Chief, Technology Commercialization Office, Phone (301) 286-8497, Fax (301) 286-0301, Email whudson@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#NAS5. E-MAIL: Wayne Hudson, whudson@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC is seeking a Space Act Partnership with one or more companies to transfer the SMEX Lite Spacecraft Architecture and related technologies from NASA to the partner companies. The purpose of this technology transfer partnership is to transfer the SMEX Lite Spacecraft Architecture to U.S. private sector companies. It is intended that private companies, as a result of this transfer, will have the capability to design, fabricate, and operate spacecraft based on this architecture. It is intended that private companies will sell spacecraft based on this architecture to commercial customers and to various government agencies. It is understood that there will be no transfer of funds, equipment or flight hardware associated with this partnership. This technology transfer activity will be an integral part of the Triana Project. It is NASA GSFC's intent to provide one or more companies an opportunity to learn about the SMEX Lite Architecture and all of its associated technologies from the SMEX Lite Project Team during the Triana Project. Company partners are responsible for providing system and subsystem experts with mid to senior engineering experience in the following critical engineering areas -- - Systems, Software, Digital Avionics, Power, Test, Spacecraft Operations, Mechanical, Electrical and Attitude Control. Proposing companies will provide a tabulation of technical tasks and the associated technical expertise that quantifies the number of hours associated with each task and area of expertise. Companies are responsible for providing a company commercialization plan for spacecraft utilizing the SMEX Lite architecture that includes potential customers and missions. The NASA/GSFC Triana Project responsibilities are to provide company technical experts access to SMEX Lite system and subsystem documentation and to assist the company technical experts in understanding SMEX Lite systems, subsystems and technologies. The NASA/GSFC Triana Project will provide the company technical experts with the opportunity for hands on work experience with SMEX Lite software and hardware systems. Companies considering submitting a proposal for this opportunity should request more detailed information from Wayne R. Hudson, code 750, Building 11, Room C3, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771. Email: wayne.r.hudson.1@gsfc.nasa.gov Phone: 301-286-8497 Proposal Submission Company Proposals responding to this invitation to partnership should be submitted 30 days after the Commerce Business Daily publication of this invitation. Please submit them by 4:00 pm to Wayne R. Hudson, code 750, Building 11, Room C3, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771. Selection Criteria Partner Companies will selected based on three equally weighted criteria: The proposed partner's understanding of the objectives and conditions of this commercialization effort. The partner's preliminary plan for commercializing the SMEX Lite architecture including potential customers and missions, their past history of introducing new technology into spacecraft application, their capability for fabricating spacecraft and their potential capability for extending the technologies included in this architecture. The plan should establish the proposing companies capability and intent to underwrite the design, fabrication, marketing, sale and operation of spacecraft based on the SMEX Lite Architecture., their past history of introducing new technology into spacecraft application and their capability for extending the technologies included in this architecture will be considered as part of the selection criteria. The technical expertise proposed to work with the SMEX Lite team. The engineering disciplines proposed, the experience of personnel and the specific level of support broken down by disciplines in full time equivalent units. Specific resumes of the proposed experts characterizing their past experience and technical contributions should be included. The technical tasks proposed to contribute to the Triana Project will be considered basedon their value to the project. The tasks may be at the component, subsystem or system level and may include contributions to subsystem integration and all stages of testing. Each task should be clearly defined and the associated level of effort in man-hours should be uniquely specified. Proposals should be no longer than twenty-five pages. They should be organized into sections that respond specifically to each of the three criteria. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 03/08/99 (D-SN305930). (0067)

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