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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 26,1999 PSA#2354

NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

A -- 5KW ION POWER PROCESSING UNIT DEVELOPMENT SOL RFO3-120948 DUE 071299 POC Glen M. Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2885, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Glen.M.Williams@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/date.html#RFO3-120948. E-MAIL: Glen M. Williams, Glen.M.Williams@grc.nasa.gov. NASA/GRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for a research and development effort to advance the systems technology of electrostatic (ion) propulsion power processing, beyond the state-of-the-art NSTAR technology. Technology efforts in this program are intended to address these limitations and enable the design of high-performance, high-power, ion propulsion systems. This program, then, provides for the design and demonstration of simplified, high-efficiency, light-weight PPU technologies for 5 kW-class ion propulsion systems. The desired result is an ion PPU design that can be expected to operate at high power (less than 5 kW) and high efficiency (greater than 92%), while yielding a low mass (less than 15 kg flight-packaged PPU, less cabling). Approaches which reduce the manufacturing costs via reduction in parts count and incorporation of simplified power processing schemes, while maintaining low mass and volume are expected. The anticipated contract effort will contain a base phased followed by two option phases. The base phase is expected to last 1 year, the option phases are expected to last 1 and 2 years respectively. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. It anticipates issuing a Midrange solicitation using best value criteria. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 500 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-11. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about June 2, 1999 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about July 12, 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/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/class.html. 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)when they are issued. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 05/24/99 (D-SN334935). (0144)

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