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

A -- FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DEPLOYABLE BOOM TECHNOLOGY SOL 548-27757-920 DUE 080699 POC Mary E. McKaig, Contract Specialist for Simplified Acquisition, Phone (301) 286-4240, Fax (301) 286-1720, Email Mary.E.McKaig.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Elizabeth Austin, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-6843, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Elizabeth.J.Austin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#548-27757-920. E-MAIL: Mary E. McKaig, Mary.E.McKaig.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is procuring feasibility studies of deployable booms for space flight use to meet the requirements of future space science missions. There are a total of three (3) boom types to be studied (10M, 30M, and 40M) as outlined in the statement of work uploaded with this synopsis. It is the Government's intention to award up to three (3) purchase orders for no more than $50K each to three (3) different companies (one each for the 10M boom, 30M boom, and 40M boom). THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES ONLY. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, NO FUNDING OR PROGRAM AUTHORITY EXISTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THIS HARDWARE. The purpose of these booms is to accurately deploy and hold sensors that will be used to gather data to study the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. The goal is to provide the space science community with booms that are lighter, stiffer, and stow into a smaller volume than current commercially available booms. An important objective for electric field experiments is to provide thru-axis vector measurements with significantly long double probes in each direction. Currently, GSFC is soliciting proposals from all qualified business sources. The proposal must be submitted by August 6 to the point of contact listed in this synopsis and shall be limited to no more than ten (10) pages. Six (6) copies of the proposal shall be submitted. The proposal shall address each of the following items in sufficient detail for the Government to evaluate the offeror's knowledge and experience in building deployable booms and their ability to provide the feasibility studies contemplated by the Government: 1) Provide evidence of 5 years or more of proven experience in designing, developing, building, and testing of spacecraft deployable boom systems. 2) Provide evidence of proven experience in structural analysis of flight boom systems including the on-orbit deployed dynamics of booms systems. 3) Identify and discuss supporting personnel who will perform the feasibility study. This shall include names, experience, and any other pertinent background information to provide the Government confidence that these personnel can adequately perform these studies. 4) Provide firm, fixed price cost and commitment for participation in the feasibility study. Upon evaluation of proposals and selection of feasibility study participants, award of purchase orders will be made. The provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-11. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8733 and $5M, respectively. Representations and Certifications uploaded with this synopsis must be completed and returned with proposals. Terms and Conditions applicable to the potential PO's are uploaded with this synopsis. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DOC9. All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. 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 97, Excel 97, or PowerPoint 97) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential quoters 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 07/01/99 (D-SN349575). (0182)

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