NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

18 -- MARS ASCENT VEHICLE BOOSTER SYSTEM SOL RFP10-99-0056 DUE 091999 POC Sharon L. White, Contracting Officer, Phone 407-867-8340, Fax 407-867-8341, Email Sharon.White-1@ksc.nasa.gov -- Thomas D. Tokmenko, Contracting Officer, Phone (407) 867-8350, Fax (407) 867-8351, Email Thomas.Tokmenko-1@ksc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/date.html#RFP10-99-0056. E-MAIL: Sharon L. White, Sharon.White-1@ksc.nasa.gov. NASA/KSC is hereby soliciting information for potential sources for the Mars Ascent Vehicle Booster System acquisition. This Procurement supports NASA Headquarters Code S and is a cooperative endeavor between NASA/KSC and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The contemplated procurement intends to purchase two Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Booster Systems and associated hardware, software, and spares to support the Agency's Mars Sample Return missions projected for launch in 2003 and 2005. The MAV Booster System (booster and launcher) includes all necessary hardware to launch and propel the Mars Sample from Mars surface to a specified Mars orbit. The Booster consists of multiple stages, each with a Solid Rocket Motor (SRM). A Mars Rover and a Lander Drill will gather samples and deposit them into the MAV. Each MAV will then be launched from its Mars Lander carrying surface samples into Martian orbit. An orbiting spacecraft will rendezvous with the canisters, capture them, and return to the Earth in 2008. The anticipated cost reimbursement type contract will include a design phase effort to further define the design of the MAV and its interfaces with other components of the mission and implementation phase effort for the final design, development, test, integration, delivery, and launch of the two flight MAVs and associated hardware, software, and spares. The MAV Booster Systems must be capable of delivering a payload from the Mars surface and into a specified Mars orbit in 2004 and 2006. They must also be capable of conforming to the requirements and constraints levied by the other elements (Rover, Rover Landed Mechanical Rover Equipment, Lander, Landed Mechanical MAV Equipment) of the Mars Sample Return project. Interested offerors/vendors/subcontractors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or woman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor or subcontractors; and business and technical point of contact -- address and phone number, facsimile number, email address and website URL. Technical questions should be directed to: Mr. David E. Taylor at (407) 867-8340 or at David.Taylor-2@ksc.nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Ms. Sharon L. White at (407) 867-8340 or at Sharon.White-1@ksc.nasa.gov. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial or commercial-type product using FAR Part 12. A commercial item is defined in Internet "Note A". Please refer to Numbered Note 26. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. All responses shall be submitted to Ms. Sharon L. White no later than September 19, 1999. In responding reference NASA RFP10-99-0056. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html The proposed procurement will be evaluated by a Source Evaluation Board (SEB) (or committee) in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS). NASA/KSC plans to issue a draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) and draft Statement of Work (SOW) via the Internet soon after this notice. The draft will be for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. Prospective offerors will be invited to submit comments or questions to Ms. Sharon L. White no later than September 15, 1999 via electronic transmission or by facsimile transmission. 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, or PowerPoint 4.0) 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/KSC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/class.html It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site 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. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these cites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to the identified points of contact. Posted 09/08/99 (D-SN377948). (0251)

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