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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT!! SOL OSL BAA #99-001!! DUE 053100 POC Contact M. Huler, (310) 416-7497 WEB: OSL/APD Broad Area Announcement, http://151.200.109.47. E-MAIL: Click here to contact an Ordering Officer via e-mail, carla.coleman@osl.nro.mil. This is an update to the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the National Reconnaissance Office, Office of Space Launch, Advanced Programs Division (OSL/APD). Proposals may be submitted at any time prior to 31 May 2000, however, the Government intends to evaluate proposals at regular intervals until 31 May 00. All proposals received prior to the following dates will be evaluated during the identified period. Period 1: 30 May 99; Period 2: 10 Sept 99; Period 3: 31 May 00. It is the Government's intent to restrict the value of any contract awarded as a result of this BAA to a maximum price of $400K per contract, including any options. All written communications, including submission of proposals pursuant to this BAA, shall be forwarded to the OSL Contracting Office Point of Contact, Mr. Merrill Huler, Contracting Officer, who can be reached at (310) 416-7497. Please call Mr. Huler only if you have questions of a contractual nature. Technical questions/comments should be directed to the technical points of contact listed in Section 1 herein. SECTION 1 RESEARCH INTERESTS: Specific technology areas of interest for this BAA are listed below: 1.1 Web-Based Integration Process: The Office of Space Launch is interested in innovative processes maximizing reuse of launch documentation, analyses, and procedures. Technical Point of Contact: Ms Pat McCardle (310) 416-7943. 1.2 Low-cost Space Technology Demonstrations (Rideshare scheduling and opportunity matching). Discuss the need for a broker to represent the small payload community. Define the services this broker would have to provide. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. James Liller (703) 808-2334. 1.3 Risk Management. Tailor or develop benchmark processes that enable risk evaluation to be addressed at selected space vehicle/launch vehicle design and integration milestones. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Wayne Chenard (310) 416-7970. 1.4 Standards and Best Practices. Develop a representative process flow and description for commercial and NRO launch integration. Identify areas to leverage "best practice" standards across the industry. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Russell Cykoski (703) 808-4230. 1.5 Spacecraft Bus/Launch Vehicle Design Simplification. The Office of Space Launch is interested in innovative ideas for simplifying the process of integrating payloads, spacecraft buses, and launch vehicles. Technical Point of Contact: Ms. Debbie Hathaway (703) 808-2633. 1.6 Spacecraft Processing. Define a five and a ten-year outlook for spacecraft processing (at the launch base or factory). Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Jeff Jacobs (407) 853-9906. 1.7 Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV). The Office of Space Launch is interested in tracking the progress of the emerging RLVs and investigating their ability to help the NRO accomplish its mission. Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Jason Shimshi (703) 808-6399. 1.8 Streamlined Launch Services. Develop a method to streamline the acquisition of launch services for the NRO. Technical Point of Contact: Ms. Terry Bergjans (310) 416-7787. The topics listed above are brief synopses of the actual study topics. This updated notification deletes the Jan 00 proposal submission date, and notifies potential offerors that any contract awarded as a result of this BAA shall be restricted to a maximum price of $400K per contract, including any options. Please see our web site at http://151.200.109.47 for the complete details of this Broad Agency Announcement. MERRILL G. HULER Contracting Officer Posted 12/07/99 (W-SN406426). (0341)

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