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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT!! SOL OSL BAA #99-001 REV #3!! DUE 033100 POC Contact M. Huler, (310) 416-7497 WEB: http://151.200.109.47, http://151.200.109.47. E-MAIL: Click here to contact an Ordering Officer via e-mail, carla.coleman@losangeles.af.mil. 17. This is an update to the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the National Reconnaissance Office, Office of Space Launch, Advanced Programs Division (OSL/APD). We have changed the proposal submission date for Period 3 to 31 March 2000. Offerors interested in submitting proposals for Period 3 shall submit team on or before 31 March 2000. Period 3 will be the final period for receipt of proposals under this BAA. It is the Government's intent to restrict the value of any contracts 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 contact 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 changes the proposal due date for Period 3 (the final period under this BAA) to 31 Mar 2000 and informs offerors that the Government will not accept proposals from research area 1.1 Web-Based Integration. This update also 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 01/31/00 (W-SN420421). (0031)

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