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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 19,2000 PSA#2624NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office,
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 18 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROPULSION MODULE DUE 062900 POC George E. Pendley, Contracting
Officer, Phone (256) 544-2949, Fax (256) 544-2812, Email
george.pendley@msfc.nasa.gov -- Mark R. Stiles, Contracting Officer,
Phone (256) 544-0381, Fax (256) 544- 2812, Email
mark.stiles@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information
about this notice,
http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#RFI-6-15-
2000. E-MAIL: George E. Pendley, george.pendley@msfc.nasa.gov. SUBJECT:
Request for Information (RFI) for International Space Station (ISS)
Propulsion Module The National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
has a requirement to provide additional on-orbit re-boost and attitude
control for the International Space Station. The ISS Propulsion Module
will provide U. S. redundancy to Russian propulsion systems. The
agency is reviewing designs and approaches and a potential exists that
a procurement will be conducted later in the summer of 2000 in order
to meet the agency's needs. Therefore, NASA is issuing this RFI to gain
information on potential vendors that will best meet the agency's
requirements. I. Technical Background The following information
regarding the Propulsion Module's known requirements are: (1) Delivery
is anticipated to be no more than three years from Authority to
Proceed (ATP) to launch (2) Overall expected period of performance is
to provide propulsion capability for 10 years beyond ISS assembly
completion (currently scheduled for September 2005) (3) Operations
support will be required for the life of the program. (4) Provide ISS
attitude control on demand to include: -Attitude maneuvers & hold
-Visiting vehicle proximity ops and dockings -Attitude recovery from
free-drift -Provide for Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG)
reset/desaturation (5) Provide ISS orbit maneuver control on demand --
Altitude maintenance -- Debris avoidance -- Reboost attitude shall be
in +Xvv or -Xvv orientation -- Provide attitude control (auto pilot)
capability given attitude information from the ISS (6)Ground operations
support will be required for refueling and maintenance (7) Shall be
located on United States (US) segment of ISS: -No interference: -With
Russian segment build -Progress vehicle operations -Automated Transfer
Vehicle (ATV) operations -Maintain existing ISS interfaces and
resource transfer capabilities -Configuration shall not prevent access
through any docking port (8) Launched, deployed, and returned by the
Space Shuttle Orbiter (9) Shall meetall safety, performance/integration
requirements of ISS and Space Shuttle Program (SSP) (10) Shall be two
fault tolerant for catastrophic hazards -No combination of two
failures, two operator errors or one of each can result in a disabling
or fatal personnel injury or loss of the Orbiter or on-orbit Space
Station -No single failure or single operator error can result in a
nondisabling personnel injury, severe occupational illness, loss of an
on-orbit Space Station major element, loss of an on-orbit Space
Station life sustaining function or emergency system, or involves
damage to the Orbiter. -Shall contain a minimum of three mechanically
independent flow control devices in series to prevent engine firing, or
expulsion of propellant through the thrust chamber. -Shall be two fault
tolerant to prevent leakage into the payload bay past seals, seats,
etc., if the leak has a flow path to the storage vessel. -Propellant
leakage from an isolated segment of the distribution systems shall be
controlled by dual seals. (11) Shall be one fault tolerant system level
tolerance for function -- Two fault system level tolerance for function
achieved by presence of a second vehicle e.g. (Service Module) (12)
Returnable element(s) must be: -- Two fault tolerant for safety during
Shuttle return -- Ground serviceable for refueling and maintenance II.
Response Requirements A response is required for each of the items
outlined in the following paragraphs: 1. Provide corporate information
with respect to your firm's: a) Organizational Structure b) Number of
Employees c) Scope of Services 2. Provide customer points of contact
from a maximum of three flight hardware contracts of similar
complexity. Please use the format provided by Attachment A in
completing this response. 3. Describe how the experience gained in the
referenced contracts are applicable in qualifying and preparing your
company to capably and successfully execute the ISS Propulsion Module
Program within an expedited timeframe. You should specifically address
experience related with: -- Space Flight storable propulsion systems
-- Large space structures -- Space Flight avionics -- Propellant
loading for large propulsion systems -- Development of major payloads
flown on the Space Shuttle -- Development of human rated propulsion
systems -- Overall safety program including experience with NASA's
Safety Review Panel 4. Identify the Key Personnel who would be assigned
to this program. Include their experience, qualifications, and the
amount of time they would be dedicated over the life of the program.
III. Submittal Instructions The vendor shall address each of the items
in the order that they are listed in Section II. In addition customer
references are required using Attachment B. The entire RFI is to be
forwarded to all the customer references (the same as you identify in
Attachment A). The customers shall be given instructions to complete
Attachment B with separate inputs from both the customer's Contracting
Officer and Program Manager. The customers must be advised to submit
the completed Attachment B, directly to the address given on the form,
no later than 4:00 PM CST on June 29, 2000. Vendor responses shall not
exceed twenty (20) pages, including Attachment A (Customer Surveys
submitted on Attachment B are not included in the 20 page limit). One
(1) original and ten (10) copies of this submission are required in
response to this RFI. Written submissions shall be submitted no later
that 4:00 PM CST on June 29, 2000, to the attention of Earl Pendley,
PS52-A, Building 4203, Room 2138, George C. Marshall Space Flight
Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812. Questions regarding
this RFI may be directed to Earl Pendley at (256)544-2949 or via e-mail
to george.pendley@msfc.nasa.gov. Based on the input received, a
response will be sent to each respondent stating either that it will be
invited to participate in the resultant acquisition or that it is
unlikely to be a viable competitor. This response will take into
consideration the respondents' relevantpast performance, key personnel
and their availability, and capabilities. This synopsis is not to be
construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government
pay for the information solicited. Any questions regarding this
announcement should be directed to the identified point of contact. An
ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". In the
event a solicitation is issued, then 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is
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