A -- 2ND GENERATION RLV SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND RISK REDUCTION -- PHASE I

Notice Date

September 20, 2000

Contracting Office

NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

ZIP Code

35812

Solicitation Number

NRA8-30

Response Due

November 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Cynthia B. Hollingsworth, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-1656, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email cynthia.hollingsworth@msfc.nasa.gov -- Walter S. Melton III, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0299, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email walt.melton@msfc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Cynthia B. Hollingsworth (cynthia.hollingsworth@msfc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA, MSFC intends to issue a solicitation for the broad range of systems engineering and risk reduction research activities. The subject NRA will solicit U.S. industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and U. S. Government agencies (acting as part of a team lead by industry or academia) for both systems engineering and risk reduction activities to meet 2nd Generation RLV Program goals and objectives. Offerors may propose a variety of research investigations including integrated RLV architectures, systems engineering approaches, architecture trades, business analysis, and required risk reduction activities. This solicitation will encompass a total of 10 technology areas. These areas will consist of the following: TA-1: System Engineering and Architecture Definition TA-2: Airframe Risk Reduction TA-3: Vehicle Subsystems Risk Reduction TA-4: IVHM Risk Reduction TA-5: Operations Risk Reduction TA-6: Upper Stages Risk Reduction TA-7: Flight Mechanics Risk Reduction TA-8: Proposal Risk Reduction TA-9: NASA Unique Risk Reduction TA-10: Flight Demonstration Risk Reduction A draft NRA for information will be released on or about September 20, 2000, and the NRA which contains a more detailed description will be released on or about October 10, 2000. Comments on the draft NRA should be submitted in writing not later than 3:00 p.m. CST on October 03, 2000. A briefing for potential offerors is planned to be held at MSFC, Building 4200, Morris Auditorium, on October 13, 2000, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CST. Copies of the draft NRA will be available only via downloading from the Internet. The draft NRA 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 WWW address, or URL of the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=62 Any future documents related to this announcement will be posted at this site. Prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for any updated documentation. See numbered Note 26 for non-commercial item procurement and Note B regarding the ombudsman. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL:http//genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm.

Web Link

Click here for the latest information about this notice (http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#NRA8-30)

Record

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