18 -- X-38 S-BAND ANTENNAS -- TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COMMAND AND TELEMETRY

Notice Date

September 22, 2000

Contracting Office

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

9-BH13-64-0-44P

Response Due

October 12, 2000

Point of Contact

Jessica M. Lally, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-3916, Fax (281) 244-5337, Email jessica.m.lally1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Krystine O. Bui, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-4186, Fax (281) 244-5337, Email krystine.o.bui1@jsc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Jessica M. Lally (jessica.m.lally1@jsc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the X-38 S-Band communication system. It will be the X-38 primary source of communications for command and telemetry via the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) and Ground Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network (GSTDN). The S-band communication system will be used from on-orbit through landing mission phases. The S-Band communication system design has 2 strings; each string will have 4 hemispherical antennas. The antennas will be placed to cover the upper and lower starboard and port quadrants of the vehicle. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3812 and 750, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-19. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about 9/27/00 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about 10/12/00. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific 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, 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/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=73 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

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Record

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