A -- PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CO2, BLACK CARBON, RADIATION AND AEROSOLS MISSION

Notice Date

March 20, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 219, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Response Due

March 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Cynthia A. Dean, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 614-5606, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email Cynthia.A.Dean.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Tanya Conner, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5586, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email tconner@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Cynthia A. Dean (Cynthia.A.Dean.1@gsfc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking an industry partner(s) for participation in the CO2, Black Carbon, Radiation and Aerosols (COBRA) Mission. This mission is proposed to respond to the NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the Earth Science System Pathfinder (ESSP) Program. The COBRA payload consists of 6 instruments: two cross-track scanning Earth Orbiting Scanning Polarimeter (EOSP) type instruments, one CO2 and one O2 high spectral resolution, high precision spectrometers for measurement of the CO2 and O2 column, and two high resolution (200m-1.6km) cameras for cloud imaging; a spacecraft; and two years of post launch support. The industry partner(s) will design, build, and test any or all of the 6 instruments of the COBRA Mission Payload; and provide post launch support. Additional information about ESSP can be accessed at http://essp.larc.nasa.gov/essp/ It is expected that primary selection of the COBRA Mission under the AO and the availability of funds would result in a contract(s) to design, build and integrate the furnished instruments into the spacecraft. GSFC plans to select a partner(s) using the following steps: 1) issue the Partnership Opportunity Document, which includes a mission overview of COBRA, instrument specifications and instructions about how to respond to this partnership opportunity; 2) schedule oral presentations; 3) receive presentation packages from interested Partnership Opportunity Document respondents; 4) conduct oral presentations, April 16-20, 2001; and 5) evaluate oral and written presentations. All Partnership Opportunity Document respondents who intend to make an oral presentation must provide written or electronic notice by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, March 27, 2001. Notice shall be by e-mail to William Cutlip at wcutlip@staac-mail.gsfc.nasa.gov or in writing to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attention: William Cutlip, Code 740.2, Building 12, Room N233, Greenbelt, MD 20771. All Partnership Opportunity Document respondents shall deliver their complete oral presentation packages to William Cutlip at the above address by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 5, 2001. Contact Mr. Cutlip at 301-286-0438 if you have any questions or require additional information. This Partnership Opportunity Document does not represent a guarantee of selection for hardware development. GSFC does not currently have a requirement for these instruments or funds to support their development. In responding to this notice please reference "COBRA Partnership Opportunity Document". This solicitation/synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The documents for this partnership opportunity 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=CL&pin=51 It is the offerors responsibility to monitor this cite for the release of the Partnership Opportunity Document and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the Partnership Opportunity Document and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

Click here for the latest information about this notice (http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51#COBRA-256)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010322/ASOL005.HTM (D-079 SN50G7D1)