NASA Request for Information: Invitation to Participate in RAPID III Contracts On-Ramp 2

Synopsis – Jan 31, 2012

General Information

Solicitation Number: Rapid3-OnRamp2
Posted Date: Jan 31, 2012
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Jan 31, 2012
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: Feb 15, 2012
Current Response Date: Feb 15, 2012
Classification Code: A — Research and Development
NAICS Code: 336414

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.P, Greenbelt, MD

Description

This notice is issued by the NASA/GSFC Rapid Spacecraft Development Office to post a Request for Information (RFI) – Invitation to Participate in the Rapid III Contracts On-Ramp 2, via the internet, and solicit responses from interested parties.

The Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition (RAPID III) is a multiple award, IDIQ, Fixed Price type contract, for spacecraft core systems with any necessary modifications to meet specific Mission needs. The scope of the work includes design and development of the spacecraft, integration of Government provided scientific instruments, spacecraft/observatory integration and test, shipment of observatory to launch site, observatory launch support, on-orbit checkout of observatory, and on-orbit operations as required.

Periodically, within the contracts effective ordering period, the Contracting Officer will accept and evaluate proposals with the intention of adding contracts and/or modifying existing contracts to place additional core spacecraft and options in the Rapid III Catalog. This will be done via “On-Ramps.”

RSDO is anticipating opening up an On-Ramp 2 for the Rapid III contracts in March 2012.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, the RSDO plans to conduct two mission spacecraft procurements. The first procurement is for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Free Flier 1 (FF1) mission which will support a solar-monitoring payload, a data collection system payload, and a search and rescue payload. The second procurement will be for the NASA/Glenn-managed Cryogenic Propellant Storage & Transfer Technology Demonstration Mission (CPST TDM) which will support a cryogenic propellant laboratory.

RSDO is releasing this RFI to determine if there are any spacecraft vendors interested in participating in On-Ramp 2 of the Rapid III contracts.

On-Ramp proposals shall be subject to the same proposal instructions and evaluation procedures as the Rapid III Request for Proposal (RFP) NNG10207304R dated November 3, 2009. Proposal instructions and evaluation procedures may be obtained from the RSDO website, http://rsdo.gsfc.nasa.gov , under the “Rapid III” menu option.

This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Prospective offerors interested in participating in the Rapid III contracts On-Ramp 2 opportunity are invited to submit a written response to NASA/GSFC, ATTN: Cynthia White, Code 401.1, Building 16W, Greenbelt, MD 20771 or via electronic transmission to Cynthia.L.White@nasa.gov., no later than February 15, 2012.

For further information, please contact Cynthia White, at 301-286-8772 or Cynthia.L.White@nasa.gov.

Point of Contact Name: Diane Scheuerman Title: Contract Specialist Phone: 301-286-4661 Fax: 301-286-0530 Email: diane.scheuerman-1@nasa.gov

Name: Cynthia White Title: Contracting Officer Phone: 301-286-8772 Fax: 301-286-0530 Email: cynthia.l.white@nasa.gov

Point of Contact

Name: Cynthia L White
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 301-286-8772
Fax: 301-286-0530
Email: Cynthia.l.white@nasa.gov

Name: diane scheuerman
Title: Contract Specialist
Phone: 301-286-4661
Fax: 301-286-0530
Email: diane.scheuerman-1@nasa.gov