NASA Solicitation: ESMD 2009 Space Grant Faculty Fellowship
Synopsis – Apr 28, 2009
General Information
Solicitation Number: ESMD-2009-SGFF-Projects
Posted Date: Apr 28, 2009
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Apr 28, 2009
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: May 08, 2009
Current Response Date: May 08, 2009
Classification Code: U — Education and training services
NAICS Code: 611310 – Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Contracting Office Address
NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Description
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), John F. Kennedy Space Center intends to negotiate sole-source contracts with several Principal Investigators (PIs) as part of the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Senior Design Course. The requirement was initially solicited to the National Space Grant Consortia (SGC) in 2008. The action is based on a 2009 NASA’s ESMD partnering with the National Space Grant Consortia for Space Grant Summer Faculty Fellowship Projects. The National Space Grant Consortia (SGC) was established by Congress in 1988 and implemented by the NASA in 1989, the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (also known as Space Grant) contributes to the nation’s science enterprise by funding research, education, and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia. These consortia administer programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The consortia’s 820 affiliates include 531 academic institutions and 80 businesses. Other partners include state and local government agencies, other federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The National SGC network was utilized to advertise this opportunity due to their diverse and widespread network into higher educational institutions, and the previously established partnership for the ESMD Space Grant Faculty Project. The solicitation was sent to all 52 Consortia, and each of them forwarded it to their affiliates, who in turn forwarded it to engineering faculty in their university. By utilizing this network thousands of university faculty were informed about this solicitation. This action represents the announcement and award phase of the above process. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The selected projects, PIs and universities are identified below.
1. James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Selected Projects: JSC4-34-SD General Purpose Measurement Tool; GSFC1-13-SD Communication, Standards and Tech Lab; and MSFC1-08-SD Reconfigurable Computers (4200292483) 2. Ghanashyam Joshi, Southern University and A&M College. Selected Project: ARC5-07-SD Grounds Operations, Prognostics for Complex Systems (4200292457) 3. Jiang Guo, California State University Los Angeles. Selected Project: JPL2-01-SD Spacecraft Flight Project and Design Practices Software for Mission Operations Assurance (4200292482) 4. William Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Selected Project: MSFC1-22-SD Development, Characterization and Evaluation of Lunar Regolith and Stimulants (4200292460) 5. Alakananda Bandyopadhyay, Alabama A&M University. Selected Project: MSFC2-28-SD Simulation of Propellant Loading in Launch Vehicle (4200292458)
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities, qualifications and/or comments on this effort to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. local time on May 08, 2009. See NASA Specific Note “B”. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
Point of Contact
Name: Ellen Lamp
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 321-867-2605
Fax: 321-867-1188
Email: ellen.lamp@nasa.gov
Name: Marco Pochy
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 321-867-8567
Fax: 321-867-1188
Email: marco.l.pochy@nasa.gov
