NASA Solicitation: Very Long Baseline Interferometry

Synopsis – Aug 05, 2014

General Information

Solicitation Number:NNG14509158R

Posted Date:Aug 05, 2014

FedBizOpps Posted Date:Aug 05, 2014

Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action:No

Original Response Date:Jul 03, 2014

Current Response Date:Aug 20, 2014

Classification Code:A — Research and Development

NAICS Code:927110

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for support of the Space Geodesy Project (SGP). The goals of this activity are related to the study of the shape of the earth and how it rotates. This effort will be the follow-on of an existing NASA GSFC contract (Ref. #NNG10HP00C) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Haystack Observatory (HO) for the continuation of research and development for the state-of-the-art next generation Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) systems in support of the NASA SGP, as well as carrying out VLBI operations and designing and fabricating special VLBI hardware and software.

Specifically, the contractor shall provide the personnel, materials, facilities and equipment necessary to provide support to NASA GSFC in achieving the goals of the SGP. The scope of this effort includes:

– VLBI Correlator Operations and Sustaining Engineering

– VLBI Field Station Operations and Sustaining Engineering

– VLBI Research and Development, including: – – VLBI Hardware and Instrumentation – – Improvement of VLBI Technique

– Additional Research and Development

NASA plans to award to MIT because only MIT has the experience to deal with all aspects of the requirements of this contract.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. local time (EST) on the due date. This capability statement should indicate the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. It is insufficient to provide only general brochures or generic information. Additionally, your responses must include the following: name and address of firm; size of business; whether small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or women-owned; affiliated information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners; and a summary of past relevant experience with the component mentioned above. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort which shall be considered by the agency.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html

Point of Contact

Name:Elizabeth D Abraham

Title:Contract Specialist

Phone:301-286-5064

Fax:301-286-5373

Email:elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov