NASA Sources Sought Notice: Space Bus For The Earth System Science Pathfinder Molniya Orbit Imager Mission
Mission Description for ESSP 01 – Posted on Jun 08, 2005
General Information
Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Solicitation Number: ESSP101-GBN
Posted Date: Jun 08, 2005
Original Response Date: Jun 30, 2005
Current Response Date: Jun 30, 2005
Original Archive Date: Jun 08, 2006
Current Archive Date: Jun 08, 2006
Classification Code: A — Research & Development
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
Description
This Request for Information (RFI)isued by the NASA/GSFC is intended to identify potential interest in providing a spacecraft bus to the Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP), Step 1, Announcement of Opportunity (AO) Mission named Molniya Orbit Imager via the internet, and solicit responses from interested parties.
This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. The information contained in this RFI shall be deemed procurement sensitive. Any questions regarding this RFI should be addressed to Mr. William Cutlip at 301-286-0438 (william.e.cutlip@nasa.gov).
Questions regarding technical information may be addressed to William Mast, Mission Systems Engineer, at 757-824-1468, (William.R.Mast@nasa.gov); or to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, at 301-614-6245, (riishojgaard@gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov).
Please submit RFI responses in accordance with Section 7.0 Responses are requested no later than June 30, 2005. Please submit responses written or electronically to: Mr. William Cutlip NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 101.2 Building 8, Room 301C Greenbelt, MD 20771 william.e.cutlip@nasa.gov Potential respondents are asked to contact the Molniya Orbit Imager team within one week after release of this document.
All questions and answers will be held confidential.
This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.
Respondents will not be notified of the results. 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 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the Internet cite 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 may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
Point of Contact
Dawn M. Fountain, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-3815, Fax (301) 286-1773, Email dfountai@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov
