SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- GEOSTATIONARY LIGHTNING MAPPER
- Notice Date
- 11/8/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG05-088738R
- Archive Date
- 11/8/2005
- Point of Contact
- Lori M. Levine, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-2533, Fax (301) 286-0383, Email Lori.M.Levine@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Lori M. Levine
(Lori.M.Levine@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Progressive Competition Request for Proposals (RFP) NNG05-088738R. NASA GSFC, in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requires a contractor to perform the formulation phase activities for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) for the upcoming Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series. The GLM is being developed to 1) Provide continuous, full disk lightning measurements for storm warning and nowcasting; 2) Provide longer warning of tornado activity; and 3) Accumulate a long-term database to track decadal changes. The first suite of instruments is expected to fly on GOES-R in 2012 and will be capable of performing multiple tasks in support of space weather sciences. During this first phase, Formulation, the contractor will complete both technical and program management effort. The following Trade Studies will be required, as a minimum, during the Formulation Phase: 1) Requirements Analysis, System Configuration and Coverage Trade Study; 2) Zones of Reduced Data Quality Study; 3) Yaw Flip Accommodation; 4) Additional trade studies as proposed by the Contractor. The contractor will also be required to perform Risk Assessments and prepare management plans as well as concept design and cost estimates. Technical Documents have been made available by GSFC at the GOES-R Series Industry Information Website: http://goes2.gsfc.nasa.gov/goesr_industry.htm This effort will be a full and open competition and will require Phase 1 - Formulation. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA anticipates issuance of a Draft RFP on or about December 15, 2004. The DRFP is for information and planning purposes. No Proposal is requested and no contract will be awarded as a result of the Draft RFP. Potential Offerors are invited to comment on all aspects of the solicitation, including the requirements, proposal instructions and evaluation approach. If your comments include recommendations for revisions, you must provide your rational for such revisions. Industry comments will be due approximately 15 days from the release date of the draft RFP. NASA anticipates the issuance of the RFP approximately 15 days after Draft RFP comments are received with proposals due 30 days later. 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 be in Microsoft Office 97 format and 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=5151 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site 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. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (08-NOV-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00705422-F 20041110/041108211744 (fbodaily.com)
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