SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTI-SCALE SOLAR ARRAY
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-MMS-SOLAR-ARRAY
- Response Due
- 8/8/2008
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Lyons, Lead Solar Array Engineer, Phone 301-286-3841, Fax 301-286-1751, - Julie A. Janus, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-4931, Fax 301-286-0341
- E-Mail Address
-
John.W.Lyons@nasa.gov, Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Solar Array THIS IS *NOT* A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION TO BID NOTICE.The NASA/GSFC Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Project is considering the purchase ofelectrostatically and electromagnetically clean solar array panels to support itsmission. The MMS design will consist of four identical spacecraft. These spacecraftwill fly in a tetrahedron formation in a science region of interest. The MMS spacecraftare spinners, each with eight body-mounted solar panels.The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential interest in providing electrostaticallyand electromagnetically clean solar array panels for the Project. This is for informationand planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness andfeasibility of the requirements and to promote competition. While our intent may be to team with industrial partner(s), we are not bound by this RFIto do so. This is not a Request for Proposal, nor a Request for Quotation, nor anInvitation to Bid. Therefore, this RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by theGovernment to enter into a contract nor will the Government pay for information providedin response to this RFI. NASA would like to survey the market for new or existing electrostatically andelectromagnetically clean solar array panel technologies in order to incorporate thisinformation into the MMS Observatory conceptual design and to obtain answers to severalquestions in the attached Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Solar Array Questionsdocument.To consolidate our planning, responses from industry are requested by Friday, August 8,2008, in the form of written and illustrated concepts, estimates for development costsand schedule, assumptions used for cost and schedule estimates including interface anddesign assumptions, and descriptions of capabilities. Responses can be submitted viaemail.The subject line of the submission should be "RFI for MMS Solar Array Panels,and attachments should be in Microsoft WORD, POWERPOINT, or PDF format. The email textmust give a point-of-contact and provide his/her name, address, telephone/fax numbers,and email address. The information is requested for planning purposes only, subject toFAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled "Solicitation for Information for Planning Purposes."It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtainedduring this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to theFreedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by arespondent as "Proprietary or Confidential" will be kept confidential.It is emphasized that this RFI is for planning and information purposes only and is NOTto be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement,nor will the Government pay for information solicited.No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Technical questions should be directed to: John Lyons at (301) 286-3841 orJohn.W.Lyons@nasa.gov.Procurement related questions should be directed to: Julie Janusat (301) 286-4931 or Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov.Interested offerors shall address the requirements of this RFI in written format asdescribed in the previous paragraphs by electronic mail to: John Lyons atJohn.W.Lyons@nasa.gov, no later than 5:00 PM EST on Friday, August 8, 2008.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over theInternet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on aWorld Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. TheInternet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51. It is the offeror'sresponsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation andamendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their owncopy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes may be viewed atthe following URLs linked below.
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