SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- ALTAIR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
- Notice Date
- 10/6/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BT
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-ALTAIR-10-10-2008
- Response Due
- 10/10/2008
- Archive Date
- 10/6/2009
- Point of Contact
- Timothy A. Boyes, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-1838, Fax 281-483-0503, - Timothy A. Boyes, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-1838, Fax 281-483-0503, />
- E-Mail Address
-
timothy.a.boyes@nasa.gov, timothy.a.boyes@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- I. BackgroundNASA is in the conceptual phase of identifying key performance indicators for thesuccessful design and production of the Altair (Lunar Lander) vehicle. Our goal is tomeet NASAs Lunar Exploration requirements safely and at the lowest life cycle cost. Asspecified during the Industry Day meeting conducted September 25, 2008, NASA will beawarding multiple fixed price contracts in early CY 2009. This interim developmentaldesign effort is intended to continue industry involvement and build on the knowledgedeveloped under the Altair study contracts by supplementing the NASA design teamemphasizing the areas of human space flight production, manufacturing, and operability.Contracts are planned to run into the 2012/2013 timeframe in support of the AltairSystems Requirements Review (SRR) and Systems Design Review (SDR).II. Objective This RFI is issued to request information from the aerospace industry regarding potentialimplementation mechanisms for the multiple contractor procurement strategy.III. Technical RequirementsThe Altair project has a technical requirement to supplement the existing NASA designteam to aid in maturing the current design with an emphasis on human space flightproduction, manufacturing, and operability requirements/capabilities. The intent is toutilize multiple contractor resources equitably to improve the single, government led,Altair design.IV. Acquisition Strategy Market research has begun for the Altair vehicle. Continued industry involvement early inthe NASA led design and development phase is highly desirable. Therefore, we are seekinginput from industry regarding the day to day implementation of a multiple contractorprocurement strategy, with the goal of improving a single design concept, and theinclusion of small businesses in this procurement. NASA intends to maintain the designerrole through SDR for the Altair project; however, in order to ensure a robust design,NASA is soliciting input on supplementing its current NASA team with industry partnerswho have proven experience in human space flight production, manufacturing, andoperability applicable to the Altair vehicle. The Altair planned acquisition approachwill utilize these guiding principles:1. Maximize competition to include the ability to re-compete at appropriate times. 2.Effectively enable a blend of NASA led design efforts with contractor involvement whilemaintaining a competitive environment until the most effective time to award full scaledevelopment and production contract(s). 3. Develop a set of metrics or measurementcriteria that would be used to evaluate the technical performance of the awardee(s) as itrelates to this interim developmental design effort. 4. Leverage existing industryprograms. 5. Maximize the use of all categories of small businesses, with particularemphasis in significant technical areas. 6. Mitigate conflict of interest risksincluding identifying barriers to competition for Altair that could be mitigated andsubsequently foster a more competitive environment.V. Summary While there is no formal page limit or format, a page guideline of 5 pages is recommendedfor the primary narrative text response. Inputs shall be compliant with all legal andregulatory requirements concerning limitations on export controlled items. Responses are requested to be submitted in Microsoft Office products in a user friendlyenvironment to facilitate review. One hard copy and 3 CDs or DVDs are requested.Responses are to be submitted no later than October 10, 2008, to Tim A. Boyes/BT/JohnsonSpace Center, TX 77058. Altair will be the vehicle to enable the United States to return to the moon and beyond.Merging NASAs and industrys core expertise will foster this endeavor. We solicit yourresponse and will continue to utilize this site to provide further updates to include thepossibility of an Altair Industry Day. Any questions can be directed to Tim A. Boyes at281-483-1838.
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