SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- TEAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN PROFILING LIDAR FOR STUDYINGCLOUDS AEROSOLS OCEAN AND CARBON DIOXIDE FLUX AT THE AIR SEA INTERFACE
- Notice Date
- 1/11/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-AtmosphereandOceanProfilingLidar
- Response Due
- 2/1/2011
- Archive Date
- 1/11/2012
- Point of Contact
- Teresa M Hass, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-8496, Fax 757-864-8863, Email Teresa.M.Hass@nasa.gov - Timothy P Cannella, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-5028, Fax 757-864-9097, Email Timothy.P.Cannella@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Teresa M Hass
(Teresa.M.Hass@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This partnering synopsis solicits potential partners to participate in a proposaldevelopment activity that addresses the technical objectives and development of aninstrument in response to an anticipated Earth Venture Class Investigation Announcementof Opportunity (AO) expected to be released in the Spring of 2011. Earth Venture is aProgram element within the Earth System Science Pathfinder Program (ESSP) consisting of aseries of new science-driven, competitively selected, low cost missions that will provideopportunity for investment in innovative Earth science to enhance our capability tobetter understand the current state of the Earth system and to enable continualimprovement in the prediction of future changes. The focus of the investigations is toenable innovation in measurement and observation, demonstrate innovative ideas andhigher-risk technologies, establish new research avenues, and demonstrate keyapplication-oriented measurements. For additional information on the Venture Classprogram visithttp://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={B94FE9A7-CF32-B056-A72B-6CF2C9C93931}&path=past. Participation in this partnering synopsis is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S.organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit institutions,the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as NASA Centers and other U.S. GovernmentAgencies. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Other MinorityUniversities (OMUs), small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), veteran-owned smallbusinesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses,and women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) are encouraged to apply. Participation bynon-U.S. organizations is welcome but subject to NASAs policy of no exchange of funds,in which each government supports its own national participants and associated costs. Partners are sought for conceptual planning efforts focused on demonstrating thefeasibility of developing instruments using lidar for CO2 flux measurements at theair-sea interface.In particular NASA LaRC is seeking potential partners having demonstrated experience withspaceborne cloud and aerosol lidars as well as expertise in fabrication, assembly, andtesting of those instruments. This integrated team will focus on developing a proposalfor the EV-I AO solicitation that includes a spaceborne lidar for measurements of oceansurface roughness, ocean subsurface extinction and backscatter, and aerosol/cloudextinction and backscatter. The ocean surface roughness measurements will lead toimproved estimates of CO2 exchange between the ocean and atmosphere and the oceansubsurface measurements will contribute to those estimates as well as augment otherocean-color science applications. The aerosol/cloud extinction and backscattermeasurements will be used to reduce uncertainties in aerosol affects on climate and thehydrological cycle and improve air quality forecasts.The planned proposal work willleverage the success of the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP)backscatter lidar on the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder SatelliteObservation (CALIPSO) satellite and some of the measurements recently demonstrated withCALIOP. CALIPSO is a LaRC-led mission and more information can be found athttp://science.larc.nasa.gov/hsrl/index.html ). If selected through this synopsis, it is expected that the selected partner(s) will workwith NASA LaRC scientists and engineers to jointly develop the proposal. If the proposalis selected, NASA LaRC anticipates issuing contracts or other agreements to the selectedpartner(s) for performance of the proposed tasks.This partnering opportunity does not guarantee selection for award of any contracts orother agreements, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by NASA to pay for theinformation solicited.It is expected that the partner(s) selected would provide (at nocost to NASA) technical requirements, conceptual designs, technical data, proposal input,project schedules, and cost estimates for space-based instrument concepts. It isexpected that the selected partner(s) will work with NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC)scientists and engineers as a team to jointly develop the technical requirements for theproposed lidar; an instrument concept with sufficient detail to enable accurate mass,volume, power, telemetry requirements, cost, and schedule estimates for development,integration, and test of the proposed lidar; an assessment of areas of technical, cost,schedule risk and approaches for addressing those risks; and the technical and costvolumes of the proposal to the EV-I solicitation. If the proposal is selected, it isanticipated that the partner(s) will work with LaRC on design, development, integration,and testing of the instrument; development of ground support equipment (GSE); developmentof software for the instrument and GSE; and other potential mission specific elements. Partner selections will be made by LaRC based on the listed criteria in the followingorder of importance:(1)Relevant Experience, past performance.This criterion evaluates the proposersrelevant recent experience, past performance in similar development activities.Substantive evidence of successful participation in similar developments should beincluded.(2)Technical Capability and key personnel. This criterion evaluates technicalcapability to perform the development and key personnel available to support thedevelopment. Evidence of staffing estimates with available key personnel shall beincluded. Past successful programs and technical contributions shall be included.(3)Facilities. This criterion evaluates the proposers facilities (development,testing, and analyses) to conduct the development or demonstration of the proposed task.Instrument facilities for testing of space hardware and prototype hardware are consideredimportant to this opportunity. The proposer should discuss facility availability, access,and the ability to meet the proposed objectives.(4)Cost and Schedule control. The proposer shall provide evidence of pastperformance of controls of cost and schedule on similar development and provide examplesof management processes utilized to effect and track cost and schedule.NASA will not reimburse organizations for the cost of submitting information in responseto this synopsis. NASA will not pay for technical assessment or proposal preparationcosts incurred by the team members.RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this partnering synopsis shall be limited to 10 pagesin not less than 12-point font. Responses must address the aforementioned evaluationcriteria. All responses shall be submitted to LaRC electronically via email by 5:00pmEST on February 1, 2011 to Chris Hostetler (Chris.A.Hostetler@nasa.gov) and Teresa Hass(Teresa.M.Hass@nasa.gov). Technical and Programmatic questions should be directed Chris Hostetler atChris.A.Hostetler@nasa.gov. Procurement questions should be directed toTeresa.M.Hass@nasa.gov.
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