SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- LIGHTNING MAPPING ARRAY SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK12427468Q
- Response Due
- 4/11/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Nicole M. Rivera, Contracting Officer, Phone 321-867-3523, Fax 321-867-1188, Email Nicole.Rivera@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Nicole M. Rivera
(Nicole.Rivera@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/KSC has a requirement for a 3-Dimensional Lightning Mapping Array System(LMA).NASA/KSC intends to purchase the items from The New Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnology, DBA New Mexico Tech. New Mexico Tech is the only known manufacturer that canprovide KSC's requirement of the LMA which is specifically designed to map inter-cloudlightning in 3-dimensions in the VHF 60 MHz frequency. Two critical requirements for theLMA are 1. the ability to supply the z component of the inter-cloud discharge and 2. theuse of the VHF frequency. The initial market research conducted concludes that New MexicoTech is the only known provider capable of satifying the Government's requirement for theLMA. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon 4/11/2012. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purposeof determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Adetermination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.Oral communications NOT acceptable in response to this notice. Submit responses to:nicole.rivera@nasa.govAll responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for thisacquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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