SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RAVB DEMONSTRATOR
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
- ZIP Code
- 94035-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNA08BC43C
- Response Due
- 2/19/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/4/2014
- Point of Contact
- Michael J. Hutnik, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-4195, Fax 650-604-6990, Email michael.j.hutnik@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Michael J. Hutnik
(michael.j.hutnik@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/ARC intends to modify and extend contract NNA08BC43C, Rigid Aeroshell Variable Buoyancy (RAVB) Vehicle Demonstration Contract with Aeros Aeronautical Systems Corporation (Aeros), Montebello, CA on a sole-source basis pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. The contract will be modified to include additional demonstration activities and the performance period will be extended for up to 10 additional months. The principle purpose of this contract is to design, develop, and test the RAVB airship in order to demonstrate the unique technologies associated with this particular vehicle. The additional demonstration activities will require extension of the period of performance of the current contract, NNA08BC43C, to potentially January 2014.The modification will increase the current contract value by an estimated amount of approximately $5 million dollars. The extension is in the Governments best interest to perform additional testing and demonstration activities related to this unique vehicle. The current Contractor, Aeros, is the only Contractor that can meet ARCs needs given that the requirement of the work (additional demonstration activities) relates directly to the unique RAVB vehicle developed and built by Aeros. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract modification based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Notwithstanding this stated intent, interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30pm local time on 19 February 2013. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All questions MUST be in writing and should be directed to Mr. Michael J. Hutnik III, Contracting Officer, not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on 19 February 2013. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All 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 this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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