SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies Synopsis
- Notice Date
- 11/9/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 54171
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesT
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- 80HQTR18NOA01-18STMD_001
- Point of Contact
- Bonnie James,
- E-Mail Address
-
HQ-STMD-TippingPointAppendix@nasaprs.com
(HQ-STMD-TippingPointAppendix@nasaprs.com)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates a release of a solicitation, entitled "Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies" as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA), titled "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion - 2018 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2018)," on or about November 30, 2017. Once the Appendix is posted, complete details (to include due dates) can be accessed via the following steps: 1. Open the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ 2. Select "Solicitations" 3. Select "Open Solicitations" 4. Select "Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies 80HQTR18NOA01-18STMD_001" The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) continues to embrace public-private partnerships to achieve its strategic goals for expanding capabilities and opportunities in space. A key aspect of NASA's strategy is to stimulate the commercial space industry and commercial capabilities through public-private partnerships to deliver technologies and capabilities needed for future NASA, other government agency, and commercial missions. With the recent increase of U.S. private sector companies interested in space applications, NASA is seeking commercial space technologies that are at a "tipping point" in their development cycle. The anticipated definition to be used for the purpose of this Appendix is that a space technology is at a "tipping point" if: • an investment in a ground demonstration or flight demonstration will result in: oa significant advancement of the technology's maturation, and oa significant improvement in the offerors' ability to successfully bring the space technology to market, and • there is clear evidence of previous investments in maturing the technology (e.g., venture capital, corporate investment, etc.) indicating a pre-existing plan to commercialize the technology, and • the technology is at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 4 at time of proposal submission. This Appendix is seeking U.S. for-profit industry led proposals to advance "tipping point" space technologies, executed through firm-fixed-price contracts with milestone payments. See Appendix section 3.0 for the full list of eligibility requirements/restrictions. The award instrument will be a firm-fixed-price contract with milestone payments tied to technical achievement. This release will solicit tipping point technologies from broader technology thrust areas. This release will also utilize a two-step proposal submission and evaluation process. The initial step will be a short mandatory preliminary proposal. Those offerors submitting the most competitive mandatory preliminary proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES by an authorized organizational representative (AOR). Detailed submission instructions are provided in the SpaceTech-REDDI-2018 NRA and the Appendix. Potential proposers and their proposing organizations are urged to familiarize themselves with the submission system, ensure they are registered in NSPIRES, and submit the required proposal materials well in advance of the deadline. All questions and comments must be submitted in writing to HQ-STMD-TippingPointAppendix@nasaprs.com by January 16, 2018. Responses to inquiries will be answered by email and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the Appendix; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved. The Appendix and any documents related to this procurement will be available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ by selecting "Solicitations," then selecting "Open Solicitations," and, finally selecting "Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies." It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the Appendix and amendments (if any).
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