The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Earth Observatory Systems Program Office (EOS) and the Global Water and Energy Cycle (GWEC) program have the stated mission to design, develop, integrate, launch, and operate the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory. NASA/GSFC is seeking contractors with the detailed knowledge and experience for the design, development, fabrication, and delivery of the GPM Thrusters.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION FOR BID NOTICE.
This notice is issued by the NASA/GSFC to post a Request for Information (RFI), draft Statement of Work, and draft Specifications via the internet, and solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. Prospective offerors are invited to submit capability statements to: NASA/GSFC, ATTN: Suzanne K. Sierra-Bodmer, Code 210.3, Bldg 11, Rm S215F, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, no later than January 12, 2008. When responding reference NNG08276957L. See Note 1.
Comments or questions may be forwarded to Suzanne.K.Sierra-Bodmer@nasa.gov via electronic transmission or by facsimile transmission (fax number: 301-286-1720).
This Request for Information (RFI) is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not be notified of the results.
An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".
The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.
Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
