NASA/ARC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following Commercial item/services: Spacecraft Propulsion System for the Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE). NASA intends to utilize a phased acquisition approach using progressive competition down-selection procedures.
The project has determined that in order to make the most informed decision regarding the acquisition of the propulsion system, it would be beneficial to acquire a variety of preliminary design studies in order to insure the most advantageous approach is followed.
Interested vendors shall submit a brief summary (To include a description of the technical approach to the project, vendor capabilities and past performance on similar projects) to the point of contact identified below by December 29, 2008.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 336415 and 1000, respectively.
The anticipated release date of RFP NNA0968615R is on or about January 9, 2009 with an anticipated Phase I Study due date of February 27, 2009.
All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.
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/ARC Business Opportunities page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21
Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site 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.
All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or FAX) to the POC identified below not later than 4:00PM PST December 17, 2008. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
