LUNAR LANDER DEVELOPMENT STUDY DESCRIPTION STATEMENT: THIS PUBLICATION IS A BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) AS CONTEMPLATED BY FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND NASA FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (NFS) PART 1835. A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), SOLICITATION, AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. REQUEST FOR SAME WILL BE DISREGARDED. NASA WILL NOT ISSUE PAPER COPIES OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NASA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT FOR AWARD ALL, SOME, OR NONE OF THE PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NASA PROVIDES NO FUNDING FOR DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT OF PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS. TECHNICAL AND COST PROPOSALS (OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL) SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS BAA WILL NOT BE RETURNED. IT IS THE POLICY OF NASA TO TREAT ALL PROPOSALS AS SENSITIVE COMPETITIVE INFORMATION AND TO DISCLOSE THEIR CONTENTS ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATION. THIS BAA IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FOR TWO STUDY AREAS. THE FIRST, CORE STUDY (STUDY AREA 1), IS TITLED DESIGN EVALUATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. STUDY AREA 1 IS BROKEN INTO PARTS 1A AND 1B. 1A SEEKS TO GAIN INDUSTRY INPUT/EVALUATION ON THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION AND VIABILITY OF THE LUNAR DESIGN ANALYSIS CYCLE 1 (LDAC-1) DESIGN AND 1B SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THE LDAC-1. THE SECOND, INCIDENTAL STUDY (STUDY AREA 2), IS TITLED INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT PARTNERING ARRANGEMENTS AND SEEKS INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT - INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIP LEADING UP TO THE PRIME CONTRACTOR EFFORT, WITH THE GOAL OF MINIMIZING DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (DDT & E) AND LIFE CYCLE COSTS. STUDY AREA 2 IS HARDWARE DESIGN RELATED, IN THE SENSE THAT IT SEEKS INDUSTRY INPUT RELATIVE TO THE TEAMING AND IMPLEMENTATION/EXECUTION OF THE TECHNICAL DESIGN REFERENCED IN STUDY AREA 1. GIVEN THAT STUDY AREA 1 IS THE CORE EMPHASIS OF THE BAA, OFFERORS MAY PROPOSE SOLUTIONS FOR STUDY AREA 1 OR STUDY AREAS 1 AND 2, BUT NOT STUDY AREA 2 EXCLUSIVELY.