RAPID III SPACECRAFT ACQUISITION PLACE OF PERF: BOULDER, CO RAPID III PROVIDES CORE SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES DESIGN, BUILD AND TEST, PAYLOAD INTEGRATION AND TEST, LAUNCH VEHICLE INTEGRATION AND SUPPORT AND ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT AND ACCEPTANCE.