HBG_RFP_80GSFC18R0078_GPM_EXH_3.pdf

This document provides details on a forthcoming draft Request for Proposal for Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Geophysics Support Services. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center plans to issue the draft RFP for services across biospheric, hydrospheric, cryospheric science, geodesy, geophysics, and related areas including experiment concept, design and fabrication, data acquisition, analysis, modeling, archiving, distribution, science applications development, and communications and outreach. The contract will be set aside for small businesses and utilize a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity single award structure. Comments on the draft RFP will be accepted until mid-December 2018, with a transition period beginning around mid-November 2018. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541715 exception c, and businesses must have 1,250 or fewer employees to qualify.