STIS Questions and Responses 1-24-20.pdf

This document provides details for a federal contract opportunity with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center to develop a Supra Thermal Ion Sensor instrument. The contract opportunity involves developing one flight model instrument, one engineering development unit, flight harnesses between instrument boxes if applicable, and enough spares and sub-assemblies for an additional flight model. The scope of work covers design, analysis, development, fabrication, integration, testing, calibration, evaluation, launch support, and on-orbit check-out of the instrument, along with maintaining ground support equipment and supporting mission operations through handover to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Offerors must monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for release of the solicitation and any amendments in Fall 2019, with responses due 45 days after release. The contract type will be cost-plus-incentive-fee.