CLPS_On-Ramp_Industry_Day_Pre-Proposal_Conference_Presentation.pdf

AGENDA

9:00 AM Welcome (JSC Procurement) 9:05 AM Welcome (John McCullough, NASA JSC, EISD) 9:20 AM Lunar Payload Services Concept & Lunar Strategy

(Brad Bailey for Steve Clarke, NASA HQ SMD Deputy AA for Exploration)

9:50 AM Lunar Payload Development (Sam Lawrence, NASA JSC, Lead Lunar Scientist)

10:20 AM VIPER Briefing (Chris Culbert, NASA JSC, CLPS Project Manager)

11:00 AM CLPS On-Ramp RFP Overview (Aubrie Henspeter, NASA JSC) 11:35 AM CLPS On-Ramp Technical Summary (Rob Landis, NASA JSC) 11:45 AM CLPS On-Ramp Open Q&A

Click to edit Master title style Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

WELCOME

Johnson Space Center Office of Procurement

WELCOME

Johnson Space Center

Exploration Integration and Science Directorate

NASA Lunar Discovery & Exploration Program

CLPS On-Ramp Industry Day August 15, 2019

Steve Clarke Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Science Mission Directorate, NASA

Human Exploration & Operations Mission

Directorate

(HEOMD)

Lunar Discovery & Exploration

Program

Moon to Mars

Science & Technology Mission Directorate

(STMD)

Science Mission Directorate

(SMD)

Human Lander Systems

Lunar Gateway Deputy Associate Administrator for

Exploration

Planetary Sciences Division

Astrophysics Division

Earth Science Division

Heliophysics Division

Commercial Lunar Payload

Services

(CLPS)

Instruments for

CLPS

LRO Mission Operations

Lunar SmallSats

Lunar Rovers

Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program

• Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Two deliveries per year Drive to enable community-driven science

• Instrument Development and Delivery Instruments for CLPS Maturation of instrument concepts (DALI)

• Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) NASA-built rover to the lunar surface in late CY2022

Delivery by CLPS provider via on-ramp for enhanced capability

• Follow on missions (commercial rovers) approximately every 24 months

• Long Duration Rover Investments

• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Operations

• Lunar SmallSats

SIMPLEX

CubeSats/SmallSats delivered into lunar orbit by CLPS

• Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA)

• Contract awards announced November 29:

Astrobotic Technology, Inc Firefly Aeronautics, Inc. Masten Space Systems, Inc.

Deep Space Systems Intuitive Machines, LLC Moon Express

Draper Lockheed Martin Space Orbit Beyond

• Services will be acquired through Task Orders

• First Lunar Surface Transportation Task Order awarded May 2019

• Expected Task Order cadence of 2 per year

• Future on-ramps for additional providers and as more capabilities are needed On-ramp RFP for enhanced lander services capability released;

expected award in October 2019

Instruments to Fly on CLPS Deliveries

NASA conducted two calls for instruments to fly on CLPS surface deliveries

• Both were for near ready to fly experiments

• NASA Provided Lunar Payloads (NPLP) was a NASA-internal call 13 instruments selected Mixture of science, technology & exploration

• Lunar Surface Instruments & Technology (LSITP) was to the external community 12 instruments selected July 1

• Future calls (internal and external combined) planned approximately annually

• Goal is to head towards a PI-led science payload suite model

• Opportunities for internationally provided payloads

Lunar Mobility Strategy

• Primary drivers include science and human exploration objectives and soonest landing; target is late 2022 in the South Pole region

• Primary objectives:

Ground truth of volatiles (horizontal and vertical distribution, composition, and form)

Long duration operation (months)

• Parallel Rover Development Paths

• NASA in-house development (VIPER)

• Study task order to existing CLPS providers

• RFI to industry to determine potential commercial sources and availability

• Investigate international contribution (e.g., ESA, CSA)

Implementation Strategy Using Precursor Robotics

• Use Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver instruments on and near the Moon Volatile measurements are a priority Science at both polar and non-polar locations Drive increased capability including mobility and sample return

• Release and award science instrument development opportunities on an annual basis

• Include CLPS and Gateway opportunities in SMD AOs

• Develop an international strategy to enable partner scientific contributions

Science Strategy of the Moon

Key Takeaways

• NASA is looking for innovative, commercial solutions to delivering larger science instruments and technology payloads to the surface of the Moon.

• Enhanced lander capability is needed to support NASA’s exploration goals and objectives for the Moon and forward to Mars.

• On-ramp awardees will be eligible to submit proposals for all future CLPS delivery task orders.

• Domestic sourcing compliance, including the manufacture, assembly, test and launch of landers in the U.S., is mandatory and will be scrutinized.

DAAX Office Personnel

Dr. Ben Bussey Senior Exploration Scientist

Vacant Program Scientist

Jay Jenkins Program Executive

Steve Clarke Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration

Lunar Exploration Science Objectives

Outline

• Goals for future lunar exploration

• What do we want to know about the Moon?

• Current Activities to develop payloads

• CubeSats – SIMPLEx-2

• Instrument Development efforts – DALI

• STMD technology interests

• What payloads are available?

• NASA Internal Payloads

• NASA Lunar Science Technology Investigations Program

Science Goals: Guiding Documents

• LEAG Reports

• Advancing Science of the Moon (ASM-SAT)

• Next Steps on the Moon (NEXT-SAT)

• LEAG United States Lunar Exploration Roadmap (US-LER)

• Lunar Science for Landed Missions Workshop

• Talks and report archived here:

https://lunar-landing.arc.nasa.gov/

• Survive and Operate Through the Night Workshop

• Report Available on LEAG Website

• http://www.lpi.usra.edu/LEAG http:https://lunar-landing.arc.nasa.gov

New Advances

• The Moon is the Cornerstone of the Solar System

• Apollo fieldwork and samples are the foundation of all planetary science

• New understanding from recent lunar missions:

Kaguya, LRO, LCROSS, Chandrayaan-1

Chang’e 4

• The Moon offers opportunities for profound advancements in our understanding of the Solar System and universe around us

Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx)

• SIMPLEx-2 Concept Selections include a lunar mission concept, Lunar Trailblazer

• Potentially available for potential delivery by commercial lander service provider

• Ride along under CLPS; providing additional opportunities for commercial companies

• https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7431 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7431

Space Technology Mission Directorate Interests

• STMD is responsible for technology development from early stage innovation through maturation and on to demonstration

• STMD expects to utilize CLPS for technology demonstration payloads. Examples of potential technology demonstration payloads include:

• Precision landing and hazard avoidance

• Power generation: solar and fission

• In situ resource utilization

• Cryogenic fluid management for propulsion systems and in situ propellant production

• Autonomous operations and sensing

• Advanced avionics

• Mobility and mechanisms

• Advanced materials

STMD Point-of-contact: Andrew Petro andrew.j.petro@nasa.gov

DALI (Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation)

• 10 Selections made Feb 2019

• Lunar instruments that support NASA’s broader lunar exploration goals, including human exploration and in situ resource utilization (ISRU), as well as lunar science

• See list here:

• https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/planetary-exploration-science-technology-office-pesto/management/dali/ https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/planetary-exploration-science-technology-office

NASA Payload Selections

• Payloads that are ready, or nearly ready, to fly.

• 12 Selections made February 2019

• The Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer will measure the lunar surface radiation environment.

• Three resource prospecting instruments:

• The Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System is an imaging spectrometer that will measure surface composition.

• The Neutron Spectrometer System and Advanced Neutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface are neutron spectrometers that will measure hydrogen abundance.

• The Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer for Lunar Surface Volatiles instrument is an ion-trap mass spectrometer that will measure volatile contents in the surface and lunar exosphere.

• A magnetometer will measure the surface magnetic field.

• The Low-frequency Radio Observations from the Near Side Lunar Surface instrument, a radio science instrument, will measure the photoelectron sheath density near the surface.

• Three instruments will acquire critical information during entry, descent and landing on the lunar surface, which will inform the design of future landers including the next human lunar lander.

• The Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies will image the interaction between the lander engine plume as it hits the lunar surface.

• The Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers payload will monitor how the landing affects the lunar exosphere.

• The Navigation Doppler Lidar for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing payload will make precise velocity and ranging measurements during the descent that will help develop precision landing capabilities for future landers.

• See list here:

• https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-experiments-for-possible-lunar-flights-in-2019 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-experiments-for-possible-lunar-flights-in-2019

NASA Lunar Science Technology Investigations Program

• 12 Instruments Selected 1 July 2019

• Selections:

• MoonRanger

• Heimdall

• Lunar Demonstration of a Reconfigurable, Radiation Tolerant Computer System

• Regolith Adherence Characterization

• Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder

• Lunar Surface Electromagentics Experiment (LuSEE)

• Lunar Environment Heliospheric x-ray imager (LEXI)

• Next Generation Lunar Retroreflectors

• Lunar Compact Infrared Imaging System

• Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity (LISTER)

• PlanetVac

• Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith

• See list at:

• https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-12-new-lunar-science-technology-investigations https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-12-new-lunar-science-technology

2-Stage Payload Process

• Different from our usual 2-step downselects

• Phase 1 – “get your instrument ready to fly”

• No guarantee you will fly

• Selected 24 potential payloads

• Phase 2 – integrate onto a specific flight opportunity

• Additional funds for integrating, ops, and science

• Internal process based on factors such as ease of accommodation, readiness timeline, and appropriateness for landing site for the science or technology proposed

Rover Strategy

• Primary drivers include science objectives and soonest landing; target is 2022 and South Pole region

• Primary science objectives: ground truth of volatiles (horizontal and vertical distribution)

• Polar investigation

• Long duration operation (months)

• The Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will explore the south polar region, using four instruments to acquire new key data on the lateral and vertical distributions of volatiles

– Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS)

– Near InfraRed Volatiles Spectrometer System (NIRVSS)

– Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSolo)

– The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain (TRIDENT)

The science community is excited - excellent Decadal science to be done all over the Moon!!

VIPER

Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover

Daniel Andrews

VIPER PM

NASA Ames Research Center 2019-08-15

Why VIPER?

• Direct measurement of polar volatiles

• Understand the lateral and vertical distribution and physical state / composition

• LCROSS (2009) ground‐truthed the central H2O question; LRO (2009) has made global resource surveys;

• VIPER gets the details on the surface

• Enable utilization of In‐Situ Lunar Resources

• Build Lunar resource models, steering the future commercial marketplace

• Understand ore grade availability of lunar volatiles for sustainment and fuel

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VIPER and the Integrated Artemis Manifest: 2019‐2024 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Sustainable Low‐Earth Capability

Commercial Crew Test Flights Other LEO Commercialization Activities (in work):

and Certification • Multi‐Agency Working Group (through NSpC)

ISS MCB (transition) • ISS Capabilities Pricing Policy

• Government LEO Research Policy (through NSpC)

LEO Commercialization Studies • LEO Commercial Capabilities Solicitation

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VIPER Fast Facts

• South Pole Landing date: late‐2022

• Date requires a new approach to executing Agency missions

• Date requires utilizing an experienced team (former RP mission team)

• Nominal 75‐100 days mission

• Commercial/CLPS ride to the surface of the moon

• Multi‐Center robotic rover mission & science team

• SMD‐selected ISRU instruments (CLPS)

VIPER (Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover) Overview:

• Directly characterize the nature/distribution of volatiles at the lunar poles

• Understand the lateral and vertical distribution and physical state/composition

• VIPER will build Lunar resource models, steering the future commercial resource marketplace

Specs:

• Mission 75-100 earth days • Rover Power (nom): 300W

• Rover + Payload Mass: 300 kg • Max speed: 25cm/s. Prospecting: 10cm/s

• Rover Comm: X-band • Lander + Launch Vehicle: CLPS

(300kbps directional / 2kbps omni) commercial contract • Rover Dimensions: 1.5m x 1.5m x 2m

Project Timeline:

• FY19: Phase A (Formulation) thru SRR • FY21: Phase C: CDR (Critical design)

• FY20: Phase B/C: PDR (Implementation) • FY22: Phase D: SIR/I&T (Integration & Test)

• FY23: Launch (targeted)

VIPER progress

TVAC & Analog Environments testing

VIPER progress

RP15 Undergoing Vibe testing 2016-03

Vibration Testing

Let’s go!

Contract Overview

Click to edit Master title styleCommercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) On‐Ramp 2019

The purpose of this solicitation is to acquire end‐to‐end commercial payload services between the Earth and the lunar surface.

Supporting NASA‘s science, human spaceflight, and technology Mission Directorates (SMD, HEOMD, and STMD).

The contractor shall provide all activities necessary to safely integrate, accommodate, transport, and operate NASA payloads using contractor‐ provided assets, including launch vehicles, lunar lander spacecraft, lunar surface systems, Earth re‐entry vehicles, and associated resources.

Click to edit Master title styleContract Details

CONTRACT TYPE: The Government contemplates award of multiple fixed‐ price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts resulting from this solicitation.

ESTIMATED VALUE: Min $25k Max $2.6B per each contract awarded. The maximum ordering value of the firm fixed price contracts and associated task orders is $2.6B, individually and cumulatively.

CONTRACT PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The Effective Ordering Period is from on‐ramp contract award through November 28, 2029 (approximately 9 years).

Click to edit Master title styleContract Details (cont’d)

TYPE OF COMPETITION: Full and Open Competition.

This solicitation is for the express purpose of procuring space transportation services (as defined by 51 U.S.C. §§ 50101 and 50131). As such, in accordance with 51 U.S.C. § 50131, this procurement is restricted to United States industry entities that qualify as United States commercial providers of space transportation services as defined by 51 U.S.C. § 50101(7) and this solicitation. (See FAR 7.105(b)(2) and NFS 1807.105(b)(2), 51 USC 50131)

ON‐RAMPING: As needed, the government will perform a market analysis to assess capability growth across the industry and space transportation sector. If warranted, the government will issue requests for proposals to on‐ramp additional vendors as industry emerges with new candidates and capabilities.

No further on‐ramping will occur after Contract Yr. 8.

Click to edit Master title styleDomestic Source Criteria

This procurement is restricted to United States industry entities that qualify as United States commercial providers of space transportation services as defined by 51 U.S.C. § 50101(7).

“United States industry entity” is defined as any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, or other entity which is organized or existing under the laws of the United States or any State, and whose controlling interest is held by United States nationals.

“Space transportation services” is defined as the preparation of a space transportation vehicle and its payloads for transportation to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and the conduct of transporting a payload to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory.

“Controlling Interest” means ownership of an amount of equity in such entity sufficient to direct management of the entity or to avoid transactions entered into by management.

The prime contractor shall provide in performance of this contract (or any task orders awarded thereunder) only launch vehicles that are domestic end products.

Click to edit Master title styleContract Details (cont’d)

Firm‐Fixed Price Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts that contractors shall compete for and provide commercial lunar payload services pursuant to task orders issued by the Contracting Officer throughout the effective ordering period ending November 28, 2028. These services shall include the personnel, facilities, and materials, unless otherwise provided by the Government, to accomplish the tasks.

Services will include:

Physical and analytical integration of the NASA payloads or instruments onto the existing or forthcoming commercial mission;

Transportation to the Moon for the NASA payloads or instruments, to include landing and surface access to agreed‐upon locations on the Lunar surface; and Provision of "utilities" such as power, communications, thermal control, etc., during launch integration, launch and cruise phase, and perhaps for a limited period of time after landing.

Services could also include:

The purchase of science or engineering data provided by contractor payloads;

The return of payload and/or samples to the Earth; and Non‐standard services which include, but are not limited to, special studies, analyses, process improvements, and minor hardware and software development.

Minor hardware or software are undetermined in advance, but it is typical to facilitate payload integration that may require the lander provider to develop interface hardware or software to match our instrument interface.

Click to edit Master title styleDelivery or Performance Period Requirements

Statement of Work (SOW) at contract level provides top level functional requirements.

The SOW at the Task Order Level provides specific requirements for each Task Order.

The on‐ramp contract award date is anticipated to be 10/15/2019 or after, and the contract effective date is anticipated to be the same date.

A phase‐in is not required.

Contract Year 11: Performance periods of task orders placed within the contract ordering period may extend for up to one year past the end of the effective ordering period if performance of the task order cannot reasonably be deferred to any planned follow‐on contract and adequate maximum ordering value is available.

Click to edit Master title styleTask Order Process

Task orders will be issued on an “as needed basis.”

Vendors must respond to each task plan requested by NASA, even if response is ‘no bid’ Task Order’s SOW will describe the specific requirements.

The period of performance shall be specified on each individual task order.

Mission success criteria will be defined for each task order Task orders will be competed among all vendors in the contract pool.

Click to edit Master title styleTypes of Task Orders

• Mission Services Task Orders are related to delivery of NASA payloads to lunar vicinities

– Typically will outline a specific mission and one or more payloads that need to be delivered to the moon

– For most Mission Task Orders, the government will select a single vendor for award

• Non Mission Services task may take a variety of forms and could include:

– Advance planning and feasibility studies in support of future contemplated missions of projected or existing payloads;

– Development, fabrication, and test of hardware/software to support planning studies, special tests, and/or flight equipment for NASA Payloads or obtained services

• There will be prerequisite requirements to bid on some Task Orders

– For example, the Lunar Payload Services User’s Guide will be required for all mission service task orders

– Completion of the Readiness Assessment may be a prerequisite for bidding on some task orders

Click to edit Master title styleTask Order #1 (Non Mission)

A task order for a Lunar Payload Services User Guide will be issued to all contract holders as the first order, this meets the minimum buy of $25k.

This Lunar Payload Services User Guide will provide information to the government about the contractor’s basic capabilities to provide services under this contract Should outline payload and mission capabilities, payload services and interfaces, environment conditions, and other elements relevant to hosting a NASA payload

An example “User’s Guide” will be posted in the e‐Library

Each vendor will provide a quarterly report. This will include:

Update the Lunar Payload Services User Guide

The vendor should identify future Lunar mission plans that may have opportunities for NASA payloads

Click to edit Master title styleProcurement Schedule

SCHEDULE:

Industry /Pre‐Proposal Conference Day: 8/15/2019

Final RFP issuance: No later than 7/30/2019

Proposals Due: 8/29/2019

Award Contract: Anticipated to be 10/15/2019 or later Effective Ordering Period: October 2019 – November 2028

Once contracts are awarded, they will be administered out of Johnson Space Center under direction from the Planetary Sciences Division of the Science Missions Directorate

Click to edit Master title styleEvaluation Standards

The evaluation factor is Technical Acceptability.

The Technical Acceptability Standards are as follows:

The offeror’s ability to provide an intact lunar landed mission that delivers at least 10 kg or greater of NASA payload before December 31, 2023.

The offeror’s understanding of licensing and permitting required in support of a commercial mission launch will be evaluated for adequacy.

The offeror’s proposed plans and arrangements for launch from Earth will be evaluated for adequacy.

The offeror’s proposed spacecraft design parameters will be evaluated for feasibility to support an intact lunar landing.

The offeror’s proposed facilities and processes for integrating NASA payloads will be evaluated for adequacy.

All contractors who meet all Technical Acceptability Standards will be awarded a contract.

Any proposal with a deficiency in meeting the standards will not be awarded a contract.

Click to edit Master title styleEvaluation Standards (cont’d)

Price will not be evaluated at the master contract level. Adequate price competition at the task order level is expected and will provide the “best value” to NASA.

Past Performance will not be evaluated at the master contract level as it provides no additional value

This is a emerging Industry without relevant past performance for transportation services to the lunar surface.

Click to edit Master title styleTask Order Evaluation

Requests for task plans will identify tradeoffs among:

Technical capability/risk‐ Demonstration of understanding and feasibility to meet the requirement, (e.g. technical and management approaches, mission unique requirements, schedule, etc.)

Price – Best value.

Past performance directly relevant to lunar missions will be assessed:

Past Performance on previously awarded task orders under this contract will be evaluated

Past Performance on lunar payload missions performed outside of this contract will be evaluated

Companies with no relevant past performance will not be evaluated as favorable or non‐favorable

Backup

CLPS Original Contracts and On‐Ramp 2019

CLPS Original Contracts On‐Ramp 2019

Award Date: 11/29/2018 10/15/2019 Or signed award date

Ordering Period: 10 Years Approx. 9 years

Period of Performance End Date: 11/28/2028 11/28/2028

Minimum Ordering Value: $25,000 each contract $25,000 each contract

Maximum Ordering Value: $2.6B Cumulatively $2.6B Cumulatively

Click to edit Master title styleIndustry Assistance Office Contact Information

• Main phone number: (281) 483-4512

• Robert Watts, Senior Small Business Specialist

• Monica Craft, Small Business Specialist

• Richard Slater, Small Business Specialist

• All emails should be sent to: jsc-industry-assistance@mail.nasa.gov

• Location: Building 1, Suite 453

• Address:

NASA Johnson Space Center, Industry Assistance Office Mail Code: BA 2101 NASA Parkway

52 Houston, TX 77058-3696 mailto:jsc-industry-assistance@mail.nasa.gov

CLPS On-Ramp Technical Summary

Rob Landis, NASA Johnson Space Center

Review

• Brad Bailey (NASA HQ, LDEP Program Scientist)

• Two (2) CLPS instrument Task Order deliveries/year

• Intent is to enable community-driven lunar science

• Enhanced robotic lander/rover capabilities to the surface

• Sam Lawrence (NASA JSC, Lead Lunar Scientist)

• CubeSats – SIMPLEx-2

• Instrument Development efforts

• STMD technology interests

• Chris Culbert (NASA JSC, CTO & CLPS Project Manager)

• VIPER (Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover)

• Aubrie Henspeter (NASA JSC, Contracting Officer)

• Rob Landis (NASA JSC)

• Overview

• Criteria

LDEP (& CLPS Cadence)

• Originally envisaged that CLPS On-Ramp efforts would be ~every 2 years

(that has now changed)

• White House announcement on 26 Mar 2019 to get human explorers to the surface NLT 2024

• NASA anticipates the need for enhanced landers

• Task Orders (embedded within those on-ramp cycles)

• Instruments for CLPS

• NPLP

• LSITP

• future . . . TBD

• NASA-built rover (VIPER)

• Services are acquired via Task Orders

• Anticipate future Task Order calls will be ~twice/year

Evaluation Standards The evaluation factor is Technical Acceptability

The Technical Acceptability Standards are as follows:

The offeror’s ability to provide an intact lunar landed mission that delivers at least 10 kg or greater of NASA payload before December 31, 2023.

The offeror’s understanding of licensing and permitting required in support of a commercial mission launch will be evaluated for adequacy.

The offeror’s proposed plans and arrangements for launch from Earth will be evaluated for adequacy.

The offeror’s proposed spacecraft design parameters will be evaluated for feasibility to support an intact lunar landing.

The offeror’s proposed facilities and processes for integrating NASA payloads will be evaluated for adequacy.

All contractors who meet all Technical Acceptability Standards will be awarded a contract.

Any proposal with a deficiency in meeting the standards will not be awarded a contract.

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