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This document provides details regarding a Request for Proposal (RFP) for launch services to support the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kennedy Space Center plans to release the RFP on or about July 31, 2020, with proposals due on or about August 31, 2020, to award a firm-fixed price contract. The contract will provide launch services to place six CubeSats into three low-Earth orbital planes with two CubeSats in each plane in order to meet science objectives of launching all CubeSats within a 120-day window. The RFP will be limited to contractors from the United States launch vehicle/services industry. Additional questions regarding the RFP are due by August 10, 2020, with responses anticipated to be posted on or about August 17, 2020.

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2. Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal.

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, in particular paragraph (g), which states that the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy required all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

Documents related to this acquisition, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, any amendments and links to online reference/technical/bidders library will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at www.beta.SAM.gov. Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

This RFP does not commit NASA Kennedy Space Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Kennedy Space Center to procure or contract for these services. This request is not an authorization to proceed, and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than 4:00 PM EDT, August 31, 2020.

In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a “Blackout Notice” has been issued to NASA personnel. All inquiries/communications pertaining to this acquisition shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Jason Siewert, Contracting Officer, at jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov on or before 4:00 PM EDT, August 10, 2020. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Jason R Siewert Contracting Officer

JASON

SIEWERT

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JASON SIEWERT

Date: 2020.07.31 09:25:03 -04'00'

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