RFI_80KSC025ZLS001L_Amendment 2.pdf

This is a Request for Information (RFI) Amendment 2 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, soliciting capability statements for Astronaut Crew Rescue Services (Solicitation Number 80KSC025ZLS001L). The RFI seeks potential sources to provide comprehensive crew rescue capabilities for Commercial Crew Program (CCP) missions from 2026-2030, including surface rescue forces capable of locating, assisting, and medically treating astronauts during launch, free flight, and landing phases. Key requirements include providing emergency medical care, equipment for rescue operations, communication systems, trained rescue personnel, and the ability to perform rescue operations in various modes (Mode 1, 2, and 3) with specific response time requirements.

Responses are due electronically by May 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, submitted to Ricardo Santos-Concepcion and Joshua Klein. Interested firms are asked to provide a 50-page capability statement addressing company details, socioeconomic status, specific capabilities, past similar contracts, available assets, recommended contract terms, and estimated mission costs. NASA is open to small business set-asides, including 8(a), Women-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned, Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned, and HUBZone businesses. The agency also anticipates conducting one-on-one meetings with respondents within 30 days after the closing date to further discuss capabilities.