Cover Letter _ AOS Radiometer Instrument Phase A Study RFP.pdf

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Atmosphere Observing System- Sky (AOS-Sky) Radiometer Instrument Special Study - RFP Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
80GSFC23R0034
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center

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This cover letter is for a request for proposal for an Atmosphere Observing System-Sky Radiometer Instrument Phase A Study. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking proposals for up to two firm-fixed-price contracts not to exceed $2.5 million each, to provide insight into potential instrument concepts that will support the AOS-Sky mission implementation. The contract period of performance is 15 months, with interim reports due at 7 months and 15 months, and an anticipated award date of November 2023. Offerors should submit proposals in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions and pricing exhibits in both PDF and Excel formats. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

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TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80GSFC23R0034, for Atmosphere Observing System - Sky (AOS-Sky) Radiometer Instrument Phase A Study (AOS Radiometer Instrument Phase A Study)

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) AOS Radiometer Phase A Study solicitation. The principal purpose of this new procurement is to provide insight into potential instrument concepts that will support AOS-Sky mission implementation, with particular attention to performance capability, developmental maturity, and developmental risk of the AOS Radiometer Instrument.

NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

The contract will be performed

This competitive acquisition may result in up to two Firm-Fixed Price contracts with a Not to Exceed (NTE) value of $2,500,000 each. The contract will have a period of performance of 15 months. Final Instrument Concept Report is due 7 months after contract award with the Risk Mitigation Report and Technology Development Report due 15 months after contract award.

The anticipated contract award date is November 2023 with a November 20, 2023, contract effective date.

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph

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). While the Price Volume exhibits are in PDF format, Price Volume proposal shall include completed Price Volume exhibits in Microsoft Office Excel format with working cell formulas.

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 GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA GSFC 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.

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