RFP Cover Letter.pdf

February 24, 2022

TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80GSFC22R0009, for

Geostationary and Extended Orbits (Geo-XO) Spacecraft 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) Geo-XO Spacecraft Phase A Study solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide a definition-phase study of a geostationary Spacecraft.

The Spacecraft is planned to fly in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geo-

XO program series of geostationary satellites with the first launch planned for 2031.

NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330 and the small business size standard is

$15M.

This competitive procurement will result in the award of up to two (2) Firm Fixed Price contracts at a not-to-exceed amount of $5M each. The contract will have a period of performance of ten (10) months from the contract effective date. The anticipated contract award date is July 2022.

The contract will be performed offsite at the Contractor’s facilities.

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).

Below is a list of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and voting members along with their associated

NASA/GSFC organizational codes, for the Integrated Evaluation Team (IET). The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Lisa Mullen, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this acquisition. The Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

Edward Grigsby, Code 410

Voting Members

Michelle Rizzo, Code 418

Lisa Mullen, Code 210

Steven Bidwell, Code 599

Megan Gorham, Code 599

Alexander Krimchansky, Code 599

Thaddeus Johnson, Code 417

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph (f)(4) which discusses the Government’s right to award a contract without discussions.

All documents related to this procurement including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, and any amendments 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/GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate

NASA/GSFC to procure or contract for these services. This request shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

The “410-XO-CONOPS-0004: GeoXO Concept of Operations” document provided in this RFP is still in draft form. This is a program level document that is in work and being provided as part of this RFP as a reference document. As discussed in the Statement of Work, all applicable documents take precedence over the reference documents.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 3:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Proposals shall be submitted electronically via NASA’s Enterprise

File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box) in accordance with Provision L.10.

In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a “Blackout Notice” has been issued to NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information

Service (NESDIS) 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 Lisa Mullen, Contracting Officer, at Lisa.a.Mullen@nasa.gov no later than Thursday March 10, 2022. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

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

Lisa Mullen

Contracting Officer