Award Notice

Added: Sep 07, 2016 11:17 am Amendment #1 provides for a revision to provisions L.14 and M.2 of the subject RFP.

Proposal due date unchanged from September 26, 2016.

Added: Aug 24, 2016 4:23 pm TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. NNG16596984R, Wide Field Instrument (WFI) Phase A Industry Concept Study

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Wide Field Instrument (WFI) Phase A Industry Concept Study solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to develop a design for the industry provided portion of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Wide Field Instrument (WFI) based on the Government provided requirements in the Statement of Work and applicable documents. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

This acquisition will be conducted 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 $4.5M.

This competitive procurement will result in the award of up to two (2) Firm Fixed Price contracts at a not to exceed amount of $3.5M each. The contract will have a period of performance of six (6) months from the contract effective date. The anticipated contract award date is Fall 2016.

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

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by both the Government and Government Contractors, it is now Goddard Center policy that all procurement-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

All documents related to this procurement, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, and any amendments will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.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.

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.

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.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than September 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm ET.

Offerors are reminded that a "Blackout Notice" for this procurement was distributed to all applicable NASA GSFC personnel concurrently with the release of the RFP to Industry. Therefore, all communications pertaining to this procurement shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to, Julie Janus, Contracting Officer, at Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov on or before September 1, 2016 at 4:30 pm ET. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

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

Julie Janus
Contracting Officer

Added: Jul 27, 2016 5:42 pm Modified: Jul 28, 2016 12:22 pmTrack Changes WFIRST Widefield Instrument Concept Study NOI

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a formulation study to develop a design for the industry provided portion (detailed below) of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Wide Field Instrument (WFI) based on the Government provided requirements in the Statement of Work and applicable documents. Additionally a hardware development program, including schedule and cost estimates, and an Integration and Testing approach should be developed, which includes the integration of Government supplied hardware (detailed below), resulting in the delivery of a flight qualified WFI Opto-Mechanical Assembly (WOMA). WOMA and WFI integration and test would be conducted at the contractor facility, or at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), or at a combination of the two facilities. The instrument level calibration would be conducted by GSFC with support from the industry partner. This will be collaborative effort between the industry partner and NASA with the following division of responsibilities:

The industry partner will have responsibility for the design, fabrication, and test of the WFI Optical Bench, Wide Field Channel folding optic (F2) including mount and mechanism, Element Wheel Assembly (including the Element wheel, mechanism, electronics, and FSW if any, but not the mounted optics), Cold Optics Baffle Assembly (COBA), Outer Enclosure, Thermal Control System including external radiator and cryocooler assembly, and Flight Software (FSW), and active latch (A latch) drive assembly; designated the (WOMA) and would support the integration and test of the Government supplied sub-assemblies to complete the WFI.

The Government will have responsibility for the design, fabrication and test of the WF Focal Plane Assembly (FPA), Auxiliary Guider (AG) FPA, Element Wheel mounted optical elements (filters and grism), Integral Field Channel (IFC), Instrument Command and Data Handling (ICDH), Focal Plane Electronics (FPE), Relative Calibration System (RCS), blind-mate electrical connector assembly, Inter-Module Harness (IMH), and servicing mechanisms.

NASA contemplates evaluating and selecting multiple offers (approximately 2) based on the proposals as submitted and providing each of the study participants a not to exceed cost of between $3M to $4M for the six-(6) month study.

The WFIRST mission is a space-based astrophysics observing program comprising:

(1) a high-latitude survey optimized to study dark energy,

(2) a galactic bulge survey that will use microlensing observations to complete the exo-planet census begun by
Kepler,

(3) coronagraphic observations of nearby planets and proto-planetary systems, and

(4) a Guest Observer program that will utilize the power of both the IR survey and the coronagraphic observations to address a wide-ranging set of astrophysics phenomena.

This planned program will make major contributions towards all three of the goals identified for astrophysics in the NASA Strategic Plan:

- Probe the origin and destiny of our universe, including the nature of black holes, dark energy, dark matter and gravity.
- Explore the origin and evolution of the galaxies, stars and planets that make up our universe.
- Discover and study planets around other stars, and explore whether they could harbor life.

The WFIRST mission uses a 2.4-m telescope, to be flown in a Sun-Earth L2 orbit, and equipped with a Wide Field Instrument (WFI), comprised of a wide field camera and an Integral Field Channel (IFC).

The WFI consists of a cold instrument module and a warm electronics module. The Wide Field Channel (WFC) is one of two optical channels in the WFI; the other is an Integral Field Channel (IFC) with a much smaller field of view.

Further details of the WFIRST implementation approach, study goals and deliverables will be provided with the study RFP. The results of the study will inform decisions on the optimal approach that maximizes the strengths of NASA and industry to achieve the mission.

For further information on the WFIRST mission, observatory and science refer to:

http://wfirst.gsfc.nasa.gov

and, specifically, the WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report at:

http://wfirst.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/sdt_public/WFIRST-AFTA_SDT_Report_150310_Final.pdf

This procurement will be a full and open competition.

NASA/GSFC anticipates awarding approximately two (2) Firm Fixed-Price type contracts for this effort with an anticipated award date on or about Fall 2016.

The Government does not intend to acquire commercial items using FAR Part 12. See NASA Specific Numbered Note "26" -- this can be accessed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html .

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541330. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about August 15, 2016 with an anticipated offer closing date on or about September 14, 2016. The actual due date for receipt of offers will be stated in the prospective RFP. Upon issuance of the RFP, all qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by this agency.

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.

All documents related to this procurement will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov.

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.

All contractual and/or technical questions shall be submitted in writing, via e-mail. Questions must be submitted to the following e-mail address: Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Added: Jul 27, 2016 5:42 pm WFIRST Widefield Instrument Concept Study NOI

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a formulation study to develop a design for the industry provided portion (detailed below) of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Wide Field Instrument (WFI) based on the Government provided requirements in the Statement of Work and applicable documents. Additionally a hardware development program, including schedule and cost estimates, and an Integration and Testing approach should be developed, which includes the integration of Government supplied hardware (detailed below), resulting in the delivery of a flight qualified WFI Opto-Mechanical Assembly (WOMA). WOMA and WFI integration and test would be conducted at the contractor facility, or at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), or at a combination of the two facilities. The instrument level calibration would be conducted by GSFC with support from the industry partner. This will be collaborative effort between the industry partner and NASA with the following division of responsibilities:

The industry partner will have responsibility for the design, fabrication, and test of the WFI Optical Bench, Wide Field Channel reimaging optics (F1, F2, M3) including mounts and mechanisms, Element Wheel Assembly (including the Element wheel, mechanism, electronics, and FSW if any, but not the mounted optics), Cold Optics Baffle Assembly (COBA), Outer Enclosure, Thermal Control System including external radiator and cryocooler assembly, and Flight Software (FSW), and active latch (A latch) drive assembly; designated the (WOMA) and would support the integration and test of the Government supplied sub-assemblies to complete the WFI.

The Government will have responsibility for the design, fabrication and test of the WF Focal Plane Assembly (FPA), Auxiliary Guider (AG) FPA, Element Wheel mounted optical elements (filters and grism), Integral Field Channel (IFC), Instrument Command and Data Handling (ICDH), Focal Plane Electronics (FPE), Relative Calibration System (RCS), blind-mate electrical connector assembly, Inter-Module Harness (IMH), and servicing mechanisms.

NASA contemplates evaluating and selecting multiple offers (approximately 2) based on the proposals as submitted and providing each of the study participants a not to exceed cost of between $3M to $4M for the six-(6) month study.

The WFIRST mission is a space-based astrophysics observing program comprising:

(1) a high-latitude survey optimized to study dark energy,

(2) a galactic bulge survey that will use microlensing observations to complete the exo-planet census begun by
Kepler,

(3) coronagraphic observations of nearby planets and proto-planetary systems, and

(4) a Guest Observer program that will utilize the power of both the IR survey and the coronagraphic observations to address a wide-ranging set of astrophysics phenomena.

This planned program will make major contributions towards all three of the goals identified for astrophysics in the NASA Strategic Plan:

- Probe the origin and destiny of our universe, including the nature of black holes, dark energy, dark matter and gravity.
- Explore the origin and evolution of the galaxies, stars and planets that make up our universe.
- Discover and study planets around other stars, and explore whether they could harbor life.

The WFIRST mission uses a 2.4-m telescope, to be flown in a Sun-Earth L2 orbit, and equipped with a Wide Field Instrument (WFI), comprised of a wide field camera and an Integral Field Channel (IFC).

The WFI consists of a cold instrument module and a warm electronics module. The Wide Field Channel (WFC) is one of two optical channels in the WFI; the other is an Integral Field Channel (IFC) with a much smaller field of view.

Further details of the WFIRST implementation approach, study goals and deliverables will be provided with the study RFP. The results of the study will inform decisions on the optimal approach that maximizes the strengths of NASA and industry to achieve the mission.

For further information on the WFIRST mission, observatory and science refer to:

http://wfirst.gsfc.nasa.gov

and, specifically, the WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report at:

http://wfirst.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/sdt_public/WFIRST-AFTA_SDT_Report_150310_Final.pdf

This procurement will be a full and open competition.

NASA/GSFC anticipates awarding approximately two (2) Firm Fixed-Price type contracts for this effort with an anticipated award date on or about Fall 2016.

The Government does not intend to acquire commercial items using FAR Part 12. See NASA Specific Numbered Note "26" -- this can be accessed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html .

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541330. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about August 15, 2016 with an anticipated offer closing date on or about September 14, 2016. The actual due date for receipt of offers will be stated in the prospective RFP. Upon issuance of the RFP, all qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by this agency.

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.

All documents related to this procurement will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov.

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.

All contractual and/or technical questions shall be submitted in writing, via e-mail. Questions must be submitted to the following e-mail address: Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.