Final NASA Research Announcement (NRA) - Small Satellite Cross-Link Systems
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- Solicitation number
- 80GRC024R0017
- Agency
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Glenn Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AR13 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Experimental Development
- Place of performance
- Cleveland, Ohio 44135, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center is issuing a Draft NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for a Small Satellite Cross-Link Systems (SS-CLS) contract. This competitive acquisition seeks proposals to demonstrate a V-Band cross-link capability using small satellites, characterize the performance of the V-Band cross-links, and provide opportunities for academic institutions to conduct experiments. NASA is requesting comments from potential offerors on the draft solicitation requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches by July 15, 2024. The final NRA will be issued after considering all comments received.
This acquisition will be conducted as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 541715 with a 1,000-employee size standard. NASA intends to award a single firm-fixed price contract of approximately $14.3M with a period of performance not to exceed 5 years. The place of performance is Cleveland, OH. NASA is not requesting proposals at this time, but will consider all comments received in preparation of the final NRA, which may be publicly responded to on the Government Point of Entry.
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You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center’s (GRC) SS-CLS solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is focused on the demonstration and characterization of a V-Band cross-link capability to enable NASA to assess the potential for V-Band cross-links to enable low latency transmission of large volumes of science data and to provide opportunities for an academic institution(s) to perform experiments using the V-Band cross-link capability.
NASA will conduct this acquisition as a small business set-aside competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This competitive acquisition will result in a Firm-fixed Price (FFP) contract. The anticipated contract award date and effective date is on or about September 30, 2024. The contract will be performed offsite at the Contractor’s facilities. Potential offerors should pay close attention to all solicitation instructions.
This NRA does not commit NASA GRC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA GRC 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. All questions regarding this NRA should be submitted in writing, electronically to Tyler Braden, Contracting Officer, at tyler.r.braden@nasa.gov on or before 5:00pm ET on August 2, 2024. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than 5:00 PM ET on August 9, 2024.
Update #1 ·
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Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches, any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work.
NASA will conduct this acquisition as a small business set-aside. This competitive acquisition will result in a Firm-fixed Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
This Draft NRA is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DNRA does not commit NASA GRC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA GRC to procure or contract for this requirement. 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.
Any questions or comments regarding the DNRA should be submitted electronically in writing, to Tyler Braden, Contracting Officer, at tyler.r.braden@nasa.gov, no later than 5:00 PM ET July 15, 2024. If a respondent believes their questions or comments contain confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information, those questions/comments shall be marked appropriately. However, questions that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive or business information will not be provided a Government response. The Government will consider all comments received in preparation of the Final NRA. To the extent a comment leads the Government to revise the acquisition approach or requirements, the change will be reflected in the Final NRA. Some DNRA questions and comments may receive a posted response to the GPE if the Contracting Officer determines that a response would facilitate additional understanding of the solicitation. The Government may also respond via the GPE to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final NRA.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Small Satellite Cross-Link Systems - Contract Award | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Pre-Solicitation Synopsis for Small Satellite Cross-Link Systems | Pre-Solicitation |
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