NASA/GSFC Roman Space Telescope Attitude Control System (5N) Thruster Procurement

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Solicitation number
NASA-GSFC-ROMAN-ACS-5N-THRUSTERS
Agency
Responses due
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This notice seeks proposals to provide Attitude Control System (ACS) (5N) Thrusters for the Roman Space Telescope Project, managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The contractor shall design, analyze, manufacture, test, and deliver the thrusters over a period of approximately 16 months. The solicitation is anticipated for release in early October 2020 as a full and open competition utilizing firm-fixed-price contracting. All technical and contractual questions must be submitted by email to the address provided by September 30, 2020.

There are no set-asides designated for this procurement. The NAICS code is 336415 with a size standard of 1,000 employees and the PSC code is not specified. Small business subcontracting goals include 5% total, 1% each for small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned small businesses, and 0.5% each for HUBZone small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses. The Government estimates requiring delivery of an unspecified quantity of thrusters within 16 months of contract award for use on the Roman Space Telescope project.

Notice text

NASA/GSFC has a new requirement for the Attitude Control System (ACS) (5N) Thrusters for the Roman Space Telescope Project.

Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to perform wide-field imaging and slitless spectroscopic surveys of the near infrared (NIR) sky for the community as well as direct imaging of exoplanets and debris disks using a coronagraph. This Project is the top-ranked large space mission in the New Worlds, New Horizon (NWNH) Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The contractor shall provide the facilities, personnel, services, tools, equipment, and materials necessary to design, analyze, manufacture, test, and deliver the ACS (5N) Thrusters.

It is anticipated that the subject contract will be a full and open competition, and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) effort.  The period of performance will be for approximately 16 months after contract award.

The Government anticipates a release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) in early October 2020. 

The anticipated Small Business goals for this procurement are as follows:  Total Small Business Goals 5.0 percent; Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (SDB) 1 percent; Women Owned Small Business Concerns (WOSB) 1 percent; Historically Black Colleges & Universities 0.0 percent; HUBZone Small Business Concerns 0.5 percent; Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (VOSB) 1.0 percent; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern 0.5 percent.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. 

The NAICS code is 336415, Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

NASA 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.

The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement can be found at https://beta.SAM.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).

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted via e-mail to Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov.

   

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
NASA/GSFC Roman Space Telescope Attitude Control System (5N) Thruster Procurement Award Award Notice
NASA/GSFC Roman Space Telescope Attitude Control System (5N) Thruster Procurement Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Pre-Solicitation
NASA/GSFC Roman Space Telescope Attitude Control System Thruster Procurement Original Pre-Solicitation

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