Rotary wing technology development

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled ROTARY WING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (RWTD) NNA13464313R-ALR which was posted on July 05, 2013. You are notified that the Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) is now posted. Comments regarding the DRFP are requested via e-mail to elisban.u.rodriguez@nasa.gov NLT 4 PM PST on November 19, 2013. Telephone and fax responses will not be accepted. This draft RFP is not a solicitation bus is issued as an acquisition planning tool and as a means of soliciting industry comments for use in developing a future formal solicitation. <p> The release date for the Request for Proposals (RFP) is expected to be 12/17/2013. Offers in response to the RFP will be due approximately 45 days after the RFP release. <p> Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/ARC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21 <p> Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. <p> Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). <p>

NASA/ARC plans to issue a RFP for ROTARY WING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. A Draft RFP (DRFP) and Draft Statement of Work (SOW) will be posted initially, seeking comments from interested parties. The Rotary Wing Technology Development (RWTD) procurement is a follow-on to the multiple award IDIQ contracts NNA09DA55C, NNA09DA56C, and NNA09DA57C. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This requirement will be issued as a full and open competition procurement. This procurement will be awarded to multiple offerors. Each Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract will be awarded for a total of 60 months. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the DRFP is on or about 05 August 2013 with comments due on or about 19 August 2013. The RFP is anticipated to be released on or about 26 September 2013 with proposals due on or about 11 November 2013. 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 . No solicitation has been issues; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps and the NASA Acquisition Internet Service for release of any solicitation. Prospective offers 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). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail to Elisban Rodriguez at elisban.u.rodriguez@nasa.gov. Please include NNA13464313R-ALR in the subject line. Telephone questions will not be accepted. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin= . Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC .