SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- TEAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR SATELLITE INSTRUMENT VALIDATION AND CALIBRATION
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-NNL04FIRST
- Response Due
- 4/16/2004
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2005
- Point of Contact
- David O Garner, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 864-2784, Fax (757) 864-7898, Email David.O.Garner@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to David O Garner
(David.O.Garner@nasa.gov)
- Description
- No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror??s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Synopsis: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Langley Research Center (LaRC) is seeking potential partners to team with LaRC to submit proposals in support of the Validation and Calibration (VALCAL) of scientific instruments on board the AURA satellite. LaRC??s Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Troposphere (FIRST) instrument will capture the VALCAL data by means of high altitude balloon observations. The FIRST instrument is a nadir-viewing Michelson Interferometer covering the spectral range from 10 to 100 ??m (1000 to 100 cm-1) at 0.6 cm-1 spectral resolution. The FIRST instrument will observe upwelling radiation from the Earth and its atmosphere. FIRST will use a broad bandpass beamsplitter, a passively cooled high throughput optical system, and a passively cooled detector system to achieve accurately calibrated measurements of the far-infrared (far-IR, 15-100 mm) portion of the Earth's outgoing longwave radiation that is virtually unobserved directly. The far-IR contains up to half the radiant energy emitted by the Earth and its atmosphere and is strongly modulated by water vapor (the main greenhouse gas) and cirrus clouds. FIRST is an instrument that combines radiation budget sensing with temperature and moisture vertical profiling capability. The FIRST payload is designed to fly on a high-altitude balloon platform. NASA is seeking partners to prepare the payload for several anticipated balloon launches in the 2005 to 2008 time frame in support of AURA validation from sites in the United States, Canada, and possibly Antarctica. The selected partner shall have demonstrated capabilities required to perform pre-launch calibration and testing the FIRST sensor in the laboratory. The selected partner(s) shall perform all support activities related to preparing and flying payload, data capture, and payload recovery. The partner(s) shall also perform post-flight testing, calibration, data reduction, and evaluation of the FIRST sensor. NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) is seeking partners from other government agencies, industry, academia, and Federal Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) to participate with NASA LaRC Principal Investigator (PI) and the FIRST science team in the AURA FIRST Program to develop proposals. Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that selected proposal(s) would result in contract(s) for the selected partner(s). This partnering opportunity does not guarantee selection for award of any contracts, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by NASA to pay for the information solicited. It is expected that the partner(s) selected would provide (at no cost to NASA) conceptual designs, technical data, proposal input, project schedules and cost estimates needed for proposal preparation. Potential partners must demonstrate the capabilities and experience with the efforts synopsized for each intended LaRC proposal. Partners must work collaboratively with NASA and other potential industry and academic partners to perform the required tasks. Partner selection(s) will be made by LaRC based on the following criteria in the following order of importance: (1) Relevant experience, past performance, technical capability and availability of key personnel. This criterion evaluates the proposers' relevant recent experience, past performance in similar development activities, technical capability to perform the development and key personnel available to support the development. Substantive evidence (points of contact and telephone numbers) of successful participation in similar developments should be included. (2) Cost and schedule control. This criterion evaluates the proposers' ability to control both cost and schedule. The proposer should provide evidence of successfully controlling cost and schedule for similar development programs and provide evidence of management processes in this area. (3) Facilities. This criterion evaluates the proposers' facilities (development, testing, and analyses) to conduct the development or demonstration of the proposed task. The proposer should discuss facility availability, access, and the ability to meet the proposed objectives. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS should be directed to: Martin G Mlynczak 757-864- 5695 m.g.mlynczak@nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to: David O. Garner, Contracting Officer 757-864-2784 david.o.garner@nasa.gov. Responses should be limited to 5 pages (12 point font) and address each of the criteria. Please reference SS-NNL04FIRST in your response. All responses should be sent to: NASA Langley Research Center, Attn: Martin G Mlynczak, Mail Stop 420, Hampton, VA 23681. The preferred method of submission is via email to: m.g.mlynczak@nasa.gov. The due date for submission is COB April 16, 2004.
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