SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- RFI-QUICKICE INSTRUMENT
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-QuickICE-Instrument
- Response Due
- 11/26/2008
- Archive Date
- 11/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Glenn Stewart, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-4345, Fax 301-286-1724, />
- E-Mail Address
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Glenn.P.Stewart.1@gsfc.nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- Request for InformationTHIS IS *NOT* A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION TO BID NOTICE.Description: QuickIce Instrument The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Laser is currently seeking an industrypartner to assist with the development of a lidar instrument on the proposed QuickIcemission. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit specific capability information fromindustry/aerospace on a rapid acquisition and deployment of a space-based instrument thatmatches the best-case on-orbit performance capability of the ICESat-I/GLAS instrument. See the attachment for details on these requirements.The goal of this RFI is to insure that the best and widest possible set of capabilitiesis considered for the QuickIce mission. If this acquisition is approved, it is expectedthat the instrument will be purchased on a firm-fixed price contract arrangement. It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtainedduring this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedomof Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondentas "Proprietary or Confidential" will be kept confidential.It is emphasized that this RFI is for planning and information purposes only and is NOTto be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement,nor will the Government pay for information solicited.No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites forthe release of any solicitation or synopsis.The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation orto otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under othercontracts as provided in section 31.205-18, Bid and proposal cost, of the FederalAcquisition Regulation.Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your responsewill be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. Interested organizations are invited to submit to the NASA point of contact listed belowa description of their space-based lidar technical and resource/facility capabilitiesrelevant to air and space applications. Lidar instrument designs that match theICESat-I/GLAS design are preferred. All instrument components and subsystems must be atTechnology Readiness Level (TRL) 6. This submittal should also describe theorganization's experience and past performance in the areas of air and space-based laserinstrument systems. In addition, please provide a description of key technical, schedule and price driversand options for mitigating price or traded for price reductions.Capability Statements should include an executive summary, not to exceed two pages, toaddress any major items that the organization wishes to highlight. As part of itsassessment of industry capabilities, the NASA-GSFC may contact respondents to thisRequest For Information, if clarifications or further information is needed. Information on the first ICESat mission (a.k.a. ICESat I) can be found at:http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ The baseline QuickIce performance requirements are the same as ICESat-I/GLAS instrumentwith the following exceptions: 1) No green (532 nm wavelength) channel on the transmitter or the receiver2) No requirement for the Laser Profile Array (LPA) or Laser Reference Sensor (LRS)Two publications describing the ICESat/GLAS instrument can be found at: -ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and landAuthor(s): Zwally HJ, Schutz B, Abdalati W, Abshire J, Bentley C, Brenner A, Bufton J,Dezio J, Hancock D, Harding D, Herring T, Minster B, Quinn K, Palm S, Spinhirne J, ThomasRSource: JOURNAL OF GEODYNAMICS Volume: 34Issue: 3-4 Pages: 405-445 Published: OCT-NOV 2002 - The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS)Author(s): Abshire JB, Smith JC, Schutz BEConference Information: 1998 Space Technology and Applications International Forum(STAIF-98) - Progress in Expanding the Space Frontier, JAN, 1998 ALBUQUERQUE, NMSource: SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 1998, PTS 1-3 - 1ST CONFON GLOBAL VIRTUAL PRESENCE; 1ST CONF ON ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLES; 2ND CONF ON APPLICATOF THERMOPHYS IN MICROGRAV; 3RD CONF ON COMMERCIAL DEV OF SPACE; 3RD CONF ON NEXT GENERATLAUNCH SYST; 15TH SYMP ON SPACE NUCL POWER AND PROPULSION Book Series: AIP CONFERENCEPROCEEDINGS Issue: 420 Pages: 33-37 Published: 1998 Technical questions should be directed to Thomas Feild Code 599; Tel. 301-286-6686; emailthomas.c.feild@nasa.gov.Procurement related questions should be directed to Glenn Stewart, Code 210.7, GoddardSpace Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Telephone 301-286-5716; emailGlenn.P.Stewart@nasa.gov.Comments and questions regarding this RFI are encouraged and solicited. Please providethe information requested herein no later than 4:00 PM Eastern time on November 26, 2008to Glenn Stewart, Code 210.7, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Telephone301-286-5716; Fax 301-286-7977 email Glenn.P.Stewart@nasa.gov.If you respond my mail orfax please provide an electronic copy in either Microsoft Word or ADOBE PDF format.The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over theInternet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror'sresponsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation andamendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their owncopy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.
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