SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE ULTRA STABLE OSCILLATORS
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-MMS-ULTRA-STABLE-OSCILLATORS
- Response Due
- 6/22/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/8/2010
- Point of Contact
- Luke Winternitz, MMS USO Lead, Phone 301-286-4831, Fax 301-286-3823, Email Luke.B.Winternitz@nasa.gov - Julie A. Janus, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-4931, Fax 301-286-0341, Email Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
Luke Winternitz
(Luke.B.Winternitz@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Ultra Stable Oscillators (USO) THIS IS *NOT* A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION TO BID NOTICE.The NASA/GSFC Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Project is considering the purchase ofUltra Stable Oscillators (USO) to support its mission.The MMS design will consist offour identical spacecraft. These spacecraft will fly in a tetrahedron formation in ascience region of interest. The MMS spacecraft, although spinners, will executeprecision maneuvers that require accurate attitude knowledge.The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential interest in providing ultra-stable ovencontrolled crystal oscillators for the Project. This is for information and planningpurposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibilityof the requirements and to promote competition. While our intent may be to team with industrial partner(s), we are not bound by this RFIto do so. This is not a Request for Proposal, nor a Request for Quotation, nor anInvitation to Bid. Therefore, this RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by theGovernment to enter into a contract nor will the Government pay for information providedin response to this RFI. NASA would like to survey the market for new or existing USOs in order to incorporatethis information into the MMS Observatory conceptual design and to obtain answers toseveral questions in the attached Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) USO Questionsdocument.To consolidate our planning, responses from industry are requested by Monday, June 22,2009, in the form of written and illustrated concepts, estimates for development costsand schedule, assumptions used for cost and schedule estimates including interface anddesign assumptions, and descriptions of capabilities. Responses can be submitted viaemail.The subject line of the submission should be "RFI for MMS USO, and attachmentsshould be in Microsoft WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL, or PDF format.The email text must givea point-of-contact and provide his/her name, address, telephone/fax numbers, and emailaddress. The information is requested for planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause52.215-3, entitled "Solicitation for Information for Planning Purposes."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 theFreedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by arespondent as "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 sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Technical questions should be directed to: Luke Winternitz at (301) 286-4831 orLuke.B.Winternitz@nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to: JulieJanus at (301) 286-4931 or Julie.A.Janus@nasa.gov.Interested offerors shall address the requirements of this RFI in written format asdescribed in the previous paragraphs by electronic mail to: Luke Winternitz atLuke.B.Winternitz @nasa.gov, no later than 5:00 PM EDT on Monday, June 22, 2009. If moretime is needed please contact Luke Winternitz or Julie Janus to discuss the possibility.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".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. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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