MODIFICATION
A -- SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ADVANCED BOOSTER ENGINEERING DEMONSTRATION AND OR RISKREDUCTION
- Notice Date
- 12/1/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- SLS-ABEDRR-01-NNM12ZPS001N
- Response Due
- 1/13/2012
- Archive Date
- 12/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- Kathy Cooper, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-8753, Fax 256-544-4400, Email mary.k.cooper@nasa.gov - Kellie D. Craig, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-5906, Fax 256-544-6062, Email Kellie.D.Craig@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Kathy Cooper
(mary.k.cooper@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a modification to the synopsis entitled Space Launch System (SLS) AdvancedBooster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction, Solicitation NumberSLS-ABEDRR-01-NNM12ZPS001N which was posted on December 1, 2011. You are notified thatthe following changes are made: This modification is provided in order to incorporate inadvertently omitted informationfrom the initial posting. It does not change previously provided information.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center(MSFC) intends to issue a Draft NASA Research Announcement (NRA) on or about December 12,2011, entitled Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstrationand/or Risk Reduction for comment by industry through January 13, 2012. The NRA will bein support of the SLS Program and will solicit applied research proposals which willoffer solutions to meeting the Advanced Booster goal of reducing risk in the areas ofaffordability, performance, and reliability. Industry is encouraged to submit questionson the draft NRA as they are formulated and not to hold submittal of questions untilJanuary 13, 2012. Questions received during this time period will be answered byamendment to the draft NRA and/or included in the final NRA release. Release of thefinal NRA is tentatively planned for early to mid-February 2012. NASA has identified potential target areas for risk reduction in the Draft NRA, however,this list is not intended to be inclusive of every risk that may need mitigating efforts. Offerors are encouraged to propose other risk areas for mitigation that would beapplicable to their Advanced Booster concept. Multiple awards are anticipated consideringthe merits of the submitted proposals in relationship to the evaluation criteria andavailable funds. Multiple awards to a single awardee may be captured via separateContract Line Items or separate contracts. The total funding anticipated being availableand split among awards made against this NRA is $200,000,000; the amount allocated toaward(s) is dependent upon individual Offerors proposed engineering demonstration and/orrisk reduction effort(s) but an expected range is $25,000,000 to $100,000,000.NASAanticipates a minimum of 2 awards but reserves the right to make no award if noacceptable proposals are received. The period of performance for contracts awarded fromthe NRA is anticipated from October 2012 through March 2015, and is not anticipated toexceed 30 months. Participation in this program is open to all categories of U.S.organizations, including educational institutions, industry, and nonprofit institutions. Other Government agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs),and NASA Centers or their employees may not propose to this NRA unless functioning aspermissible as a supplier, consultant, or subcontractor through separate agreementmechanisms such as Space Act Agreements. NASA employees are not permitted to be keypersonnel on these proposals. For purposes of this NRA, participation by non-U.S.organizations and Foreign Governments is limited to the direct purchase of suppliesand/or services, which do not constitute research except as allowed by NASA FARSupplement 1852.235-72. Offerors are hereby informed that technical engineeringdemonstration and/or risk reduction areas covered by this NRA may require access totechnical data, the export of which is controlled under the Export Control Act, Title 50,United States Code App. 2401-20, the Arms Export Control Act, Title 22, United StatesCode 2751 2794 or both. No award will be made to any Offeror unless the NASAContracting Officer is satisfied that performance of the awarded effort will not involvean illegal export of technical data under either statute. All presentations, charts,publications, journals, or other data which may fall under the Export Control Act orlimited exclusive rights of data, shall be submitted to the MSFC Intellectual PropertyOfficer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for subsequent approval.This NRA will include goals for small business concerns across the full spectrum ofsocio-economic concerns. General InformationThe Draft NRA, when released, will be synopsized via the Government Point of Entry(FedBizOpps), NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS), and the NASA Solicitation andProposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES). It is the potentialOfferors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation orsynopsis.The requirement is not considered a commercial type service. This synopsis is forinformation and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by theGovernment. NASA will continue to inform industry, as appropriate.As stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201(e), responses to thisnotice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form abinding contract. Responses shall be compliant with all legal and regulatory requirementsconcerning limitations on export controlled items.A Document Library has been established for applicable, reference, and technicaldocuments for this NRA. Access to the document library is limited to companies that areExport and ITAR controlled approved. Companies may request access to this library bycontacting the below points of contact.
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