SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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-AD-00-NNM12ZPS002N
- Archive Date
- 1/25/2013
- Point of Contact
- Monica D Heidelberg, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-2168, Fax 256-544-4400, Email monica.d.heidelberg@nasa.gov - Jennifer B. McCaghren, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-5189, Fax 256-544-4400, Email jennifer.b.mccaghren@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Monica D Heidelberg
(monica.d.heidelberg@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space FlightCenter (MSFC) intends to issue a Draft NASA Research Announcement (NRA) on or aboutFebruary 1, 2012, entitled Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Development for commentby industry and academia through March 1, 2012. The NRA will be in support of the SLSProgram and will solicit proposals from both industry and academia for innovativedevelopment concepts in key technology areas. These concepts should improve SLSaffordability, reliability or performance within a constrained fiscal schedule. Inaddition to soliciting innovative proposals from industry, this NRA is also seekingfocused proposals from academia. Including academia provides an added benefit ofimproving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. NASA is seeking innovative proposals in both broad and focused areas of interest ortopics. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:Advanced Development for Block Upgrades, Concept Development, and the IntegratedVehicleAdvanced Development in PropulsionAdvanced Development in Manufacturing, Structures, and MaterialsAdvanced Development in Avionics and SoftwareMultiple awards are anticipated considering the merits of the submitted proposals inrelationship to the evaluation criteria and available funds. The total funding anticipated being available and split among industry awards andacademic awards made against this NRA is $40,000,000. Of this total amount, the totalfunding anticipated is $20,000,000 for the base year and $10,000,000 per year for up totwo 1 year options. Of this total yearly amount, the total funding anticipated beingavailable and split among academic awards made against this NRA is $1,500,000 per year. Individual academic awards are expected to be $250,000 or less per year. NASA anticipates multiple awards to both industry and academia, but reserves the right tomake no award if no acceptable proposals are received.The period of performance forcontracts or grants awarded from this NRA is anticipated from October 2012 through March2013, with 2 one- year options. Participation in this program is open to all categories of U.S. organizations, includingeducational institutions, industry, and nonprofit institutions. Other Governmentagencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and NASA Centers ortheir employees may not propose to this NRA unless functioning as permissible as asupplier, consultant, or subcontractor through separate agreement mechanisms such asSpace Act Agreements. NASA employees are not permitted to be key personnel on theseproposals. For purposes of this NRA, participation by non-U.S. organizations and Foreign Governmentsis limited to the direct purchase of supplies and/or services, which do not constituteresearch except as allowed by NASA FAR Supplement 1852.235-72.A foreign national mayreceive payment through a NASA award for the conduct of research while employed eitherfull or part time by a U.S. organization.Offerors are hereby informed that technical investigation in the fields covered by thisNRA may require access to technical data, the export of which is controlled under theExport Control Act, Title 50, United States Code App. 2401-20, the Arms Export ControlAct, Title 22, United States Code 2751 2794 or both.No award will be made to anyOfferor unless the NASA Contracting Officer is satisfied that performance of the awardedeffort will not involve an illegal export of technical data under either statute. Allpresentations, charts, publications, journals, or other data which may fall under theExport Control Act or limited exclusive rights of data, shall be submitted to the MSFCIntellectual Property Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for subsequentapproval.This NRA will not include goals for small business; however, subcontracting plans will berequired for Offerors selected for award that submit a proposal totaling $650,000 orgreater.Industry and academia are encouraged to submit questions on the draft NRA as they areformulated and not to hold submittal of questions until March 1, 2012.Questionsreceived during this time period will not be answered individually but will be addressedwithin the issuance of the final NRA release. Release of the final NRA is tentatively planned for the mid to late March 2012.In addition, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall SpaceFlight Center (MSFC) will be holding an Industry day at the MSFC for the SLS AdvancedDevelopment activity. The industry day will be held at MSFCs Morris Auditorium,February 14, 2012, 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with registration from 7:30 a.m. through9:15 a.m.Participation for the Industry Day is limited to four individuals, respectively, perinterested party. For access to MSFC, interested parties should provide the followinginformation for each participant via email to Ms. Monica Heidelberg atmonica.d.heidelberg@nasa.gov NLT Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Please note there is a onemonth clearance time required for security screening of foreign nationals for access tothe MSFC.MSFC Access Information1)Full name as shown on Drivers License 2)State 3)Primary Citizenship4)Organization Visiting MSFC
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