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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - FOR THE RAPID SPACECRAFT ACQUISITION IV (RAPID IV) ON-RAMP III

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80GSFC19R0016-Rev4Federal

Submission Closed10/31/2023, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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8 days ago

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General Info

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Contract Value

NAICS

336414 - Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

ARGOTEC INC

Award Issued Date

05/31/2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

80GSFC19R0016 Amendment 4

2 pages · amendment

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80GSFC19R0016 Amendment No. 4

39 pages · amendment

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80GSFC19R0016 Rev 4 - Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV On-Ramp III

3 pages · rfp

High

RAPID IV RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Attachment J - Spacecraft Summary Data Sheet

2 pages · specifications

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RAPID IV RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Rev 4 - Attachment B: Core System

1 page · sow

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RAPID IV RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Rev 4 - Section L Exhibit 1: Spacecraft Verification Questionnaires

4 pages · rfp

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Rapid IV RFP Attachment A - Statement of Work

23 pages · sow

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Rapid IV RFP Attachment C - Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

46 pages · cdrl

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RAPID IV RFP Attachment D: Project Control Plan

1 page · sow

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RAPID IV RFP Attachment F: IT Security Applicable Documents List

7 pages · specifications

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Rapid IV RFP Questions and Answers

2 pages · q-and-a

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RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Attachment E - Master Subcontracting Plan

1 page · sow

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RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Attachment I - Spacecraft Image File

1 page · sow

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RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Attachment K - Core System Performance

5 pages · specifications

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RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Rev 4 - Attachment H

rfp

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RFP #80GSFC19R0016 Rev 4 - CDRL 1 Enclosure 1

5 pages · specifications

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RFP 80GSFC19R0016 Rev 4 Section L Enclosure 1

2 pages · sow

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RFP Section L Enclosure 2 - IT Security Management Plan Template

16 pages · specifications

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RIV RFP (Sections B-M) Rev4 Final

108 pages · rfp

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RIV RFP SF33 for OR3

1 page · rfp

High

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1 update

PhaseClosed

PostedSep 19

Solicitation

Notice updatedOct 10

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Response DeadlineOct 31

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/31/2023, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Contacts2 people available

OfficeGREENBELT, MD, 20771, USA

Organization / AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Office AddressGREENBELT, MD, 20771, USA

Contacts

Cynthia White

Leslie Adams

Full Description

The Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition (RAPID IV) is a multiple award, IDIQ, Fixed Price type contract, for satellite bus core systems with any necessary modifications to meet specific Mission needs. The scope of the work includes design and development of the spacecraft (i.e., Cubesats to Geosats), integration of Government provided scientific instruments, spacecraft/observatory integration and test, shipment of observatory to launch site, observatory launch support, on-orbit checkout of observatory, and on-orbit operations as required. Periodically, within the contracts effective ordering period, the Contracting Officer will accept and evaluate proposals with the intention of adding contracts and/or modifying existing contracts to place additional core spacecraft and options in the Rapid IV Catalog. This will be done via - On-Ramps. The range of possible NASA missions is broad in scope, type, and size. Potential missions (e.g. Landsat Next; Atmosphere Observing System - Polar (AOS-P); Atmosphere Observing System - Incline (AOS-I); NOAA Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program and others are considering using the Rapid IV contract to procure spacecraft. Therefore, the Rapid IV contract seeks heritage spacecraft buses of various sizes, capabilities, lifetimes, orbit use and mission suitability, to be ready to support a variety of mission needs quickly. On-Ramp III for the Rapid IV contract is hereby opened to receive offers from vendors for the Rapid IV contract. Proposals for On-Ramp III will be due to the RSDO Contracting Officer NLT 4:00 pm eastern time October 31, 2023. Prospective offerors shall submit a written response of their intent to submit a proposal to Cynthia White via electronic transmission at Cynthia.L.White@nasa.gov, by October 10, 2023. Proposals received in response to On Ramp III, shall be subject to the same proposal instructions and evaluation procedures as the updated Rapid IV Request for Proposal (RFP) 80GSFC19R0016 Rev4 dated September 18, 2023. Proposal instructions and evaluation procedures are available in Sections L and M of the Rapid IV On-Ramp III RFP. Additional information on RSDO, may be obtained from the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) website, https://rsdo.gsfc.nasa.gov. Instructions for electronic submission of proposals are outlined in Section L, provision L.22 of the Rapid IV On-Ramp III RFP. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail). Telephone questions will not be accepted.