Space Sextant (Star Tracker) with Baffle.

NASA Shared Services Center has a requirement to purchase an existing Cubesat star tracker so it stays compatible with the existing Dellingr Cubesat bus developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This hardware is a lab unit for system development for a technology program. NASA Shared Services Center intends to issue a sole source contract to Maryland Aerospace under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Maryland Aerospace is the sole provider of Space Sextant (Star Tracker) with Baffle. The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334511. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 18, 2017. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .