SOLICITATION NOTICE
18 -- PROCUREMENT OF CREW TRANSPORTATION AND RESCUE SERVICES FROM ROSCOSMOS
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BG
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ14500974L
- Response Due
- 2/11/2014
- Archive Date
- 1/27/2015
- Point of Contact
- Roger M. Roberts, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-2916, Fax 281-244-2370, Email roger.m.roberts@nasa.gov - Lauren N. Johnson, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-2780, Fax 281-244-2370, Email lauren.n.johnson@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Roger M. Roberts
(roger.m.roberts@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/JSC has a requirement for crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station (ISS). These services include launch, return, and rescue of U.S. or U.S.-designated astronauts and associated services, which include but are not limited to the following requirements for primary and ancillary services: Training and training materials for the safe operation of the vehicle including necessary unique equipment and supplies Astronaut and NASA designated support personnel access to the launch site with services to include launch operations and ascent control Flight control operations, rendezvous and on-orbit docking services On-orbit consumables, life support systems, and habitability services necessary during operations independent of the ISS Search and rescue services, recovery at landing site, medical operations, NASA designated personnel access to the landing site and return transportation of the crew to the NASA delegation On-orbit rescue services for the duration of the increment Rehabilitation post-flight, medical exams and services (on a contingency basis) Associated crew cargo upmass commensurate with seat(s) purchased Associated crew cargo returned commensurate with seat(s) purchased NASA/JSC intends to contract with Roscosmos for these services on a sole source basis for six (6) Soyuz seats and associated services for calendar year (CY) 2017 with rescue/return services extending through spring 2018. NASA needs to secure crew transportation with a known reliability for the near-term to ensure a continued U.S. presence aboard the ISS until the sustained availability of a U.S. commercial vehicle. The intent of this proposed action is to provide the Government the ability to procure these services until an alternate U.S. provider demonstrates full operational capability. NASA has established a goal to ensure there are U.S. domestic space transportation vehicle(s) capable of traveling to low Earth orbit and has also awarded Space Act Agreements and contracts with multiple U.S. commercial entities for the development of crew concepts, technology demonstrations, and investigations of future U.S. commercial support of space flights. The first crewed U.S. commercial demonstration flight is currently projected to occur in the fall of CY 2017. Use of the commercial crew vehicle for increment crew transport will occur after successful demonstration. Therefore, these services are being procured through Roscosmos because the Soyuz is the only other proven crew transportation and rescue vehicle at this time period. Until a U.S. commercial vehicle is sustained, continued access to Russian crew launch, return, and rescue services is essential for planned ISS operations and utilization by all ISS partners. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on February 11, 2014. 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. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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