NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center intends to issue a Request for Offers (RFO) for a space flight qualified Main Engine, in support of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Project. The scope of work for this procurement shall include the design, development, fabrication, and delivery of one (1) SDO main engine. The engine shall be comply with the Government’s specification when supplied with saturated Monomethyl Mydrazine (MMH) fuel and saturated Nitrogen Tetroxide (MON-3, Low Iron), and pressurized with gaseous helium. The useful life of the engine shall be five (5) years of empty storage, handling, and test under the applicable environmental conditions provided in the Government’s specification, six months of storage with the spacecraft fueled but with the engine valves not wetted, and one month of orbit transfer operations with the engine valves wetted. In addition to the SDO requirement, the RFO will include, one priced option for one, additional space flight qualified main engine in support of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission. The schedule for delivery of all space flight qualified main engines is between April and December 2006. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with Specification 464-PROP-SPEC-0018, entitled “Propulsion Subsystem Main Engine Specification” and Statement of Work (SOW) 464-PROP-LEGL-0020 entitled “Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Project Propulsion Subsystem Main Engine.” The Specification and SOW will be provided with the issuance of the RFO. This procurement will be a full and open competition under NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) Part 1871, “Midrange Procurement Procedures.” The aggregate amount of which is not more than $10,000,000, and the NFS can be accessed at: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm . NASA GSFC anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price type contract for the Main Engine with an anticipated award date on or about October 11, 2004. The Government does not intend to acquire commercial items using FAR Part 12. See NASA Specific Numbered Note “26” -- this can be accessed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html . The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 336415, with a corresponding size standard in number of employees of 1,000. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about July 17, 2004, with an anticipated offer closing date on or about August 17, 2004. The actual due date for receipt of offers will be stated in the prospective RFO. Upon issuance of the RFO, all qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by this agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed -- see NASA Specific Numbered Note “B”. This can be accessed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html . The prospective RFO and related documents (e.g., Specification, SOW, etc.) for this procurement will be available via the Internet. Related documents will be provided in Microsoft Office 2000 format and these documents will be accessible on the World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet address or URL for retrieving these and other NASA GSFC Business Opportunities can be accessed at: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51#109896 . Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer, via e-mail to [email protected]. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the above Internet site for release of the prospective RFO, related documents, and/or amendments (if issued). In addition, potential offerors are individually responsible for downloading copies of the RFO, related documents, and amendments (if issued). All contractual and/or technical questions shall be submitted in writing, via e-mail. Questions must be submitted to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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