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Very Long Baseline Interferometry Development & Maintenance Tender, USA - 39550523

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION has floated a tender for Very Long Baseline Interferometry Development & Maintenance. The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 23 Jan 2020. The tender notice number is 80GSFC2020VLBI, while the TOT Ref Number is 39550523. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Very Long Baseline Interferometry Development & Maintenance

Deadline : 23 Jan 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 39550523

Document Ref. No. : 80GSFC2020VLBI

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Contracting Office Address : GREENBELT, MD 20771
Primary Point of Contact : Ian Sherry
Ian.P.Sherry@nasa.gov

USA
Email :ian.p.sherry@nasa.gov

Tender Details

Very Long Baseline Interferometry Development & Maintenance

Active Contract Opportunity

Notice ID : 80GSFC2020VLBI

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Sub-tier : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Office : NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)

All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Original Published Date: Jan 08, 2020 12:51 pm EST

Original Response Date: Jan 23, 2020 11:00 am EST

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date: Feb 07, 2020

Initiative: None

Classification

Original Set Aside:

Product Service Code: AJ11 - R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: PHYSICAL SCIENCES (BASIC RESEARCH)

NAICS Code: 611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Place of Performance: Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for the continued support of the NASA Space Geodesy Project (SGP) in development and maintenance of NASA s Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) stations, the processing of VLBI data, and support for the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS). This effort will be a follow-on to an existing contract (NNG15HZ35C) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Haystack Observatory (HO).

The contractor shall continue to support the NASA Space Geodesy Project in the development and maintenance of NASA s VLBI stations, the processing of VLBI data, and support for the IVS. This effort includes research and development of the VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS) in support of the NASA SGP. Additionally, the contractor shall continue the development and deployment of MIT/HO s VGOS signal chains (based on the MIT/HO developed VGOS signal chains currently in use at three (3) existing NASA stations); data processing support in the form of correlation of geodetic VLBI data using the MIT/HO correlator facility, SGP/IVS related operations of MIT/HO s Westford antenna; and engineering support for the MIT/HO developed equipment in the operational VLBI stations within the NASA Space Geodesy Network (NSGN).

NASA GSFC intends to issue a sole source award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item utilizing FAR Part 12.

Interested parties may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing via email to Ian.P.Sherry@nasa.gov no later than 11:00 am EST on January 23, 202...