Space Launch System (SLS) Payload Separation System (PSS)
The information obtained will be used by NASA for planning and acquisition strategy development and will be used on a non‐attribution basis. Providing data/information that is limited or restricted for use by NASA for that purpose would be of very little value and such restricted/limited data/information is not solicited. The information provided in responses to this RFI will not be made public. NASA does not plan to respond to the individual responses.
This RFI is being used to obtain information for planning purposes only, and the Government does not presently intend to award a contract. The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract on the basis of this RFI. As stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is subject to FAR 52.215‐3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes.
Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned, and respondents will not be notified of the result of any assessment. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Any responses to this RFI that contain export controlled information should be properly marked as such.
NASA Clause 1852.215‐84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this RFI can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
For the purposes of this RFI, an ECE is defined as an estimate with line item breakout and rates that provides a financial estimate by fiscal year, to be reported in FY19 dollars.
Sketches have been provided in this RFI for clarification purposes, but are not intended to limit design space. All diagrams are notional mission concepts and subject to change.
In addition to whatever information the responder chooses to provide, each RFI response shall include a cover sheet with the following information:
1. RFI Number and Title
2. Responding Organization (including address, point of contact and phone number)
3. A brief synopsis of the RFI response in less than 20 words
4. Potential partnerships (industry, international, United States government agencies)
All responses, including capability statement and cover sheet, should not exceed 30 pages and shall be provided in MS Word document format, transmitted via email, and include the Reference Number: NNM19ZXP002L. Font shall be Times New Roman, size 12. Responses shall be submitted no later than June 7, 2019, to LaBreesha Batey, Contracting Officer, NASA/MSFC Office of Procurement, at labreesha.b.batey@nasa.gov and cc: Joe McCollister at joseph.m.mccollister@nasa.gov.
Upon receiving and reviewing responses to this RFI, NASA may choose to post a subsequent revision to this RFI to request further information from industry to support NASA's acquisition planning for the contemplated procurement.
No solicitation for this requirement currently exists. However, if an amendment to this RFI or solicitation is released, it will by synopsized on FedBizOpps. It is the potential respondent's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any amendments to this RFI or if released, future solicitation documents. Potential respondents will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this RFI, or if released, any future solicitation documents.
LaBreesha B. Batey, Contract Specialist, Phone 2565446085, Email labreesha.b.batey@nasa.gov - Joseph M. McCollister, Contracting Officer, Phone 2565443586, Email joseph.m.mccollister@nasa.gov
