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You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC)'s GLIMR ATS draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide GLIMR ATS and related services, to include Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle; Integration Planning; Ground System Design, Integration, Testing, and Readiness; Instrument-Spacecraft Integration, Test, and Pre-Launch Processing; Spectrum Licensing and orbital slot authorization; Launch and GLIMR In-orbit Checkout; On-Orbit Spacecraft and Instrument Operations. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, evaluation approaches, small business goals, any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work. Additional areas of emphasis that NASA is seeking feedback on include: a. Requirements Documents (Exhibits A, B and C) i. Inclusion of Payload Operations (Exhibit A – Statement of Work (SOW) 6.3.1.1) ii. Cost driving and/or unrealistic requirements b. Technical Approach/Oral Presentation (Reference Section L.16) i. Clarity on allowable Attendees ii. Clarity on anticipated Format c. Small Business Participation (L.18 (b)) i. Clarity of establishing and utilizing Small Business Subcontracting d. Method of Evaluation (Section M) i. Past Performance ii. Technical Approach/Oral Presentation NASA will conduct this acquisition under full and open competition. This competitive acquisition will result in a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract with Milestone based payments. The potential period of performance is anticipated to be a total of five (5) years, including a three (3) year Base Period, a one (1) year Option Period 1, and a one (1) year Option Period 2; however, is dependent on the potential offeror's solution. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. Potential offerors should ensure its company is listed in the online database(s) for the following: (1)System for award management: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ (2)U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service, VETS-4212Reports: https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/ (3)US Government's unique entity identifier (UEI): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/federal-acquisition-service/technology-transformation-services/integrated-award-environment-iae/iae-systems-information-kit/unique-entity-identifier-update The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about late July 2026, with proposals due approximately 45 calendar days later. Past Performance (Volum…
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