Procurement Opportunity Document (POD) for Medium Explorer Concept Spacecraft and... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Procurement Opportunity Document (POD) for Medium Explorer Concept Spacecraft and On-Orbit Support

Deadline : 06 Jan 2025

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 110600822

Document Ref. No. : 2024_Helio_MIDEx_Concept_1_POD

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description

The partnership opportunity is being issued to select teaming partners to serve as the satellite (spacecraft) integrator for this MIDEx mission, which includes providing a spacecraft bus consistent with a Class C mission per NPR 8705.4 Risk Classification for NASA Payloads, instrument to spacecraft integration and environmental testing support (at the vendors facility), integration support for the observatory to launch vehicle, and support for mission operations. Also, as an option, the selected partner to provide a mission operations center.



NOTE: Upon selection, GSFC may discuss, and further tailor the roles proposed by respondents in the best interests of the proposal.



The proposed mission is currently in pre-Phase A. If the proposal is down selected, the next step in the proposal process is a mission concept study culminating in a Concept Study Report (CSR), followed by a Site Visit.



The following schedule should be used as a basis for responses to this opportunity:



Helio MIDEx Draft AO Released: April 2025 (target)

Helio MIDEx AO Released: July 2025 (target)

Pre-proposal conference:

3 weeks after final AO release

Step-1 proposal due: 90 days after AO release

Selection for competitive Phase A studies: April 2026 (target)

Concept Study Reports (CSRs) due: 9 months after selection

Step-2 down select: July 2027 (target)

AO required Launch Readiness Date: January 2032 (TBR)
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 2024_Helio_MIDEx_Concept_1_POD
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: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 12:39 pm EST
Original Response Date: Jan 06, 2025 04:00 pm EST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Jan 21, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 1675 - SPACE VEHICLE COMPONENTS
NAICS Code: 336419 - Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

Place of Performance:

Documents

 Tender Notice

Helio-MIDEX-POD-Concept-1.pdf