General Information

Solicitation Number: 107-2013 Posted Date: Sep 03, 2013 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Sep 03, 2013 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Sep 17, 2013 Current Response Date: Sep 17, 2013 Classification Code: A -- Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Description

NASA/GSFC is interested in finding partners for a WRP subsystem that will enable measurements of chemical and isotopic compositions using mass spectrometry of solid samples acquired by the Mars 2020 rover. Mass spectrometry requires low pressure (high vacuum conditions) to be maintained within a vacuum vessel for operation. The controlling electronics for the WRP system will be provided by GSFC.

This partnership opportunity is for participation in a potential response to a 2013 NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for a science investigation for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission. A potential NASA/GSFC investigation may include instrumentation incorporating subsystems from non-NASA/GSFC partners.

The AO is expected to be a single-step process with selected investigations comprising the baseline payload for the flight mission, entering Phase A in 2014. This partnership opportunity is being issued to select teaming partners to help prepare NASA/GSFC science instrument concepts for the proposal submittal; and to provide a spaceflight qualified instrument subsystem should the instrument be selected for flight.

Responses will be treated as proprietary information and controlled as such.

The respondents shall deliver the requested information in a presentation format. Final presentation packages must be received by 4 PM EST on September 17, 2013. Please provide one DVD or CD of the presentation and deliver them to:

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Mars 2020 Space Flight Instrument Development Partnership Opportunity