LNext Spacecraft (SC) Procurement Industry Week Announcement

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FROM: NASA GSFC Landsat Next (LNext) Flight Project

SUBJECT: LNext Spacecraft (SC) Procurement Industry Week Announcement

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

This notice is issued by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition.

This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited.

The NASA LNext Flight Project will solicit feedback from interested industry representatives regarding commercial spacecraft (SC) manufacturing capabilities that can meet LNext SC requirements by hosting an Industry Week with an open forum session the week of March 3rd and a vendor dedicated session between March 10th and March 14th. These LNext SC Procurement Industry Week vendor dedicated sessions will be held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland. A detailed agenda and logistics will be published to the interested parties once feedback from individual vendors is received.

The LNext Project is interested in obtaining industry feedback on several areas of interest:

• Commercial and internal practices that can be leveraged toward a successful SC and Observatory development


• Cost and Schedule performance on SC and Observatory deliveries utilizing such practices


• Experience and lessons learned in combining SC and Launch services procurements

Specific questions regarding these areas of interest have been prepared by the LNext Project and are attached to this announcement.

The LNext Project is seeking to collaborate with industry partners on critical document reviews in the areas of interests outlined above. The following attachments are provided with this announcement to provide the appropriate insight into the LNext Project and to facilitate open communication and discussion around the topics of interest:

• LNext Mission Synopsis (LNEXT-MGMT-DESC-0028)


• LNext World Reference System 3 (WRS-3) (LNEXT-SYS-DESC-0018)


• LNext Spacecraft (SC) Statement of Work (SOW) (LNEXT-SC-SOW-0004)


• LNext Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Data Item Descriptions (DID) (LNEXT-SC-PLAN-0055)


• Spacecraft Requirements Document (SRD) (LNEXT-SC-REQ-0011)


• LNext Spacecraft Mission Assurance Requirements (SCMAR) (LNEXT-SMA-REQ-0015)


• LNext Environmental Requirements Document (LNERD) (LNEXT-SYS-REQ-0005)


• LNext Reference Environmental Test Matrix (LETM) (LNEXT-SYS-DESC-0032)


• LNext Spacecraft Interface Requirements Document (SCIRD) (LNEXT-SC-ICD-0002)


• LNext Spacecraft to Ground Interface Requirements Document (SC-GND IRD) (LNEXT-SC-ICD-0007)

The Industry Week will be comprised of two forums:

• The week of March 3rd: An open session, where NASA LNext Project will introduce the LNext mission and LNext requirements.


• The week of March 10th: Dedicated sessions with each interested vendor throughout the week, where the vendors will present vendor capabilities and inputs to the attached LNext questions.

The agenda and venue will be finalized based on the number of interested parties. Details will be provided to the interested parties’ representatives.

Following the Industry Week, LNext Project may issue a study Request for Proposal (RFP) to further explore potential updates to the LNext documentation to align them with commercial practices. The LNext Project welcomes discussions of vendor interest in the studies during Industry Week’s dedicated sessions.

If your company is interested in participating in the subject Industry Week please provide primary points of contacts, the names of the individuals, titles, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers to Shana Faris, Contracting Officer, at shana.n.faris@nasa.gov, and cc Cagatay Aymergen (Murat), Deputy Project Manager, at cagatay.aymergen-1@nasa.gov, by February 17, February. A list of attendees (in-person or virtual) will be formalized with the LNext Project leading up to the Industry Week. Additionally, if you have any questions related in Industry Week, please e-mail Shana Faris and cc Cagatay (Murat) Aymergen.

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