Procurement Opportunity Document (POD) for Heliophysics Medium Explorer Spacecraft and/or Instrument Booms
ID: 2024_Helio_MIDEX_Concept_2_PODType: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTERGREENBELT, MD, 20771, USA

NAICS

Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419)

PSC

SPACE VEHICLE COMPONENTS (1675)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/77c207eced2f495fb6f0fc7a52cda49f/view
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    NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking partners for the development of a Heliophysics Medium Explorer (MIDEX) mission concept, which involves deploying three to four identical spacecraft equipped with multiple scientific instruments on booms to study ion flux and energy inputs in the Earth’s exobase transition region. The procurement aims to select a spacecraft integrator and partners for providing instrument booms, emphasizing compliance with NASA's Class C mission standards and the necessity for detailed proposals that include spacecraft and boom designs, integration processes, and cost estimates capped at $300 million. This initiative is crucial for advancing space research and understanding solar and space weather phenomena, with key deadlines including the release of a draft announcement in FY2025 and a projected launch readiness date around 2032. Interested parties should contact Laura Ottenstein at Laura.Ottenstein-1@nasa.gov or Kelly Collins at kelly.collins@nasa.gov for further information and to express their interest.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Laura Ottenstein
    Laura.Ottenstein-1@nasa.gov
    Kelly Collins
    kelly.collins@nasa.gov
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    Helio MIDEX POD - Concept 2.pdf
    The Partnership Opportunity Document (POD) outlines NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) initiative to develop a Heliophysics Medium Explorer (MIDEX) mission concept set for proposal in response to an upcoming announcement in 2025. The mission involves deploying three (possibly four) identical spacecraft equipped with multiple scientific instruments on booms to study ion flux and energy inputs in the Earth’s exobase transition region. GSFC seeks partners for spacecraft integration and boom provision, emphasizing compliance with NASA's Class C mission standards. Proposals must include detailed descriptions of spacecraft and boom designs, integration processes, and mission operations, as well as cost estimates against an expected cap of $300 million. The timeline provides milestones from a draft announcement in 2025 through the anticipated launch in 2032. The evaluation criteria focus on technical approach (40%), relevant experience (35%), and cost/schedule (25%). Interested parties are encouraged to submit a Notice of Interest for additional mission-specific data. This request reflects GSFC's commitment to fostering collaborative partnerships in groundbreaking space research.
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