- Country: USA
- Summary: Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (Vadr) Launch Services
- UST Ref No: 91887661
- Deadline: 11 Dec 2023
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 80KSC021R0034_On-Ramp_Issue01
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- Description:
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10/30/2023 The Government has determined that a Request for Proposal (RFP), VADR Rev A, potential schedule as follows:
RFP release: Early November
Questions Due Date: November 13, 2023 (dependent on release and potential shut-down)
Proposal Due Date: Early December
For your convenience, the Government has created a document titled “VADR Change Log” to provide potential VADR RFP Rev A updates/revisions from the original RFP (link was provided in this posting under the Attachments/Links Tab) and has been placed in the Attachment/Link Tab.
Prospective offerors are cautioned to review the released VADR Rev A, RFP (Early November) carefully and in its entirety to discern all changes, as this RFP takes precedence over the information provided in this document.
Additionally, the Government is providing one more response, see below:
Question:
Our main purpose in communicating directly is to see if considerations could be made to relax the requirements overall or for in the case when a task order is issued and there isn-t any “U.S. capacity” available (for CLIN 2 only), we (and others) could then bid, still ONLY using U.S. launch services as the primary vehicle …, but allowing secondary payloads/OTVs under the 2013 policy point (from page 8) below allowing an exemption when:
“…Consistent with interagency standards and coordination guidelines, such an exemption is not required for United States Government use of foreign launch vehicles to support:
• Launches of secondary technology demonstrator or scientific payloads for which no U.S. launch service is available. A secondary payload is an independent, typically smaller spacecraft relative to the primary spacecraft, but is dependent on the primary spacecraft-s launch vehicle, schedule, and other launch parameters to achieve orbit; or
• Hosted payload arrangements on spacecraft not owned by the United States Government. A hosted payload is a sensor or instrument... - Documents:
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CLICK HERE TO LOGINVenture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (Vadr) Launch Services - USA Tender
The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (Vadr) Launch Services. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 91887661 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2023-12-11.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
