Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Pre-Proposal Conference To Be Held On Valentines' Day
As part of NASA's ongoing efforts to foster development of a
U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability to and from
low Earth orbit and the International Space Station, NASA has
issued a call for industry to submit proposals for the Commercial
Crew Integrated Capability Initiative. It's expected that proposals
will lead to Space Act Agreements that will help NASA and the U.S.
achieve safe, reliable, and cost effective human access to space.
NASA expects to make multiple awards this summer, with values
ranging from $300 - $500 million.
To provide industry a better understanding of this initiative so
that they may provide more comprehensive proposals, NASA plans a
pre-proposal conference on February 14, at the Courtyard Marriott
in Cocoa Beach, FL. Proposals are due March 23. "President Obama is
working hard to create an American economy built to last," NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden said. "NASA's support of commercial
innovation to reach low Earth orbit is helping to support these
efforts by spurring new technological development and creating jobs
and economic benefits for years to come."
NASA's announcement asks industry to propose a base period of
approximately 21 months, running from award through May 2014. The
goals of the base period include completing the design of a fully
integrated commercial crew transportation system, which consists of
the spacecraft, launch vehicle, ground operations, and mission
control. In addition, NASA is asking for the proposals to contain
optional milestones beyond the base period leading to and
culminating in a crewed orbital demonstration flight.
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