National Science Foundation Satellite and Ground and Space Operations for Telecommunications to Remote Locations

美国国家科学基金会极地项目办公室（NSF/OPA）发起了一项以CPO-98-016为标识的提案请求，即“美国国家科学基金会卫星地面和空间远程通信业务”。“这次招标的目的是提供扩大的卫星电信服务，以支持美国南极计划（USAP），这些服务以前是根据NSF援助赠款提供的。 卫星通信对阿蒙森-斯科特南极站的科学研究计划和USAP业务支持使命的重要性日益增加，以及预期支持服务范围的扩大，要求NSF将服务获取方法从援助赠款改为全面合同。 范围的重大升级需要GOES-3卫星的遥测、指挥和飞行操作，一旦美国国家科学基金会/国家海洋和大气管理局根据与商务部、美国国家海洋和大气管理局的协议获得GOES-3卫星，关于GOES-3卫星移交给美国国家科学基金会控制的问题，美国国家科学基金会/国防部和美国国家科学基金会合同和政策监督处（NSF/CPO）已经收到了一份公开和充分竞争（JOFOC）以外的理由该合同允许向迈阿密大学罗森斯蒂尔海洋和大气科学学院（UM/RSMAS）颁发独家合同，该学院是通过多项先前援助赠款向南极站提供卫星通信服务的老牌供应商。 UM/RSMAS在政府提供的ATS-3、LES-9和GOES-3卫星方面拥有广泛的专门知识，包括根据单独的美国航天局合同与ATS-3有关的遥控和飞行操作经验。 在《商业日报》强制性宣布意向后，没有确定其他来源。已与UM/RSMAS谈判了一个五年合同期，包括一个基准年和四个一年续约选择。 该合同将作为成本补偿合同进行管理，该合同将利用年度计划计划来确定每个选项年度的实际工作水平和成本。 NSF接受的定价建议包括合同第1年，成本为663，289美元。 第2-3年的年外估计为816，891美元、716，352美元、746，024美元和760，713美元（按顺序），估计五年总计为3，703，269美元。建议首先签发书面合同，以确保在补助金到期后继续提供服务。 限制条件将初始信函合同授予限制在第一年成本的50%。 预计1999财政年度的两笔资金将用于支付第一年6月至10月和11月至12月（1999年）的费用。 建议第二次增加是为了在新的财政年度开始时，在行政处理一个额外的合同2000财政年度第一年的资金增加时，保持服务的连续性。 因此，建议增加供资，并建议为1999财政年度供资提供323，134美元的初步裁定额，以支付基准年6月至10月期间的费用663，289美元。

ABSTRACT9909307BROWNThe National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs (NSF/OPP) has sponsored a Request For Proposal issued under the identification CPO-98-016, "National Science Foundation Satellite Ground and Space Operations for Telecommunications to Remote Locations." The purpose of this solicitation is to provide expanded satellite telecommunications services in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) that have been previously supplied under NSF assistance grants. The increased importance of satellite communications to both the science research program and operational USAP support mission at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and an increase in scope of support services anticipated require NSF to change the method of service acquisition from an assistance grant to a full contract. A significant escalation in scope requires the telemetry, command, and flight operations of the GOES-3 satellite, once acquired by NSF/OPP under agreement with the Department of Commerce, NOAA, for the transfer of the GOES-3 satellite to NSF control.NSF/OPP and the NSF Contracts and Policy Oversight Division (NSF/CPO) have received a justification for other than open and full competition (JOFOC) from the NSF Competition Advocate that permits the issuance of a sole source contract to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM/RSMAS), the established provider of satellite communications services to South Pole Station via multiple prior assistance grants. UM/RSMAS has extensive expertise with the Government provided ATS-3, LES-9, and GOES-3 satellites, to include related telecommand and flight operations experience with ATS-3 under a separate NASA contract. Following a mandatory Commerce Business Daily announcement of intent, no alternative sources were identified.A five year contract period, consisting of one base year with four one-year renewal options, has been negotiated with UM/RSMAS. The contract will be managed as a cost-reimbursement contract that will utilize annual program plans to define the actual level of effort and cost for each option year. The pricing proposal accepted by NSF consists of contract Year 1 at a cost of $663,289. Out-year estimates for Years 2-3 are $816,891, $716,352, $746,024, and $760,713 (sequentially) for an estimated five year total of $3,703,269. It is recommended that a letter contract be issued initially in order to assure continuity of service from the expiring grant. Restrictions limit initial letter contract awards to 50% of the first year cost. Two FY 1999 funding awards are anticipated to cover Year 1 costs for the periods of June-October and November-December (1999). The second increment is recommended to allow continuity of service while administrative processing one additional contract Year 1 FY 2000 funding increment at the start of the new Fiscal Year. Incremental funding is therefore recommended, and an initial award of $323,134 is recommended for FY 1999 funding to cover the period June-October of the base year cost of $663,289.