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Spacecraft Bus and Mission Operations for NASA Landolt Mission (George Mason University)

George Mason University is seeking proposals for a flight-qualified spacecraft bus and mission operations to support the NASA Landolt Mission, an astrophysics project in Geostationary Earth Orbit. - Buyer: George Mason University, College of Science (public higher education institution, Commonwealth of Virginia) - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/services requested: - Flight-qualified spacecraft bus (1 unit) - Payload integration and verification services - Early hardware-in-the-loop testbed infrastructure (1 unit) - Integrated routine/orbital operations (1 year) - Mission requirements: - All products and services must support a one-year astrophysics mission in GEO - Proposals must be submitted via the BONFIRE platform - Mandatory prebid/proposal conference or site visit required - Attachments detail technical specifications, small business subcontracting plans, and mission requirements - No part numbers or specific brands are provided; vendors must propose solutions meeting mission criteria

Description

This Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by George Mason University seeks proposals to establish a contract with one firm to provide a flight-qualified spacecraft bus, payload integration and verification services, early hardware-in-the-loop testbed infrastructure, and integrated routine/orbital operations. The contract supports a one-year astrophysics mission in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) for the NASA Landolt Mission, a federal grant awarded to George Mason University's College of Science. The university is a public institution and agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The solicitation requires submissions through the BONFIRE platform and includes a mandatory prebid/proposal conference or site visit as detailed in the solicitation documents.

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