SAM #80NM0027R0002

DSS-54 Deep Space Antenna mechanical components

NASA plans to procure custom mechanical components for the DSS-54 Deep Space Antenna at its Madrid complex in Spain. - Buyer: NASA, Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO), under the NASA Management Office — JPL. - Planned supplier and OEM: Asturfeito, S.A., for a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract. - Requested components: - DSS-54 beam waveguide shroud — quantity and part number not specified. - DSS-54 mirror positioner assembly — quantity and part number not specified. - DSS-54 universal platform — quantity and part number not specified. - Related assemblies are also referenced, but not individually identified. - Key requirements: Components must conform to existing technical specifications and drawings and interface with antenna structural, drive, and control elements already designed, fabricated, or installed by Asturfeito. NASA cites Asturfeito’s access to the technical data package, specifications, tooling, and relevant qualifications as the basis for the sole-source approach. - Schedule: A 210-day manufacturing lead time is required; no contract start or end dates are provided.

Description

NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Asturfeito, S.A. (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) for the fabrication and delivery of mechanical components for the DSS-54 Deep Space Antenna at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC), Robledo de Chavela, Spain. The requirement consists of mechanical components, including the beam waveguide shroud, mirror positioner assembly, universal platform, and related assemblies, manufactured in accordance with the existing technical specifications and drawings developed under the DSS-54 Antenna Facilities Construction and Relocation Project. These components must interface precisely with structural, drive, and control elements already designed, fabricated, or installed by Asturfeito, S.A. under the related host-nation construction contract. NASA has determined that Asturfeito, S.A. is the only available source possessing the technical data package, design specifications, manufacturing tooling, and qualification necessary to produce components compatible with the existing antenna interfaces within the required 210-day manufacturing lead time, in accordance with RFO 12.102. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source that believes it can meet this requirement may submit a capability statement in writing to the Contracting Officer identified by the due date.

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