Going Offshore to Study the Domestic Launch Market
6 January 2005: “The synopsis is being cancelled because the requiring organization directed that the procurement action described in the original synopsis not be continued beyond the point of that synopsis.”
Editor’s note: I have asked the NASA MSFC procurement officer listed on this notice why it was cancelled.
29 December 2004: NASA Presolicitation Notice: Study of the Small Satellite Market Given the Introduction of a Low Cost U.S. Small Launch Vehicle, NASA MSFC
“NASA/MSFC has a requirement for a study of the small satellite market given the introduction of a low cost ($5M – $10M) U.S. small launch vehicle. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the study from Commercial Space Technologies, Ltd. pursuant to FAR 13.106.”
Editor’s note: I am mystified as to why NASA MSFC is going offshore for this study by selecting Commercial Space Technologies, Ltd., a company located in the UK, when domestic companies such as the Teal Group and Futron have a long standing track record for such launch market studies. Oh yes, with regard to “a low cost ($5M – $10M) U.S. small launch vehicle”, aren’t we talking about SpaceX?
