On January 2,
the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) posted a request for
information for Space
Transportation Capabilities for the Joint Force under a Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement (CRADA). Responses are due by 4:00 p.m. Central on January
21.
USTRANSCOM is
seeking non-federal partners (“Collaborators”) in industry and/or academia to
consider for entry into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
(CRADAs) as described in 15 USC 3710a to produce collaborative studies
illustrating potential future capabilities for USTRANSCOM. These studies
will produce findings on technical and operational maturity, uses, economics,
and risks/benefits for the use of space transportation to conduct global
mobility operations across the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise
(JDDE) to project and sustain the Joint Force.
This
is not a solicitation for a procurement contract, nor should this announcement
be construed as implying any future solicitation by USTRANSCOM or any other
government agency in this area.
Responses must
be received by USTRANSCOM Office of Research and Technology Applications at transcom.scott.tcj5j4.mbx.orta@mail.mil NLT
21 Jan 2020.
The
white paper should be written with the purpose of demonstrating your
experience, expertise, and success in developing and operating on-demand space
transportation capabilities, emphasizing point-to-point delivery of
materiel. You should state your willingness to enter into a non-paid,
limited-time research collaboration with USTRANSCOM. Full details of
actual research under a CRADA will be defined in discussions, if your
organization is chosen from respondents to this RFI.
USTRANSCOM may hold a virtual industry day for discussion of the topic with interested submitters, with a question submittal opportunity prior to the meeting. Detailed discussions toward defining agreement terms and deciding on actual participation in a CRADA will be held one-on-one after the government selects specific respondents.
Full information is available here.
Source: SAM
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