Jan 05, 2009

Grey Hautalouma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov, ashley edwards-1@nasa gov

June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala 256-544-0034 june e malone@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-002

NASA SEEKS CONCEPT PROPOSALS FOR ARES V HEAVY LIFT ROCKET

WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Jan 5, NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon The request is for Phase I concept definition and requirements development for the Ares V rocket Proposals are due to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala , no later than 1 p m CDT on Feb 9

The request for proposal defines the procurement approach for Phase I of the Ares V acquisition The contract work will include developing products to enable NASA to successfully complete the system requirements review and system definition review, critical milestones in the development of the rocket Completion of the system definition review will verify the design concept and demonstrate mission objectives can be met

The solicitation includes five separate work packages available for bid Work packages one through four include the payload shroud that will protect the Altair lunar lander during launch, the Earth Departure Stage, the core stage, and avionics and software The products for these work packages include assessing point of departure architecture, assessing risks and opportunities, trade studies and analysis, assessment of NASA requirements and a final report The fifth work package includes a first stage concept for an upgraded solid rocket fueled booster

Marshall will manage the contracts, which will be awarded through a full and open competition The selections will be made in the spring of 2009 The period of performance for each contract is 18 months with two, one-year options

For more information about the request for proposal, visit:

http://prod nais nasa gov/cgi-bin/eps/sol cgi?acqid=131145#Draft%20Document

For information about NASA's Ares rockets, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ares

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/plugins/dada_bridge pl/u/[list]/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]