NASA, Johnson Space Center,, Houston, TX

A -- DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION OF SPACE STATION HARDWARE FOR EVA SOL 9BE201505P DUE 120194 POC Contact:L. REA, Tel:000-000-0000 Contracting Officer:L. REA, Tel:000-000-0000 The Johnson Space Center will enter a contract to provide support to the development and verification of International Space Station Alpha (ISSA) hardware which is involved with external inspection, maintainance, and repair. The hardware includes on-orbit replaceable unit hardware being maintained by the ISSA exteranl maintenance systems, tools used by the ISSA EMS, logisitics hardware used for on-orbit transportation of ORU's, and EVA worksite equipment. The design of the hardware must be compatible with ISSA EMS, EVA crewman and the extra vehicular robotic system. Final designs for above hardware will also be verified against ISSA program requirements for external maintainance hardware. --n/a --The contract will be on a time and materials basis. --All work will be performed near the Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. --Contract will be for 4 years ending approximately August 1999._This action is being done as a modification to an existing contract. --Justification for other than full and open competition is under the authority of 10USC2304(c)(1). Contract to be entered into with Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston, TX. The existing OSS experience, current testing activities, knowledge of ISSA design and use of robotics form an expertise base that has been determined to be not available from any other source in the necessary time frame. (0032)

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