NASA Langley Research Center, MS 144, Industry Assistance Office

A -- SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH SUPPORT (SAERS) SOL 1-132-D.1166 POC Bid Distribution Office,(804)864-2547. This synopsis supersedes the original synopsis of this procurement which was published in the CBD on August 11, 1995. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) 1-132-D.1166 O/A October 1, 1995, with a proposal due date approximately 45 days thereafter. The contractor will be required to provide Systems Analysis and Engineering Research Support (SAERS). SAERS consists of aeronautic systems analysis, hypersonic vehicle design, and computational studies, spacecraft mission and system performance analyses, flight project design, engineering and development support, project planning support, aircraft operations support, aircraft maintenance support, and experimental avionics systems support. The scope of the work is to provide engineering services for research on aerospace physical phenomena to Langley Research Center programs. The contractor shall furnish the management, personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities except those provided on site at Langley necessary to perform specific task orders as defined by the Government. A cost-plus-award fee task order contract is contemplated with a total potential period of performance of 5 1/2 years, commencing May 1, 1996. The period of performance includes a 1-year initial period, four 1-year option periods, and six 1-month option periods. The anticipated level-of-effort for the total contract including all options is 1,383,000 direct labor hours. It is anticipated that the level-of-effort will decline by approximately one-third over the period of performance (exclusive of the 1-month option periods). It is anticipated that 100% of the work under this contract will be accomplished under ''completion'' form of contract as defined in paragraph 16.306 (d) (1) and (2) of the FAR. Specific work requirements will be issued in ''performanced-based'' task orders with the contractor performing and being evaluated against specific performance standards/metrics. A pre-proposal conference will be conducted at the Langley Research Center, the date, time, and place to be specified in the RFP. The procurement is a 100% small business set-aside and will include a 40% small disadvantaged business goal. The SIC Code for the procurement is 8731 and the small business standard is 1,500 employees. This procurement is a consolidation of parts of 15 existing contracts; the statements of work for those 15 contracts, along with all active tasks under the contracts, will be available in a bidders' library at Langley Research Center. Contact the Contract Specialist listed below for the location and opening date of the library. A draft Statement of Work for this procurement will be available approximately September 8, 1995, and can be viewed and downloaded from the NASA Langley Internet Procurement Home Page at http://db.www.larc.nasa.gov/procurement/home-page.html. For those without internet access, the draft Statement of Work may be requested by E-mail from b.c.maddrea@larc.nasa.gov, or from our Bid Distribution Office at 804-864-2547. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Questions may be submitted to C. Tom Weih, Contract Specialist, at 804-864-3878, or by E-mail to c.t.weih@larc.nasa.gov. (0236)

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