NASA, Johnson Space Center, BL2, Houston, TX 77058

15 -- FLEET SUPPORT (MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING) FOR THE TWO BOEING 747'S SHUTTLE CARRIER AIRCRAFT SOL 9-BL2-08-5-08P DUE 112195 POC Contact Specialist: Jennifer Reynolds, (713) 244-9921 Contracting Officer: Thomas F. Krenek, (713) 244-9927 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO)for a contract incorporating service bulletins (SB's), service letters (SL's), airworthiness directives (AD's) performing unscheduled maintenance, conducting structural inspections and modifications, and providing engineering services for the two Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA): One Boeing 747-100 (NASA 905) and one Boeing 747-100SR (NASA 911). The contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, services, 747 hangar facilities and material (except SB kits) to incorporate SB's, SL's, AD's, to perform unscheduled maintenance and to conduct SCA structural inspections and modifications. The contractor shall provide sustaining engineering support, at the contractor's facility, in support of SCA peculiar aircraft modifications and performance. To obtain a copy of this solicitation, send a written request referencing this solicitation number to: NASA Johnson Space Center, Attn: Industry Assistance, Mail Code BD35, Houston, TX 77058. All other inquiries should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Jennifer Reynolds, (713)244-9921. Work will be required to be done at a Federal Aviation Regulations Part 145, Class 4 certified repair station. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/JSC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 Transmission by facsimile to 713-483-3601 or by Internet e-mail to JLREYNO1@BA1.jsc.nasa.gov -- is acceptable. RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offers and potential offerors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to theappropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the ajudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan H. Garman at 713-483-0490. Concerns, issues, and disagreements which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. The proposed contract will contain a 1 - year base period and 4 one-year options as detailed in the RFO -- The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in RTF format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC OR NETSCAPE -- The WWW address, or URL, of the JSC Procurement home page is: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bd2/. (0326)

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