NASA, Johnson Space Center, BJ32, Houston, TX 77058

M -- MOD TO - BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICE (BOSS) CONTRACT 9 SOL 9-BJ3-T25-5-22P DUE 050496 POC Contract Specialist: Charles Bell, (713) 483-6811 Contracting Officer: Kellye B. Welch, (713) 483-8515 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP)for base operations support service. All responsible 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 the appropriate 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 solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in RTF format and will 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/'' -- It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for solicitation release. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation. Hard copies may be obtained from the JSC Industry Assistance Office via phone 713-483-4511 or fax 713-483-4326. The closing date shall be the same as the solicitation released on the Internet. The RFP will be released on or about 5/4/96. If there are any questions, the contracting specialist/officer may be contacted via E-mail/phone at the above addresses. The period of performance has been changed to a 2-year base period with one 3-year option.The procurement schedule is updated as follows: RFP release is 5/4/96. Proposals due 7/5/96. Pre-proposal conference is planned for 7/96. Source selection is planned for early 9/96. Contract award mid-9/96. A 60-day phase-in period is planned. No observation period is planned. (0043)

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