NASA, Johnson Space Center, BI2, Houston, TX 77058

A -- MATLAB SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR MACINTOSH SOL 9-BI2-37-6-05P DUE 032096 POC Contract Specialist: Krystine Bui, (713) 483-4186 Contract Officer: Carrie L. Ash, (713) 483-4151 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for MATLAB software for Macintosh -- NASA/JSC intends to purchase from The Math Works, Inc. 24 Prime Parkway Natick, MA 01760-1500 the following items: MATLAB for Power Macintosh, quantity 3 ea., Control System Toolbox, quantity 3 ea., Robust Control Toolbox, quantity 3 ea., SIMULINK for Power Macintosh, quantity 3 ea., Fixed-Point Blockset, quantity 3 ea. -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) -- Note: This procurement is sole-source based on system compatability requirements, predominant experience, or other reason) -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above -- Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- Responses must be submitted in writing to the contracting specialist via E-mail at KBui@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4186 or to the contracting officer via E-mail at CAsh@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4151. (0081)

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