NASA, Johnson Space Center, BP6, Houston, TX 77058

A -- ORBITAL SPACE VISION SYSTEM (OSVS) SOL 9-BP6-09-6-02P DUE 042096 POC Contract Specialist: Rick Bennett, (713) 483-1872 Contract Officer: Rick Bennett, (713) 483-1872 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a cost-reimbursement contract for the acquisition of level-of-effort and hardware necessary to provide the Orbiter Space Vision System (OSVS) program with a continuing, dedicated level of program experience and neccessary resources to assure development and long-term Orbiter operations support by the OSVS. The work to be performed shall include program management and engineering support to be authorized and tracked by completion-type task orders; and the capability, support, and framework for contracted completion-form activities for logistics, maintenance, overhaul and repair. Hardware development and production shall include necessary resources to design, develop, fabricate, assemble, integrate, test and deliver hardware to ensure OSVS viability through the life of the Shuttle program. -- NASA contemplates contracting with the Canadian Commercial Corporation/Neptec Design Group Limited. Planned period of performance is June 1, 1996 to May 31, 2001. Comtemplated level-of-effort is 39,600 hours. See Numbered Note 22. Requests for copies of the RFP must be submitted to the contracting specialist or the contracting officer. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors 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. -- RFP 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 RFP -- All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. -- If there are any questions, the contracting specialist may be contacted via E-mail at rbennett@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-1872 or the contracting officer may be contacted via E-mail at rbennett@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-1872. (0096)

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