NASA Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135

R -- MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS CONTRACT I (MOC I) SOL RFP3-038038 DUE 080196 POC Deborah A. Drossis, Contracting Officer, (216) 433-2751, MS 500-312 or Tom Spicer, Contracting Officer, (216) 433-2762, MS 500-312 Internet E-Mails: D.Drossis@lerc.nasa.gov or T.Spicer@lerc.nasa.gov. Provide support services to the NASA-Lewis Research Center for logistics, imaging technology, scientific and technical information, travel services, grounds maintenance and custodial, administrative support, and Lewis clerical support services. Logistics includes equipment services, freight traffic, metrology services, supply management and transportation operations. Imaging technology includes production support, scientific imaging, video production, multimedia, digital imaging, still imaging, photofinishing, and audio visual. Scientific and technical information includes library services and scientific and technical publishing services, including duplicating. Travel services include cost estimating and pricing, reservations, international travel, travel itineraries, conference and seminars, and passenger charter. Grounds maintenance and custodial includes grounds maintenance, and routine, emergency, and as-requested custodial services. Administrative support includes information system support, information resources support, drawing file management, learning center operations, community and media relations editorial support, financial management support, resource analysis, management support, and legal assistance. Clerical services include general clerical support including work processing services, computer applications, office organization, and record-keeping services. Contract duration shall be for a period of one year with four, one-year option periods, for a total contract duration of five years. Requests for the solicitation will be accepted via datafax at (216) 433-5185. Also, the solicitation will be made available to interested parties through the Internet. The date set for receipt of proposals is approximate. This procurement is being conducted on the basis of competition limited to eligible 8(a) firms. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors 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 adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman Julian Earls at 216-433-3014. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman the Deputy Administrator for Procurement at 202-358-2090. (0110)

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