NASA, Johnson Space Center, BH23, Houston, TX 77058

A -- MEDICAL SUPPORT AND INTEGRATION SUPPORT CONTRACT (MSIC) SOL 9-BH2-15-5-07P DUE 041996 POC Contract Specialist: Chuck Riley, (713) 483-6280 Contract Officer: Gregory J. DellaLonga, (713) 483-6280 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP)for Medical Support and Integration Contract (MSIC) 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 was released on April 19, 1996. ( -- If there are any questions, the contracting specialist may be contacted via E-mail at charles.a.riley1@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-6280 or the contracting officer may be contacted via E-mail at charles.a.riley1@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-6280. (0115)

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