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A -- INTERNATIONAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (IUE) OBSERVATORY - DATA PROCESSING, ARCHIVING, AND DATA ANALYSIS SUPPORT SOL RFO5-56167-215 POC James K. Jones, Contract Specialist (301) 286-6640, Michael E. McGrath, Contracting Officer. The NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) intends to issue RFO5-56167-215 on a sole-source basis to Computer Sciences Corporation for the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) Project. The IUE Mission is a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of the United Kingdom. This procurement involves conversion of the IUE Munich Image Data System (MIDAS) based pipeline data software, data processing, final archiving and data analysis support. The Contractor shall process all of the IUE images; maintain, update and apply IUE data calibration files and the MIDAS based processing software as part of the final archiving effort; deliver software to, exchange data with, and coordinate efforts with the European partners; support the IUE data archival process coordination with the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC); maintain and operate the IUE Data Analysis Center (IUEDAC); and operate and maintain the IUE image processing computer systems operation. A cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract will be awarded by October 9, 1996 with a one-year period of performance. As the sole operator of the IUE satellite observatory for nearly eighteen years, CSC possesses the unique knowledge of IUE calibration techniques and critical calibration files and data tables necessary to develop the complex scientific algorithms for the data productions processing. In addition, CSC possesses the unique expertise concerning IUE software interfaces with the ESA MIDAS software, which is essential for this effort. Any other persons desiring consideration are requested to fully identify their interest and capabilities within (15) days of publication of this synopsis to the GSFC Contracting Officer. See Note 22 Electronic versions of the documents will be provided on the World Wide Web at http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm, and by anonymous ftp to genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/public/web/solicita. (0242)

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