NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Code GP12, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 35812, Attn: Space

V -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED AIRCRAFT SOL CN71AIRCRAFT1 POC Roxanne Carter, GP56-G, 205-544-6561/Contract Specialist, or Jerry Williams, GP56/Contracting Officer WEB: RFI-Solicitation FTP Link, ftp://procure.msfc.nasa.gov/pub/solicit/rfi_goac/. E-MAIL: Point of Contact, Roxanne.Carter@msfc.nasa.gov. This is a Request For Information (RFI) issued solely for information and planning purposes -- It does not constitute a Request For Proposal -- The RFI request specific information that will be used in planning for the upcoming procurement for operation and maintenance of Government-owned aircraft for Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) -- MSFC envisions a contractual arrangement where the contractor will be responsible for operating and maintaining the aircraft based in Huntsville, AL by providing pilots, mechanics, and support personnel to accomplish contractual requirements -- In addition, MSFC envisions an outsourcing arrangement in which the contractor will be able to provide on an as required basis the use of other aircraft owned by the contractor -- The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified and interested sources to provide operation and maintenance services under the aforementioned arrangement, and to evaluate the feasibility of an outsourcing arrangement for possible incorporation into the operation and maintenance support services contract -- Any subsequent solicitation will be synopsized -- MSFC does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or to pay for the information solicited -- Responses to the RFI should be submitted in writing no later than December 19, 1996 -- Request for copies of the RFI must be submitted in writing and may be sent by facsimile to 205-544-4401 or by Internet e-mail to Roxanne.Carter@msfc.nasa.gov -- The RFI is available for downloading through the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) which resides on the World Wide Web (WWW), accessible through client browsers, such as MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: "http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov". (0340)

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