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A -- OPTICAL TRANSIENT DETECTOR DATA FROM MICROLAB-1 SATELLITE SOL 392211296 POC Jim Young, GP37Y/Contract Specialist, 205-544-0362, or Dan C. Mitchell, GP30/Contracting Officer, 205-544-0419 WEB: NASA, MSFC -- NAIS Business Opportunities Page, http://msfcinfo.msfc.nasa.gov/midrange/presol/notices/notices.html. E-MAIL: Point of Contact, jim.young@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to acquire Optical Transient Detector (OTD) science data services on a sole-source basis from Orbital Imaging Corporation, Fairfax, Virgina. This will be a follow on, to NASA/MSFC Contract No. NAS8-39221, firm- fixed price award, with a Period of Performance of one year, with two one years options. This effort will provide for Orbital Imaging Corporation to continue to deliver lightning data and related telemetry, from the MicroLab-1 spacecraft. The OTD instrument was integrated with MicroLab-1 and launched into space on Orbital Imaging Corporation's Pegasus Air Launch Vehicle in April 1995. Orbital Imaging Corporation operates the Satellite Operations Center and Remote Tracking Station which provide the capability of retrieving the OTD lightning data and related telemetry from MicroLab-1. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Note: This sole- source procurement, described is based on predominant experience. Interested firms have 15 days to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above, along with a request for a copy of the solicitation. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544- 9354 or by Internet e-mail to jim.young@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable. All interested parties must submit their request in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days after publication of this notice. See Note 22. (0341)

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