NASA, Procurement, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Y -- VISITOR'S VIEWING GALLARY TO THE SPACE STATION PROCESSING FACILITY SOL RFO 10-97-0012 DUE 020297 POC Jan Pirkle, Contract Specialist, OP-ESO-A, 407-867-7230 The work to be performed consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials to add a Visitor's Viewing Gallery (VVG) to the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) and en elevated covered walkway connecting the new Viewing Gallery and the Engineering Development & Laboratory Facility (EDL) in the industrial area at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Plan to issue solicitation package on or before 1/2/97. Magnitude of project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Period of performance: 10 months calendar days after notice to proceed. Point of contact for solicitation package Mail Code: OP-ESO-A, Jan Pirkle, 407-867-7230, or ATS-PRO, 867-2851 or FAX request 407-867-9187. All responsible sources may submit a bid/proposal which shall be considered by the agency. 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 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 quotes, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Mr. J. A. Thomas at 407-867-2355. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Mr. Thomas S. Luedtke at 202-358-2090. (0348)

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