NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210, Greenbelt, MD 20771

99 -- CONSOLIDATED CONTROL CENTER FOR THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITE(UARS) AND THE TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER-EARTH PROBE(TOMS-EP) SATELLITE SOL RFP5-04165-197 DUE 030797 POC Victor Yocco, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-9355, Fax (301)286-1724, Email Victor.S.Yocco.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Goddard Space Flight Center Procurement Home Page, http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RF0) for a consolidated control center for the UARS and TOMS-EP satellites. The contractor will provide 24 hour per day,seven days per week support to maintain a safe operating environment for the spacecraft and instruments. This procurement is a modification to NAS5-32617 with Lockheed Martin Services, Incorporated with a period of performance from March 1997 through September 30, 1998. This contract will be phased over to the NASA Consolidated Space Operations Contract(CSOC) which is scheduled for award on October 1, 1998. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Lockheed Martin Services, Incorporated, 2339 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill, NJ 08358-0001. The Lockheed Martin personnel have unique knowledge and extensive experience with the spacecraft which is invaluable to operating all NASA Earth Probe spacecraft. The statutory authotity for Other Than Full and Open Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) Only One Responsible Source. See Numbered Note 26. Interested firms have 15 days from publication on the NAIS (or Commerce Business Daily (CBD) if over $500K) to submit their qualifications/capabilities. 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 15 days 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. Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0038)

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