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A -- FABRICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGINEERING PROTOTYPE OF AN ENHANCED CREW ESCAPE SUIT FOR MOBILITY SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT TESTING AND EVALUATION SOL 9-BV2-52-97-01P DUE 031097 POC Richard W. Bennett, Contract Officer, Phone (281) 483-1872, Fax (281) 244-5109, E-mail rbennett@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov; Jessica C. Miller, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-6792, Fax (281) 244-5109, E-mail jmiller@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BV2-52-97-01P. E-MAIL: Richard W. Bennett, rbennett@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the acquisition of a functional engineering prototype assembly for use by NASA-JSC for mobility system enhancement test and evaluation of the Advanced Crew Escape Suit. This procurement is in support of the Shuttle Engineering Project Office. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from The David Clark Company due to the unique patented insert within the Advanced Crew Escape Suit. See Numbered Notes 22 & 26. Interested firms have 15 days from publication on the Commerce Business Daily (CBD)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. (0052)

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