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70 -- APPROXIMATELY 950 DESKTOP WORKSTATIONS SOL 9-BJ2-36-7-10P POC Francis L. Mahan, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-2338, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email flmahan@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov -- Ronald Johnson, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-4164, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email rjohnson@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BJ2-36-7-10P. E-MAIL: Francis L. Mahan, flmahan@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for approximately 950 desktop workstations of three configurations including 15" monitor systems, 17" monitor systems, and 17" monitor multimedia systems in support of various directorates at JSC, Houston, TX and at Stennis Space Center (SSC), Stennis Space Center, MS. The anticipated contract will include delivery of state of the art hardware, integration of a standard software load (provided by the Government), and complex installation, which includes set-up and local configuration of the workstations onsite in various buildings at JSC and SSC. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. JSC will perform an evaluation for the purpose of selection which best fits the organizational requirements. All elements of the Statement of Work will be evaluated for releventexperience and past performance. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about March 11, 1997, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about April 11, 1997. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Word or RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0055)

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