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

17 -- GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS SOL RFO10-97-0033 DUE 040397 POC David D. Reeves, Procurement Analyst, 407-867-7353, FAX 407-867-7999 WEB: KSC Business Opportunities, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/class.html. E-MAIL: Mr. Dave Reeves' email address, david.reeves-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov. NASA/KSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Task Order Contracts. The statement of work includes tasks necessary for fabrication and development of GSE, test equipment, and other hardware necessary to process flight and associated hardware. Potential items include access, handling, electrical, servicing, simulator, and mock-up equipment. Deliverables include hardware, spares, and documentation to complete the specified tasks. The procurement will result in multiple indefinite quantity contract awards under the single solicitation for the GSE. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The procurement will utilize "Best Value Selection" procedures outlined in NASA MidRange regulations. See Numbered Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. 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 17, 1997 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about April 3, 1997. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B" at the Internet addresses cited below. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in ASCII 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/KSC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/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). Hard copies may be obtained from the identified point of contact; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation,inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0057)

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