NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

M -- OPERATION, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION OF THE SIMULATION LABORATORY FACILITIES SOL RFP2-36636-CPL POC Catharine P. Levin, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-6888, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email clevin@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Carlos D. Torrez, Contract Specialist, Phone (650) 604-5797, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email ctorrez@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFP2-36636-CPL. E-MAIL: Catharine P. Levin, clevin@mail.arc.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a requirement to provide the Operation, Development, Maintenance, and Modification of the Simulation Laboratory Facilities at NASA/Ames Research Center. The Simulator Facilities include the Crew Vehicle Systems Research Facility (CVSRF) and the Vertical Motion Simulation Complex (VMSC). The CVSRF is a unique national research tool used primarily to study basic human factors issues critical to developing an understanding of the mechanisms and environmental factors that can lead to human errors in the national aviation system. The CVSRF includes two full-mission flight simulators: a Boeing 747-400 and an Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator (ACFS). The VMSC is comprised of several laboratory systems which include the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS), simulator cockpits, embedded computing systems, graphics systems, real-time software systems, and other specialized sub-systems. The services required include management, engineering, mechanical, electrical, electronics, controls, instrumentation, operations, maintenance, software, graphics, data systems, administrative and clerical. Historical requirements are approximately 250,000 direct labor hours per year for up to five years for the CVSRF and VMSC facilities. The NASA Ames Research Center intends to award a five-year (three-year base with one two-year option) performance based contract which is contemplated to be Cost-Plus Incentive-Fee. All contract effort will be accomplished by means of Task Orders. NASA Ames Research Center plans to release a draft RFP via the NASA Procurement homepage. Release of the draft RFP should take place on or about October 8, 1997. The release of the draft RFP will allow thirty days for industry comment concerning any aspect of the acquisition, including the structure of the entire RFP. After all comments are received, the RFP will be revised as necessary and will be formally released to industry early January 1998 with proposals due approximately 30 to 45 days later. Contract performance will begin August 1, 1998. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Note 26. 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 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/ARC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/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 asthe 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. General informaiton about the Simulation Laboratory Facilites can be found at the following site: http://www.simlabs.arc.nasa.gov/SimLab_Home.html (0253)

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