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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 14,1997 PSA#1950

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

M -- AEROSPACE TESTING AND FACILITIES OPERATION/MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SOL RFP2-36564-RRG POC Ronnee R. Gonzalez, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-4386, Fax (650) 604-4357, Email rgonzalez@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Michael J. Hutnik, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-4195, Fax (650) 604-6990, Email mhutnik@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFP2-36564-RRG. E-MAIL: Ronnee R. Gonzalez, rgonzalez@mail.arc.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a requirement to provide the testing, operation, and maintenance of the Wind Tunnel, Space Transportation, and associated support Facilities at NASA/Ames Research Center. These facilities include but are not limited to: Subsonic Wind Tunnels, Pressure Wind Tunnels, Transonic Wind Tunnels, Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility, Propulsion Simulator Calibration Laboratory, Balance Calibration Laboratory, Ames Vertical Gun Range, Hypersonic Free Flight Aerodynamic Facility, Pressurized Ballistic Range (PBR), Electronic Arc Shock Tube, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, High Pressure Air System, the Arcjet Facilities Complex, and the Steam Vacuum System. These facilities are national aerospace test facilities utilized by NASA, private industry, universities, DOD, and other government agencies. The services required include, but are not limited to: management, engineering, mechanical, electrical, electronics, controls, instrumentation, operations, maintenance, system and application software development and verification, systems administration, graphics, data systems, administrative, and clerical. Historical requirements reflect approximately 400,000 direct labor hours per year for up to five years for these facilities. The NASA Ames Research Center intends to award a five-year (three-year base with one two-year option) performance based contract that is contemplated to be a hybrid Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee(CPIF)/Cost-Plus-Award-Fee(CPAF). 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 November 17, 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 February 1998 with proposals due approximately 30 to 45 days later. Contract performance will begin June 1, 1998. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the Agency. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. 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 Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) 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 the aforementioned Internet 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 notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0282)

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