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R -- NATIONAL TRANSONIC FACILITY OPERATIONS SUPPORT (NTFOS); FORMERLY ENTITLED OPERATION AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT OF THE ANCILLARY SYSTEMS OF THE NATIONAL TRANSONIC FACILITY SOL 1-062-DAE.1132 DUE 012098 POC Stanley W. Ward, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)-864-2476, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email S.W.WARD@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-062-DAE.1132. E-MAIL: Stanley W. Ward, S.W.WARD@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for National Transonic Facility Operations Support (NTFOS), previously referred to as Operation and Routine Maintenance Support of the Ancillary Systems of the National Transonic Facility. The NASA National Transonic Facility (NTF) is a continuous flow wind tunnel used by the Government and industry to perform aerodynamic research and development studies. The tunnel operates over a pressure range from 1 to 9 atms, a temperature range from -250F to +150F and a Mach number range of 0.2 to 1.2. The facility is capable of operating in a cryogenic (gaseous nitrogen test medium) or in a warm (air test medium) mode. A detailed description of the NTF can be viewed and downloaded at http://ad-www.larc.nasa.gov/facility/ntf/ntf.html. Operation is on a two-shift basis. The contractor shall be responsible for: plant systems support, including operation of the liquid nitrogen and ancillary facility support systems; maintenance and calibration of oxygen monitoring equipment; development and maintenance of facility computer software, including research data systems and tunnel process and control systems; maintenance and operation of facility research and process instrumentation systems; structural analysis of test hardware, fixtures, and models; and design and document management, including drafting and records filing/tracking. A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is contemplated with a total potential period of performance of 26 months. The period of performance will include a 14-month base period with options for up to 12 additional months. It is the Government s intent that the contract will cease at the end of the 14-month base period and the services covered therein will after that time be divided among the other existing Centerwide support contracts for the appropriate services. The options for up to 12 additional months of performance are included to cover any unanticipated delays in the transition of this work. The projected contract start date is April 22, 1998. A draft RFP will be issued on or about November 21, 1997 at the following URL address: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/Synopses/SS273/sol.html#DraftSol. The Draft RFP will describe the only planned site visit/conference for this procurement; this conference, tentatively scheduled for December 5, 1997, will be described in detail in Section L-28 of the Draft RFP. The sources sought synopsis for this procurement was numbered SS273. The provisions and clauses in the RFP [or IFB] are those in effect through FAC 97-02 The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are _8744__ and __$5M_, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9__ The anticipated release date of RFP 1-062-DAE.1132 is on or about December 19, 1997, with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about January 20, 1998. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet 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/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/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. (0335)

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