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99 -- INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SOL 9-OG3-03-8-30P DUE 012198 POC Marianne G. Bachstein, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 244-8407, Fax (281) 483-2746, Email mbachste@ems.jsc.nasa.gov -- Donna Settles, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 244-8055, Fax (281) 244-8908, Email dsettles@ems.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-OG3-03-8-30P. E-MAIL: Marianne G. Bachstein, mbachste@ems.jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for an Inventory Management System (IMS) for the International Space Station (ISS). This system, to include an underlying database and user interfaces, shall operate both on-orbit and in the Mission Control Center environment and communicate between the two via uplink and downlink. The system shall utilize state-of-the-art Web technology such as MS Internet Explorer Version 3.02 or higher and dynamic HTML with active server pages and shall function in a Microsoft Windows 95 operating system on a 166 MHz Pentium processor. The entire system, with populated database, shall require no more than 500 MB of memory capacity. The IMS shall operate both on a seperate portable coomputer and in a client-server environment. The IMS software shall be able to communicate by radio frequency between portable computers and a host server via the wireless LAN of the ISS. The IMS software shall be able to link between the IMS program and on-board procedures. The IMS shall support Code 39 bar code formats on Government provided hand held laser bar code readers. The developer shall provide the IMS GUIs and displays using standards documented in the ISS Display Style Guide, Operations Nomenclature, and Operations Data File Standards. Final delivery of the system is required no later than October 1, 1998. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 7371 and $18 million, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-03. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about 01/30/98 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about 03/02/98. 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, 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/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 notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0006)

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