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A -- DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NEAR INFRARED FOCAL PLANE SOL RFP2-36310 POC William B. Joiner, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-1071, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email bjoiner@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFP2-36310. E-MAIL: William B. Joiner, bjoiner@mail.arc.nasa.gov. NASA/ARC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Research and Development of Advanced Near Infrared Focal Plane Technology. The goal of this development is to design, fabricate, test and demonstrate a promising near-IR focal plane technology which will enhance or enable the development of the Next Generation Space Telescope. Focal Plane technology indicates a complete sensing subsystem, including the detection, readout, and on-chip multiplexing functions. The devices will be produced in carriers (e.g. 68-pin leadless chip carriers) for laboratory evaluation and not in a final flight-type mount. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3829 and 500 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. 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 January 23, 1998, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about March 11, 1998. 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/ARC Business Opportunities home 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 and/or the CBD 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. (0009)

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