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 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://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFP2-36636. E-MAIL: Catharine P. Levin, clevin@mail.arc.nasa.gov. Revision One to the initial synopsis: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a requirement to provide Technical Services for Simulation 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 (two-year base with one two-year option and one one-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. Release of the draft RFP should take place either February 10th or February 11th, 1998. The release of the draft RFP will allow TWENTY 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 be formally released to industry. Proposals will be due 45 days later. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $2.5M, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. 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. (0041)

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