NASA Procurement Office, Code DAOO, Stennis Space Center (SSC), MS 39529-6000

B -- HYPERSPECTRAL SCIENCE & AMP; TECHNOLOGY TEAM SUPPORT SOL 13-SSC-0-98-9 DUE 032598 POC Frank S. Oerting, Contract Specialist, Phone (601) 688-1638, Fax (601) 688-1141, Email frank.oerting@ ssc.nasa.gov -- Harold G. Taulbee, Contracting Officer, Phone (601) 688-1640, Fax (601) 688-1141, Email harold.taulbee@ ssc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/SSC/date.html#13-SSC-0-98-9. E-MAIL: Frank S. Oerting, frank.oerting@ssc.nasa.gov. NASA/SSC plans to negotiate a sole source purchase order with Remote Measurement Services Company -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures -- Note: This sole-source procurement is based on a determination that the proposed vendor has the unique and diverse professional qualifications necessary to design and implement changes required to NASA's Commercial Remote Sensing Program's Data Processing System as they are the architect and designer of the system -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above -- Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Governmentnot to compete this proposed purchase order on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- Transmission by facsimile to 228-688-1141 or by Internet e-mail to frank.oerting@ssc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. (0069)

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