NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

A -- DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORBITAL ARRAY OF WIDE ANGLE LENSES MISSION OPTICAL SYSTEM SOL 8-1-8-EB-B8873 POC Patsy C. Hoffman, Contract Specialist, Phone (205) 544-7040, Fax (205) 544-9080, Email patsy.hoffman@msfc.nasa.gov -- Jane Maples, Contracting Officer, Phone (205) 544-0344, Fax (205) 544-9080, Email jane.maples@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-8-EB-B8873. E-MAIL: Patsy C. Hoffman, patsy.hoffman@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the design and development of the Orbital Array of Wide Angle Lenses (OWL) Mission Optical System. Two demonstration lenses will be designed and fabricated. Lens materials will be surveyed and materials identified which meet the OWL mission requirements. Band Pass Filters (BPF) will be surveyed and a BPF selected or developed to meet OWL mission requirements. The period of performance is for one year, with three one-year option periods. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the services from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Center for Applied Optics (CAO) on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source. UAH CAO is the co-investigator with MSFC and GSFC on the OWL mission, and as such, has unique and proprietary concepts which are part of the basic OWL mission concept. UAH CAO has a unique combination of design and development capabilities which include: unique optical system simulations developed solely by UAH; diamond turning design and fabrication; optical material identification, characterization, and development; and BPF design and development capabilities. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. See Note 22. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Interested firms have until April 30, 1998, to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities. 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 April 30 or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0105)

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