NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 217, Greenbelt, MD 20771

B -- EVALUATE EMERGING INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATING REGIONAL ACQUISITION CENTERS SOL 567-74012-919 DUE 050898 POC Trina Haffelfinger, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-4782, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Trina.L.Haffelfinger.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#567-74012-919. E-MAIL: Trina Haffelfinger, Trina.L.Haffelfinger.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to conduct a study of emergency functions and requirements and identify how technologies implemented in regional application centers can met these needs. A conceptual model will be defined and information technologies which could be implemented to develop a prototype emergency response communication and information center will be defined. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from the company AEPTEC. AEPTEC is presently working with the Applied Information Sciences Branch on a processing system which interfaces with Goddard Regional Acquisition Centers (RACs). This effort requires a company knowledgeable with university systems and the applications utilized by the RACs. AEPTEC is such a company since they are the only company to have developed a hardware system to interface with Code 935 RACs and have knowledge of the current university systems. The study requires the eventual use of NASA derived weather information technologies. NASA has transferred some of these technologies to AEPTEC. Therefore this company is fully aware of its uses and capabilities and is most qualified to do a feasibility study of the RAC capabilities. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis 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 the 15 days 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. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". (0113)

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