NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

B -- SAFETY, RELIABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE (SRM&QA) SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE SOL D15680-WSM POC Wilma S. Mooney, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-0792, Fax (301) 286-0356, Email wilma.s.mooney.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#D15680-WSM. E-MAIL: Wilma S. Mooney, wilma.s.mooney.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Safety, Reliability, Maintainability and Quality Assurance Support for NASA Headquarters, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) in the following areas: Safety and mishap related support; process verifications and independent assessments; systems safety and risk management; nuclear safety; reliability and maintainability; operational safety; and quality assurance. Requirements may include: (a) Investigations, reporting, and analysis of incidents and accidents, and resolution of all investigation-related recommendations; (b) performance of special "immediate attention" independent SRM&QA assessments for complex technical and engineering projects (such as the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, reusable launch vehicles, aircraft, payloads, spacecraft, and ground based systems); and (c) risk safety, risk management, and independent assessments. In addition, NASA Headquarters facility safety engineering, fire protection engineering, emergency preparedness, and safety and health inspections and analyses for the facility located at 300 E. Street, SW, Washington, DC, and any other NASA HQ leased space, are also required. It is anticipated that an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), performance-based contract will be issued for a two-year basic period of performance and three one-year options, for a total period not to exceed five years. This requirement is a follow-on to NASA Contract NASW-4861 with Tracor Systems Technologies, Inc. (previously known as VITRO Corporation), 1601 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850-3173; Phone: 301-738-4000, which expires February 10, 1999. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $20 Million, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of a Draft RFP, Number DRFP-D15680-WSM, is mid August 1998. The anticipated release date of RFP #D15680-WSM is on or about September 1, 1998, with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about October 1, 1998. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. 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, 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/HQ Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/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 responsiblefor 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. Posted 07/17/98 (D-SN225114). (0198)

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