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38 -- ELECTRON BACK SCATTERED PATTERN SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH AN ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY SOL 1-066-DME.2507 DUE 083198 POC Bessie R. Nicholson, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2450, Fax (757) 864-9774, Email B.R.NICHOLSON@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-066-DME.2507. E-MAIL: Bessie R. Nicholson, B.R.NICHOLSON@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Electron Back Scattered Pattern System Integrated with an Energy Dispersive Spectrometry System. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12, and the Procedures in FAR 13.5. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 2826 and 500, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-7. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about 083198 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about 091598. 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, 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/LaRC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD 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. Posted 08/18/98 (D-SN238431). (0230)

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