NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 219, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- TWO TO THREE MONTH EXTENSION TO NAS5-31741 FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF REMOTE SENSORS AND SENSOR SYSTEMS SOL RFO5-61599-257 DUE 100398 POC A. Bryan Ball, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5615, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email aball@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Claudette Parent, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)614-5602, Fax (301)614-5619, Email Claudette.D.Parent.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-61599-257. E-MAIL: A. Bryan Ball, aball@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO), on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), Only one Responsible Source. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the services from Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), 5900 Princess Garden Parkway, Ste 300, Lanham, MD 20706, for a two (2) month extension (11/01/98 through 12/31/98) and the provision for an additional one month option period to existing contract NAS5-31741. These services are a continuation of scientific and engineering support services for design, development, and testing of remote sensors and sensor systems until the Government's technical requirements are being consolidated and competitively procured. This support includes, but is not limited to, software development related to various modeling applications for GSFC projects such as EOS/MODIS, as well as data classification and analysis, research support, mechanical engineering support, design, fabrication, and assembly for electro-optical remote sensing instruments, maintenance and operation of the Systems Evaluation and Development Laboratory (SEDL) and related antenna systems, Landsat instrument payload analysis, including the Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM), and, development and refinement of the CARANLYS program. Award to any other source for this three (3) month period would delay the acquisition of critical and unique services in support of NASA programs. Such delay would be unacceptable because it would jeopardize the critical milestone schedules for numerous ongoing scientific investigations, including: the Lansat-7 prelaunch analyses including the Enhanced Thematic Radiation Test (ETM+ Radiometric Tester)(deliverables 11/98 and 1/99); the lunar calibration analysis for MODIS (delivery 1/99); development of GLAS laser engineering model (delivery 12/98); Mars Orbiting Laser Altimeter (MOLA-2) continued operation through; preparation for continuous MOLA-2 orbital mapping (delivery 12/98); MOLA-2 south polar mapping (delivery 1/99) and development of VegetationCanopy Lidar (VCL) detailed mechanical design, optical analysis and test, and instrument integration (delivery 1/99). This two (2) month with a one month priced option extension is required to ensure continuation of support services until task order(s) can be issued under a competitively awarded contract. That competition has been synopsized and will be procured as a small business set-aside. The support sought is a continuation of work performed by SSAI, under this contract, since May 1, 1992. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible source, NASA/GSFC intends to obtain these services from Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), 5900 Princess Garden Parkway, Ste 300, Lanham, Maryland 20706. See numbered Notes 22 and 26. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". 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. 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. Posted 09/17/98 (D-SN251385). (0260)

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