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

U -- EXTENSION OF EXISTING TRAINING AND EDUCATION SERVICES SUPPORT CONTRACT DUE 100998 POC Ray James Sisneros, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-4118, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Ray.James.Sisneros.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#10-00784-RJS. E-MAIL: Ray James Sisneros, Ray.James.Sisneros.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA plans to issue a six (6) month extension on a sole source basis to W. Warner Burke Associates, Inc. This procurement will extend the period of performance under contract NASW-4751 for an additional 6 months beyond the current end date of the contract (9/30/98) at no increase to the total contract value. This extension is required to support the administration, analysis, and delivery of the scheduled agency-wide executive and management development programs and initiatives including the Management Education Program (MEP), Managing the Influence Process (MIP) program, the Senior Executive Program (SEP), and the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP). In addition, this extension will allow NASA the minimum amount of time necessary to properly conduct the follow-on effort as a total small business set-aside utilizing full and open competitive procedures. The competitive follow-on Request for Offer (RFO) will be synopsized and posted on the World Wide Web (WWW) when it is released (currently scheduledfor late October 1998). W. Warner Burke Associates, Inc., is the only company that can successfully provide the specialized training and services to NASA for the six (6) month period. Award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that could not be recovered through competition and would result in unacceptable delays. Statutory authority for this sole source procurement extension is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) -- Only One Responsible Source and 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B) -- Duplication of Cost and Unacceptable Delays. However, companies who believe they can provide these services without any detrimental impact to the programs scheduled to be supported by this work and at a lower cost, should fully identify their interest and capabilities within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. 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. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. See Notes 22 and 26. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Posted 09/24/98 (D-SN254186). (0267)

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