NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

18 -- FOLLOW-ON SIXTH PRODUCTION BUY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY, TEST AND DELIVERY OF 60 EXTERNAL TANKS AND RELATED EFFORT, INCLUDING FACILITY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. SOL MSFC-99-ET-6 DUE 102698 POC George E. Harvey, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0406, Fax (256) 544-5439, Email george.harvey@msfc.nasa.gov -- Monica D. Heidelberg, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-2373, Fax (256) 544-4401, Email monica.heidelberg@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#MSFC-99-ET-6. E-MAIL: George E. Harvey, george.harvey@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a noncompetitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems (LMMSS) for the follow-on Sixth Production Buy of Space Shuttle External Tanks. Activities include the manufacture, assembly, test and delivery of 60 External Tanks and related effort, including facility operations and maintenance at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, LA. No other supplies or services will satisfy, or are qualified for, agency requirements. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The RFP will be released on or about December 1, 1998. The firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFP. See Note 22. Notification of interest and capability to respond to this requirement or to submit proposals in response to this synopsis should be provided to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of the date this synopsis is posted. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 10/09/98 (D-SN261118). (0282)

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