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

D -- NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE APPLICATIONS MAINTENANCE, PROGRAMMING AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION SOL NAS7-99-47 DUE 113098 POC Katherine M. Wolf, Contracting Officer, Phone (818) 354-4932, Fax (818) 354-6051, Email kwolf@nmo.jpl.nasa.gov -- Katherine M. Wolf, Contracting Officer, Phone (818) 354-4932, Fax (818) 354-6051, Email kwolf@nmo.jpl.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#NAS7-99-47. E-MAIL: Katherine M. Wolf, kwolf@nmo.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for network administration including security; support and maintenance of current unique applications; design and programming support to link known applications to new business systems at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Headquarters; upgrade of unique task order system; limited user support; Year 2000 testing and upgrades and technical documentation for the NASA Management Office at JPL. There are 24 NASA Headquarters employees resident at this site. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/HQ intends to purchase the items from Information Dynamics, Inc., a small business, for the continued support to the NASA Management Office of highly specialized services in programming and application maintenance. Information Dynamics, Inc. (IDI) is the only known company which can provide simultaneous support to the NASA Management Office (NMO) at JPL and their parent enterprise office, Code S at NASA Headquarters, in the unique applications that both offices use. Also, the company is in the midst of Year 2000 testing and sofware programming corrections on behalf of the NMO. There are no known other sources who possess the level of expertise required to meet the NMO project schedule and the dual capability of knowing both NASA Headquarters systems and NMO systems. The authority permitting less than open and full competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(b)(1). The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.5. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Interested firms have 10 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 10 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. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 11/17/98 (D-SN272306). (0321)

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