NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 214.4, Greenbelt, MD 20771

D -- TRIANA MISSION GROUND STATION SERVICES SOL RFO5-02448-506 POC Tammy E. Seidel, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-4931, Fax (301)286-0341, Email Tammy.E.Seidel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Thomas Russell, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-2885, Fax (301)286-0341, Email Thomas.S.Russell.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-02448-506. E-MAIL: Tammy E. Seidel, Tammy.E.Seidel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer for ground station services for the Triana Mission. Triana will be launched in October 2000 and operate at L1 for five years. During the operations phase of the mission, the ground station services will provide continuous coverage of Triana and provide real time data delivery to the ground system at GSFC. The services will also include pre-launch testing, launch, and cruise phase communications. The communications will include telemetry, command, and tracking data. The ground station services will be required to be operational by August 2000. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside and is being conducted under NASA MidRange Procurement Procedures. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $20M 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 97-8 (excluding FAC 97-7). All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer for consideration by the agency. The offers must conform to the RFO instructions and be received by the closing date specified in the RFO. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about December 15, 1998. 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 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 for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify the Contract Specialist 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/nasanote.htm. Any request for a hard copy of this RFO must be submitted in writing within 15 days from the date of this notice to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attn: Tammy Seidel, Code 214.4, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771. No collect calls, no telephone requests will be accepted. However, written requests may be facsimiled to 301-286-0341. Verification of receipt of RFO requests rests solely on the interested parties. Posted 12/08/98 (D-SN278251). (0342)

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