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M -- MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT OF NSLR AND VLBI (2ND SYNOPSIS) SOL RFP5-61742-261 POC Martha E. Aldridge, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-4815, Fax (301)614-5619, Email Martha.E.Aldridge.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Dawn M. Fountain, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-3815, Fax (301) 286-1616, Email Dawn.M.Fountain.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFP5-61742-261. E-MAIL: Martha E. Aldridge, Martha.E.Aldridge.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. This synopsis informs all interested parties that NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center anticipates release of RFP 61742/261 by February 5, 1999. This procurement for maintenance, operations and engineering services supporting the NASA Laser Ranging and Very Long Baseline Interferometry Systems stations world-wide was first synopsized on July 2, 1999. A draft RFP was released on NAIS for industry comment, also on July 2, 1999. The Government's requirements include the management, operation, engineering, maintenance, and support of a set of government furnished SLR and VLBI systems located in the United States and in other countries, in order to provide data to be analyzed by scientific groups around the world. This is a full and open competition. Award of a cost plus incentive fee, performance based, mission contract is anticipated. The period of performances for VLBI requirements under this contract will be 5 years. The period of performance for NSLR requirements under this contract will be 3 years, with2, one-year options to extend NSLR performance. Offers made under this full and open competition are due 45 days after release of the RFP on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS). Documents will be in RTF format and Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) formats and will reside on a WorldWide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site 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/nnotes.htm. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Numbered Notes 26 Posted 02/02/99 (D-SN293852). (0033)

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