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U -- EXTENSION OF EXISTING TRAINING AND EDUCATION SERVICES SUPPORT CONTRACT NASW-4751 DUE 033099 POC Wilma S. Mooney, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-0792, Fax (301) 286-0356, Email wilma.s.mooney.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#10-01728-WSM. E-MAIL: Wilma S. Mooney, wilma.s.mooney.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA plans to issue a contract 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 up to an additional 6 months (a two-month basic period with 4 one-month options) beyond the current end date of the contract (3/31/99). 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 Strategic Business Management (SBM), Management Education Program (MEP), and Managing the Influence Process (MIP) program. In addition, this extension will allow NASA the minimum amount of time necessary to properly conduct the follow-on effort as a 100% competitive small business set-aside. The competitive follow-on Request for Offer (RFO) W-15822-JFK was synopsized on January 13, 1999. The draft solicitation was posted on March 5, 1999 for industry comments. Industry comments were due on March 15, 1999. It is anticipated that the RFP for the follow-on will be posted within two weeks after receipt of industry comments. W. Warner Burke Associates, Inc., is the only company that can successfully provide the specialized training and services to NASA for this extension 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 theses services without any detrimental impact to the scheduled programs 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 non-responsive 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 the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government does not indent 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 03/15/99 (D-SN308673). (0074)

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