NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 211, Greenbelt, MD 20771

U -- DEVELOP, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR NASA/GSFC VISITOR CENTER SOL RF0-00329-037-SOURCESSOUGHT DUE 032999 POC Herman Martin, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-7467, Fax (301)286-1654, Email Herman.N.Martin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Patrick D. Logan, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-7244, Fax (301)286-1654, Email Patrick.D.Logan.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RF0-00329-037-SOURCESSOUGHT. E-MAIL: Herman Martin, Herman.N.Martin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. Sources Sought Synopsis THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center is conducting market research to determine the availability of SBA Certified 8(a) Firms to potentially provide support to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. The requirement consists of visitor center operation and program management, as summarized in the Statement of Work/Objective, available at http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm The NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) visitor center is located in Greenbelt, MD, and the Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) Visitor Center is located in Wallops, Virginia. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8412. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered if this synopsis results in a solicitation. The Government reserves the right to consider only 8(a) certified firms. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. This requirement is considered a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet "Note A". All firms interested in this potential 8(a) setaside shall submit its capability statement information to Hasani Martin, NASA/GSFC, code 211, bldg. 8, room 511 by April 7, 1999. Information pertaining to your firms capability should include corporate goals and objectives, corporate financial data, past performance information (a minimum of 3 reference names, phone numbers, the type of work performed), and any additional information which demonstrates its ability to meet this requirement. In addition responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged 8 (a), and or woman owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact -- address and phone number). Technical questions should be directed to:Eraina McCoy at 301-286-7646. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Hasani Martin 301-286-7467. NASA/GSFC may invite select 8a firms to provide a formal presentation to NASA officials, at a later date. This is not a request for a Bid/Proposal/Offer. The information provided will be used for market research, only. Information submitted separately and apart from commercial brochures will be treated as proprietary, if so marked. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. All firms interested in this potential 8(a) setaside are also invited to participate in a informational briefing for this requirement. The briefing will give interested firms the ability to ask questions. The informational briefing will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., on April 2, 1999 at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Building 3, Auditorium. All companies interested in attending this conference must E-mail Hasani Martin at hmartin@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov, by March 31, 1999. Please give the name of your company, names and phone numbers for officers who will attend the conference, a general description about your firms area(s) of specialization/expertise, and any questions/topics your firm would like NASA to answer or address in the briefing. For directions, take the beltway (I-495) to the Baltimore Washington Parkway (295). Take Greenbelt Road (east-driving away from D.C.) to the main entrance of Goddard, which is on the left (K-Mart is on the right). All firms who attend the pre-proposal conference/site visit shall park directly outside the Goddard main gatehouse in the reserved visitor parking lot (make the first right into the parking lot prior to the main gatehouse). Enter the gatehouse, and obtain a visitor pass prior to driving on the center. If you have questions again contact Hasani Martin at 301-286-7467. Posted 03/23/99 (D-SN311678). (0082)

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