NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 215, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND ASSEMBLY OF FLIGHT MODEL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLIES FOR THE GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM SOL RFO5-06703-229 POC Suzanne Shaw, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-4242, Fax (301) 286-1720, Email tshaw@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Elizabeth Austin, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-6843, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Elizabeth.J.Austin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-06703-229. E-MAIL: Suzanne Shaw, tshaw@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the design, manufacture, and assembly of Flight Model Printed Circuit Board assemblies for the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument being developed by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. These printed circuit boards comprise the GLAS Main Electronics Unit which performs instrument control, science data collection and processing, and housekeeping data collection for the instrument. The deliverables include the final assembled flight model printed circuit boards and the documentation associated with the design, manufacture, and assembly of the printed circuit boards. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Litton Space Systems Operations (SSO). The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. See Note 22. The design of the GLAS Flight Model Printed Circuit Boards will be based entirely on the existing design of the GLAS Engineering Model (EM) Printed Circuit Boards (PCB's)which Litton (SSO) designed. The Litton (SSO) design process includes the use of proprietary design methods for the development of the electronic component libraries that determine the mechanical geometry of each component on the PCB assemblies. The design of the existing EM PCB's will be modified to incorporate design changes for the manufacture and assembly of the Flight Model Printed Circuit Boards. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". 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 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. Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 04/02/99 (D-SN315635). (0092)

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