NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

A -- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT IN THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY DIVISION SOL RFP2-36885-DRAFT POC Rachel R. Khattab, Contract Specialist, Phone (650) 604-5237, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email rkhattab@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Dee Morrison, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-3012, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email dmmorrison@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFP2-36885-DRAFT. E-MAIL: Rachel R. Khattab, rkhattab@mail.arc.nasa.gov. NASA/ARC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Space Technology Division at NASA Ames Research Center to obtain the services needed to carry out its varied research programs. The major objective of the Division is the development of technologies for use in design and fabrication of prototype vehicles that travel at hypervelocities in the atmosphere of Earth and other bodies in the solar system. Another important objective is the development of computational models for the processing of semiconductor materials during the manufacture of small-scale electronic devices. Other projects of the Space Technology Division support NASA's Missions in Astrobiology, Astrophysics and Atmospheric Sciences. To this end, the offeror shall provide on-site multidisciplinary engineering and research development, pursuant to task assignments issued by the Contracting Officer. These services shall include the personnel, facilities, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided by the Government) to accomplish the tasks. Task assignments will be issued to perform services in the following areas: project management, systems engineering, research and analysis, design and development, fabrication, fabrication support, testing, computer modeling, technical writing, facility management and operation, ISO 9001 Quality System support, administrative support, computer system administration, organizing and facilitating technical and working meetings and invitational travel for outside researchers, and other functions necessary to complete projects. The contractor shall provide management and administrative functions necessary to effectively and efficiently manage the work performed under this contract. Knowledge of aerothermodynamics, computational chemistry, computational fluid dynamics, semiconductor fabrication processes, aeronautics, material science, device and process modeling, and the development, management and operation of facilities is required to fulfill the requirements of this contract. Specific requirements will be defined for each task order according to the current and future needs of programs and projects involving the ARC Space Technology Division. The contractor may be tasked to accomplish either an entire project from conception to operation, or a specific part of a project such as design or testing. The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 97-11. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of FINAL RFP2-36885 is on or about May 14, 1999 with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about June 18, 1999. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. 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 (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) 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 of the NASA/ARC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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/nasanote.html. Posted 04/13/99 (D-SN319850). (0103)

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