NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 214.4, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ARRAY PANELS SOL RFO-5-05206-503 DUE 060399 POC Debra C. Kaelberer, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-8630, Fax (301)286-0341, Email Debra.Kaelberer@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Thomas Russell, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-2885, Fax (301)286-0341, Email Thomas.S.Russell.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO-5-05206-503. E-MAIL: Debra C. Kaelberer, Debra.Kaelberer@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) 5-05206-503 for performing a study to investigate an inexpensive and reliable method of producing elecrostatically clean spacecraft solar panels for the Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) and Global Electrodynamics (GED) Solar Arrays. This work will also require the production of a qualification panel and prototype panel. This procurement will be set aside for small businesses (See Note 1) under the NASA MidRange Procurement Procedures. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 (See Note 26). The Standard Industrial classification (SIC) Code and size standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is A7. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-10. The resulting contract will be firm fixed price and is limited to a budget cap of $300,000. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The offers must conform to the RFO instructions and be received by the closing date specified in the RFO. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about May 3, 1999, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about June 3, 1999. The firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B" as explained under NASA-Specific Numbered Notes. 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, 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD 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. Any request for a hard copy of this RFO, must be submitted in writing within 15 days from the date of this notice to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attn: Debra Kaelberer, Code 214.4, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771. No collect calls or telephone requests will be accepted. However, written requests may be facsimiled to 301-286-0341. Verification of receipt of the RFO rests solely on the interested parties. Posted 04/14/99 (D-SN320247). (0104)

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