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U -- CONFERENCE ON GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS IN PHYSICO-CHEMICAL SYSTEMS TO BE HELD AT NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOL W-10-01700 DUE 051399 POC Diane Harris, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-4402, Fax (301)286-0356, Email diane.harris.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Joseph F. Kroener, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-3294, Fax (301) 286-0356, Email Joseph.F.Kroener.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#W-10-01700. E-MAIL: Diane Harris, diane.harris.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/HQ plans to award a Sole Source procurement to Gordon Research Center for a conference to be held at New England College, in Henniker, New Hampshire on June 27 -- July 2, 1999. This conference is being organized under the auspices of the Gordon Research Conferences. The conference will emphasize the use of low-gravity environments to isolate and investigate processes that are otherwise obscured by gravitational effects; and to produce conditions suitable for measurement of physical properties and fundamental constants that are not possible under normal terrestrial conditions. The statutory authority for this sole-source action 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) -- Only One Responsible Source. Gordan Research Center is a uniquely qualified which constitues the major domestic forum for discussion of microgravity research and have a full and well-balanced scientific program. The proposed project is a conference which constitutes the major domestic forum for discussion of microgravity research results in 1999,and appears to have a full and well-balanced scientific program. The subject of the proposed conference is microgravity research, a subject of unique and specific interest to NASA. The objective of the conference is to disseminate research results and to stimulate concepts for new space research, the proposal has very clear and direct programmatic relevance to NASA's mission. Gordon Research conference is highly respected for its accomplishments in research and have substantial experience in the organization of scientific conferences. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Interested firms have until May 13, 1999, 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 receivedafter the May 13, 1999, 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. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL:http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/notes.htm Posted 04/22/99 (D-SN323353). (0112)

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