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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 17,1999 PSA#2347

NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

A -- YOHKOH SOFT X-RAY TELESCOPE OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS SOL 1-9-JA-20002 DUE 062899 POC Jeffrey S. Jackson, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-8935, Fax (256) 544-9354, Email jeffrey.jackson@msfc.nasa.gov -- Elaine W. Hamner, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0308, Fax (256) 544-9354, Email elaine.hamner@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#1-9-JA-20002. E-MAIL: Jeffrey S. Jackson, jeffrey.jackson@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the provision of support to the Soft X-Ray Telescope (SXT) operations at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS) in Japan. This will include providing a SXT Chief Observor, monitoring and evaluating the SXT health, calibration and performance, assisting visiting scientists, and support for data reformatting, distribution and archiving. The contractor shall also maintain the computer system in Japan purchased under contracts NAS8-37334 and NAS8-40801, maintain the software and develop new software as required to keep the system functional or make it more efficient. The contractor shall support the United States SXT science investigations, data reduction, data distribution, data analysis and publish results of the investigation. The contractor shall also review and update mission support hardware as required to efficiently continue mission support activities as well as encourage the use of SXT data to the general public through public outreach programs. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the effort from the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (LMATC), Palo Alto, California, under the authority of a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition. As the developer of the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) instrument, a component of the SXT, LMATC has been the science operations and data analysis provider for the SOLAR-A mission in support of this instrument. As such, LMATC has unique knowledge and insight into the design, operations and support of the SXT. In addition, LMATC possesses non-restricted access to data limited by international agreement, and as such is subject to the ISAS agreement rather than being under the direct control of NASA. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. RFP will be released on or about 45 days after publication of this synopsis in the CBD. Firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed, See Internet Note "B". Posted 05/13/99 (D-SN331082). (0133)

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