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A -- C-17 RESEARCH FLIGHT COMPUTING SYSTEM (REFLCS) PHASE II SOL RFO4-99027-SNP DUE 061899 POC Salomon Perea, Contracting Officer, Phone (661) 258-3337, Fax (661) 258-2904, Email salomon.perea@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov -- Monique M. Sullivan, Contracting Officer, Phone (661) 258-2593, Fax (661) 258-2904, Email monique.sullivan@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/DFRC/date.html#RFO4-99027-SNP. E-MAIL: Salomon Perea, salomon.perea@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov. NASA/DFRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the Research and Development of the C-17 Research Flight Computing System (REFLCS), Phase II. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) NASA/DFRC intends to purchase the continued research and development of the REFLCS toolset to be designed, integrated and tested on the C-17 T-1 aircraft from The Boeing Company, Long Beach, California. The REFLCS is a toolset that provides a cost-effective airborne software environment on the C-17 T-1 that enables rapid prototyping of research flight control software. This is a follow-on contract to the Phase I work and it is likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. This requirement will also necessitate C-17 aircraft familiarity, proprietary information training, engineering drawings and numerous flight safety and environmental features. See Note 22. 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 June 18, 1999 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 06/03/99 (D-SN338751). (0154)

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