NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 219, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RADIOMETRIC SPACE GEODETIC ACTIVITIES OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE SOLID EARTH PROGRAM DUE 061899 POC Michael R. Stewart, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5603, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email MStewart@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Rex T. Elliott, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-6204, Fax (301)286-0247, Email Rex.T.Elliott.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#929-13109. E-MAIL: Michael R. Stewart, MStewart@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA's GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) to NVI, Inc. on a sole source basis to extend support currently provided under Contract NAS5-32331 for an additional 2 months beyond the current end date of the contract (January 2, 2000), plus three options, each for an additional one month of support. This extension is required to continue work currently underway while the Government's technical requirements are being consolidated and competed. Under the consolidation competition, these requirements will be procured using full and open competition. Under NAS5-32331, the contractor provides scientific and engineering support to Goddard's Dynamics of the Solid Earth (DOSE) program in the application and improvement of very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) techniques. This support includes, but is not limited to: field experiment support; refinement of VLBI technique and instrumentation; theoretical modeling and instrumental calibration of atmospheric propagation; VLBI data analysis; development, maintenance and documentation of VLBI software; application and development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for global and crustal dynamics; archival and operational documentation of DOSE hardware and software; and VLBI infrastructure support. Support is provided at GSFC, the Haystack Observatory in Massachusetts, Gilmore Creek Geophysical Observatory in Alaska, Kokee Park Geophysical Observatory in Hawaii, and other observatories as required. Statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) -- Only One Responsible Source. However, contractors who believe they can provide these services without any harmful impact to the program schedules supported by this work should contact the persons noted below. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. See Note 22. 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 ofcontact, 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. 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. All qualified responsible sources may submit a capabilities statement and request for consideration 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-SN338614). (0154)

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