NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 214.2, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- SMALL DISADVANTAGES BUSINESSES SOUGHT TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MICROWAVE SOUNDER (ATMS) SOL ATMS-Sources-Sought DUE 062599 POC Chris D. Whyte, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-3230, Fax (301)286-1699, Email cwhyte@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- John Baniszewski, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-9841, Fax (301)286-1699, Email John.D.Baniszewski.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#ATMS-Sources-Sought. E-MAIL: Chris D. Whyte, cwhyte@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is planning to issue a formal RFP in the July/August 1999 timeframe for the acquisition of Research, Development, and Design services for the preliminary design of the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS). Next year, the GSFC plans to proceed with the implementation phase contract for the ATMS procurement. The ATMS instrument is a passive microwave sounder instrument that provides observations which, when combined with observations from an infrared sounder, provides global atmospheric temperature, moisture, and pressure profiles. The purpose of this notice is to identify small disadvantaged businesses that possess the technical capability to be subcontractors to provide parts, equipment or services required to support the ATMS instrument. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used as a basis for determining the SDB subcontracting goal that will be included in the ATMS Formulation Phase RFP and the ATMS Implementation Phase procurement. Your response should specifically indicate which phase of the ATMS procurement you are capable of supporting; Formulation Phase (research, development, & preliminary design) or Implementation Phase (final design and manufacturing of the instrument). It is requested that capability statements which specifically address your capability to support the ATMS instrument be submitted to the GSFC, Code 214.2, Greenbelt, MD, 20771 ATTN: Chris Whyte, Contract Specialist [Phone: (301)286-3230 Fax: (301)286-1699. E-mail: Christopher.D.Whyte.1@gsfc.nasa.gov, on or before June 25, 1999. To facilitate a prompt review by the NASA team, a one (1) page summary shall be affixed to the front of the capability statement submitted which identifies for the evaluator, by page and paragraph, your company's relevant capability. It is insufficient to provide only general brochures or generic information. Your response must specifically address your capability regarding the ATMS. Copies of your capability statements may be given to ATMS PrimeContractors in the future, and should therefore not contain company-sensitive information. A draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Specification for the ATMS instrument have been posted on the World Wide Web. The WWW address, or URL, for these draft documents is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/Synopses/ATMS/sol.html#DraftSol. It is essential that you read these before preparing your capability statement. Questions regarding this notice, or this procurement, should be directed to the contract specialist, Chris Whyte, at the phone number or e-mail address listed above. Posted 06/15/99 (D-SN343045). (0166)

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