NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 212, Greenbelt, MD 20771

U -- ANALYZE END-TO-END MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND UTILIZATION OF MAXIMO SOL RFQ5-27196-0000-946 DUE 070899 POC Agnes Smith, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301)286-5466, Fax (301)286-0247, Email Agnes.L.Smith.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Gary L. Cox, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-7464, Fax (301) 286-0247, Email glcox@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFQ5-27196-0000-946. E-MAIL: Agnes Smith, Agnes.L.Smith.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to have two members of Project Software & Development(PSDI) to work with members of FMD/O&M to analyze end-to-end maintenance operations and utilization of Maximo. This service includes a 5-user license for Maximo analyser. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the service from Project Software and Development, Inc. at 100 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730 only. This service is only offered by PSDI to their customers who are already using their Maximo product. PSDI maintains a staff of resident experts who developed the Maximo software, installers, implementers and trainers who are at the disposal of the onsite consultant completing the analysis and software changes. As we are in the process of upgrading to a new release (4.02) of Maximo and adding additional modules to extend its capabilities (August-December 99), the timing and skills required are resident and available at PSDI. This is extremely important for the success of the upgrade and implementation of the new modules. No other vendor has access to the core skills and capabilities needed for this effort. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. See Note 22. Interested firms have seven 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 the seven days 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. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 06/24/99 (D-SN346820). (0175)

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