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

A -- CONTINUATION OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW ACTIVITY FOR 60K FASTRAC ENGINE PROJECT SOL 8-1-9-RA-71119 DUE 071299 POC Shirley Novy Shue, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0409, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email shirley.n.shue@msfc.nasa.gov -- Walter S. Melton III, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0299, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email walt.melton@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-RA-71119. E-MAIL: Shirley Novy Shue, shirley.n.shue@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC intends to negotiate with Lee & Associates, LLC, only, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), for continuation of independent review resulting from 60K Fastrac Project extensions. This effort extends independent review activities through September 30, 1999. Lee and Associates have supported this project for the past two years and have intimate knowledge of the Fastrac 60K Engine Projects requirements and policy. This is a follow-on effort that continues independent review services for the Fastrac 60K Engine Project. Lee and Associates have in the past provided the independent review that has been essential to the Fastrac 60K Engine project. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for independent system engineering and technical assistance support to the Fastrac 60K Engine Project. An Independent Review Team (IRT) to assess the program readiness to continue proceeding from component design to fabrication, integration and test shall be provided by the contractor. The objective of the IRT is to identify program weaknesses and potential failure areas and to offer courses of action to correct any deficiencies at the component subsystem levels. The team will proactively address the early identification of problems and recommend solutions that will mitigate technical and program risk. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. 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 the 15 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 efforton 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. 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 06/25/99 (D-SN347322). (0176)

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