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

A -- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 8-1-9-ED-C4532 POC Sandra L. Presnell, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0318, Fax (256) 544-8688, Email sandra.presnell@msfc.nasa.gov -- Lydia H. Butler, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0304, Fax (256) 544-4400, Email lydia. butler@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-ED-C4532. E-MAIL: Sandra L. Presnell, sandra.presnell@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an increase to the current level-of-effort under Contract NAS8-40836. The contract provides professional engineering and scientific services in support of the Marshall Space Flight Center. A recent assessment of new and expanded program/project objectives necessitates additional man-hours to meet the current contract's project requirement through February 2000. When the original Request for Proposal (RFP) for Contract NAS8-40836 was issued in September 1994, the requirement for MSFC support on numerous NASA project was yet undefined, thus the original level-of-effort specified within the RFP was based on 204 FTEs. Since that time, MSFC's role has been more clearly defined at a level much greater than anticipated. MSFC is dedicated to fulfilling these expanded commitments, thus the necessity for additional skills and resourse through the Science and Engineering Support Services contract. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the services from Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, pursuant to the authority of 6.302-1, which implements the authority for 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) for acquisition of supplies or services from only one source when no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Sverdrup Technology, Inc., is the only responsible source capable of providing timely continuation of ongoing, yet expanded, efforts in microgravity, advanced space transportation, the International Space Station, and other MSFC-assigned projects, such as Chandra. Sverdrup has the specialized skills in place to immediately enable MSFC to meet new and expanded roles and responsibilities within the established/known critical time contraints. Continuity of services under this contract is vital and must be continued without interruption in order to fulfill established critical schedules. At least 30 critical milestones supporting the aforementioned NASA programs/projects must be met over the next eight months of this contract year. Recompetition at this juncture would initiate unwarranted risks to the aforementioned NASA program/projects. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. RFP will be released on or about 15 days after publication of this synopsis in the CBD. Firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed, See Internet Note "B". See Note 22. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 07/22/99 (D-SN357646). (0203)

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