NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

M -- AIRCRAFT-, AIRFIELD-, AND FLIGHT TEST-RELATED SERVICES SOL RFP2-37116-DXG DUE 081299 POC Deborah E. Glass, Contract Specialist, Phone (650) 604-3747, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email dglass@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFP2-37116-DXG. E-MAIL: Deborah E. Glass, dglass@mail.arc.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a requirement to provide services to support research aircraft operations, research aircraft systems and Moffett Federal Airfield operations at Ames Research Center. Note the term "aircraft" specifically includes "rotorcraft" but does not exclude "fixed-wing aircraft." The contractor will provide services to support the Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division, the Flight Projects Office, the Airfield Management Office at the NASA Ames Research Center and the Ames portion of the Western Aeronautical Test Range. The Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division conducts research, technical investigations, and scientific studies using the aircraft assigned to the Aeroflightdynamics Directorate at Ames. The Flight Projects Office is responsible for all the airworthiness and flight operations activities associated with Army aircraft assigned to support the Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division flight research mission. The Airfield Management Office is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Federal Airfield. The Western Aeronautical Test Range supports flight test operations at Ames Research Center. The services required include management, engineering, mechanical, electrical, electronics, instrumentation, operations, maintenance, software, data systems, administrative, and clerical. The requirements include complete planning and staffing, as well as providing for: purchasing, property management, managing financial, personnel, systems and facility resources as well as conforming to established NASA policies and budgetary guidelines. This procurement will have a base period of two years, one option period of one year and one option period of two years. Release of the draft RFP should take place on or about July 22, 1999. The release of the draft RFP will allow approximately 20 days for industry comment concerning any aspect of the acquisition, including the structure of the entire RFP. Prospective offerors are invited to submit comments or questions in writing to Deborah E. Glass via electronic transmission or facsimile transmission. After all comments are received, the RFP will be revised as necessary and will be formally released to industry in late August 1999 with proposals due approximately 30 to 45 days later. Contract performance is anticipated to begin the early part of calendar year 2000. A presolicitation conference is planned for early August 1999. Continue to monitor this web site for specific details regarding the conference. This procurement will implement performance-based contracting methods and will use the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) & NFS 1815.3 source selection process. The solicitation will be issued with a warning to the offerors that award without discussions is contemplated. NPD 5000.2 Uniform Methodology for Determination of Small and Small Disadvantaged Subcontracting Goals will be used. An ombudsman has been appointed-See Note "B". The government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The proposed contract will utilize a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract structure. In accordance with NFS 1811.603(e)(iii) and (e)(v), a rating DO-C9 (Miscellaneous/Other) will be applied to this acquisition. This procurement is being conducted using full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Agency. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $20 million in annual receipts, respectively. The contemplated acquisition has been reviewed at the Consolidated Contracting Initiative (CCI) web-site and no other solicitation or contract was found that could provide the effort required. The intent to procure was announced on the CCI 1999 Acquisition Forecast web-site to assure that NASA, and other interested parties, are afforded an opportunity to include their requirements in the solicitation. The contemplated contract will be used by Ames Research Center. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format or RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/ARC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Posted 07/22/99 (D-SN357648). (0203)

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