NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

U -- FLIGHT CREW TRAINING SOL RFOW-01970-TNB DUE 091399 POC Trena N. Bercaw, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-2749, Fax (301) 286-0356, Email Trena.N.Bercaw.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- James L. Becker, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-4223, Fax (301) 286-0356, Email James.L.Becker.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#RFOW-01970-TNB. E-MAIL: Trena N. Bercaw, Trena.N.Bercaw.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Flight Crew and Maintenance Training. The contractor shall be able to provide personnel, facilities, and training materials to conduct academic and simulator training for the following aircraft: Gulfstream G159, G1159, G1159A; Lear Series 20 and 30; and King Air 200. Training courses shall consist of Initial Pilot Qualification Training, Refresher Pilot Training, Simulator Training, and Initial and Recurrent Maintenance Training of the above named aircraft. In addition, the contractor shall also be able to provide the following training services, on an as needed basis, based on the contractor's standard commercial courses: Airline Transport Pilot Ground School, Flight Training at NASA-designated locations (using Government-supplied aircraft), Initial and Refresher Pilot and Maintenance Training for other aircraft in which the contractor is qualified, other courses in which the contractor is qualified. This requirement has a period of performance of one year, with 4,one-year option periods. An Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type of contract is anticipated to be awarded. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8299 and $18.5 million, respectively. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-12. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about August 23, 1999, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about September 13, 1999. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. No hard copies of the solicitation or amendments shall be distributed by the Government. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/HQ Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/class.html Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer, no later than September 1, 1999. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet 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 notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 08/06/99 (D-SN364678). (0218)

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