NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 219, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES SOL RFP5-14203-257 DUE 112299 POC Mary Petkoff, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)614-5587, Fax (301)614-5619, Email Mary.J.Petkoff.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Julie A. Janus, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5615, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email jjanus@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFP5-14203-257. E-MAIL: Mary Petkoff, Mary.J.Petkoff.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC has released the final Request for Proposal (RFP)5-14203/257 for support to Code 940, the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). Offers are due no later than November 22, 1999, at 2:00 p.m. local time, in the Bid Room located at NASA/GSFC, Code 213, Bldg. 17, Room S142, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20771. The RFP is posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service Web site at http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm. This requirement is an 8(a) set-aside. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 7371 and $18 million, respectively. It is anticipated that a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract will be issued with an anticipated start date of April 2000. A 1 year basic contract with four 1-year options is contemplated for this effort. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. This effort will support Code 940, the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). The proposed services include providing scientific programming and analysis in support of specific GISS research programs and performing computer facility operations, systems programming, technical library operations, and overall logistical support for the GISS research facility. The scientific programming and analysis functions are integral parts of the respective research programs, whereas the other support functions are required to maintain and operate the facilities used in performing the research. The effort will be performed on-site at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, New York. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". 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 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/GSFC Business Opportunities page is: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for solicitation 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 10/06/99 (D-SN389389). (0279)

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