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R -- ENGINEERING AND MISSION OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NOAA/NESDIS METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE OPERATIONS SOL 52-DGNE-0-90069 POC Edward F. Tennant, Jr., Contracting Officer, 301/713-0823 or Prattsie Artis, Contract Specialist, 301/7l3-0823 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML. The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/NESDIS intends to procure engineering analysis and navigation support services for the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations. The National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Services (NESDIS) operates all of the United States civil meteorological satellites from the Satellite Operations Control Center (SOCC), located in Suitland, Maryland. The civil meteorological constellations consist of the Geostationary Orbiting Environmental (GOES) and Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES) Spacecraft. The GOES satellite program provides continuous, dependable, timely, high-quality observations of the Western Hemisphere and geosynchronous space environment. The POES satellites are in polar, sun-synchronous orbits and provide operational coverage of the entire Earth four times each day. The data gathered from these satellites allows our country's weather and emergency agencies to monitor global climate change, verify ozone depletion and land surface change, monitor the critical space environmental parameters, and support search and rescue efforts across the globe. The successful offeror shall be responsible for providing engineering services in support of real-time operations, spacecraft analysis, navigation operations, engineering configuration management and engineering and operations training. NOAA Solicitation No. 52-DGNE-0-90069 will be issued approximately November 9, 1999 and close no earlier than December 9, 1999. The resultant contract shall consist of an initial one-year period of performance with options to extend performance for three (3) additional one-year periods. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Requests for copies of the solicitation should be submitted in writing to Prattsie L. Artis at the address set forth above or by fax at 301-713-0806. See Notes 12 and 26. Posted 10/19/99 (W-SN392852). (0292)

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