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R -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO NASA, LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER'S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM SOL 1-064-SGB.1005 DUE 011400 POC Charlotte T. Hardy, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2526, Fax (757) 864-7898, Email C.T.HARDY@larc.nasa.gov -- Panice H. Clark, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)-864-2522, Fax (757) 864-7898, Email P.H.CLARK@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-064-SGB.1005. E-MAIL: Charlotte T. Hardy, C.T.HARDY@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for support service functions essential to NASA, Langley Research Center's External Affairs Program to include the following tasks: (1) Operation of a Public Inquiry Center to include preparing official responses to requests for NASA information from the general public, educators and industry; preparing electronic and written outreach materials; maintaining inventory and storage and distributing informational materials (2) Maintaining an Exhibits Program to include proposing topics and exhibit concepts; designing, fabricating and installing the exhibits; maintaining exhibits in good working order; scheduling and shipping exhibits to outreach venues; providing personnel to staff exhibits as needed; (3) Administering a Center Conference support component to include providing logistical and general services to plan and conduct classified and unclassified conferences, symposia, peer reviews, workshops and meetings; identifying maintenance needs to ensure good working order of conference facilites; (4) Operate a Communications component to support External Affiars outreach to include preparing written and photographic materials for media and selected internal and external communications programs; writing and/or providing illustrations for news releases, feature articles, brochures, fact sheets, histories; preparing, maintaining and posting information to electronic bulletin boards; (5) Produce the Center's bi-weekly newsletter to include interviewing Center personnel; writing, editing, photography, layout and preparation of camera-ready mechanicals or electronic files for transmission to the printer; (6) Implement an Outreach/Special Events component to include administrative support of internal events such as tours, open houses, recognition events and receptions; administration support of external events such as national conferences and aerospace events, state fairs, educational programs, community events; providing speakers for community and educational events, meetings and programs; (7) Maintain a Freedom on Information Act (FOIA) component to include researching requests; preparing official responses for FOIA officer review; tracking requests and making those most frequently requested available electronically and (8) Administer a Task Order component to include service for additional efforts to the Center at large. This service shall include providing additional exhibit design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance; Center and off-site administrative support of conferences for sponsoring organizations; professional writing and editing services for NASA Headquarters and program offices. A cost plus fixed fee contract with an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, fixed price element for the requirement set forth in No. 8 above is contemplated. The resulting contract will have a base period of performance of one year with four (4) one (1) year priced option periods. This procurement uses MidRange procedures and is being conducted under the NAIS/ARC Pilot for receipt of electronic offers. This pilot was developed in response to the National Performance Review's call for increased use of electronic commerce in exchanging procurement information. Vendors wishing to participate in this procurement must first install and utilize the applications (provided free of charge) identified at: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/NAIS pilot/vend-intro.htm. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8743 and $5 million, respectively. 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 97-13. All qualified responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about December 1, 1999, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about January 14, 2000. 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, PowerPoint 4.0), Entrust 4.0 and Informed Filler 2.6 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/LaRC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/class.html Prospective offerors should notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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 11/05/99 (D-SN398487). (0309)

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