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

D -- SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES DATA ANALYSIS (SESDA) DUE 113099 POC Lynne Hoppel, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-3035, Fax (301)286-0268, Email Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Loren M. Kruger, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-2028, Fax 301-286-1773, Email Loren.M.Kruger.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#904-60390-259. E-MAIL: Lynne Hoppel, Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. The purpose of this notice is to (1) announce the posting of a draft Statement of Work (SOW) to provide continued support to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's, Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis (SESDA) programs; (2) identify small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns that possess the technical capability to be subcontractors for the upcoming SESDA support services competition, and (3) advise potential offerors of the availability of procurement related documentation in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Earth Sciences Procurement Library. NASA plans to conduct this procurement as a full and open competition. The Contractor shall provide support in the areas of: a. Scientific Data Processing; b. Modeling and Data Analysis; c. Information Extraction Support; d. Multi-mission Data Archival and Analysis; e. Computer Systems(s) Management; f. Mission Feasibility Planning; g. Systems Development/Systems Engineering; h. Applications Software Development and Use; i. Data Base Creation and Data Archiving; j. Production Processing; k. Telecommunications; l. Ground Support; m. User Support; n. Engineering Support; and o. Educational Outreach. The SIC Code is 8731 with a size standard of 500 employees. A draft SOW and SOW Supplement has been posted on the World Wide Web, URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/SESDA/home.html. This notice also requests small disadvantaged businesses, small businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and HUBZone small businesses that possess the technical capability to be subcontractors in this support to identify their capabilities. It is requested that capability statements specifically address your ability to satisfy the SESDA Statement of Work in those areas listed in a. through o. above. Your response must specifically address capabilities to support GSFC's SESDA programs consisting of research in a broad range of science disciplines, including solar and space plasma physics, astrophysics and astronomy, planetary studies, atmospheric science and climatology, oceanography, land processes, geodynamics, and solid earth geographics. Research and information technology services to be required includes scientific data analysis; modeling and simulation of physical processes; development of flight project data systems, including field experiments, development of large-scale data management, archival and delivery systems, systems analysis, and programming; and includes engineering, technology, development and research network engineering. A Contractor will also supply other general assistance functions, such as user support and consultation, special studies, and reports, mission planning, outreach, and acquisition support. Two (2) copies of capability statements shall be submitted to the GSFC, Code 219, Greenbelt, MD 20771, Attn: Lynne Hoppel (301.286.3035, E-mail: Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov) on or before November 30, 1999. To facilitate a prompt review by the NASA team, a one (1) page summary shall be affixed to the front of the capability statement submitted which identifies for the evaluator, by page and paragraph, your company's relevant capabilities, including name and address of firm, size of business, whether they are small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or women-owned. It is insufficient to provide only general brochures or generic information. Additionally, respondents shall provide to the Government the name, address, point of contact, and telephone number of at least three current customers in which similar research and information technology services are being provided. In responding reference 904-60390/259. Copies of your capability statements may become a part of the GSFC Earth Sciences Procurement Library for view by the public. Therefore, capability statements should not contain company-sensitive information. The Earth Sciences Procurement (Code 219) Bidders Library is located at NASA GSFC, Bldg. 8, Rm. 511, Greenbelt, MD 20771. Miscellaneous SESDAdocuments related to the upcoming recompetition of these support services will be available for examination by appointment only. Contact Mr. D. Poloway, 301.286.2309 for appointment to browse or checkout documents. Appointments can be scheduled 8:30 a.m., through 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, except holidays. Questions regarding this notice, or this procurement, should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Lynne Hoppel at the phone number or E-mail address listed above. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these cites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 11/10/99 (D-SN399917). (0314)

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