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

A -- SUPPORT OF A BROAD BASED RESEARCH PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH GEOPHYSICS, GEODYNAMICS AND SPACE GEODESY WITHIN THE LABORATORY FOR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS SOL RFP5-13654-255 DUE 020900 POC Ray A. Stevens, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)614-5601, Fax (301)614-5619, Email rasteven@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Mary Petkoff, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)614-5587, Fax (301)614-5619, Email Mary.J.Petkoff.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&;pin=51#RFP5-1365 4-255. E-MAIL: Ray A. Stevens, rasteven@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue Request for Proposal (RFP)5-13654-255 for support of a broad-based research program associated with geodynamics, geophysics, and space geodesy within the Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics. The draft RFP was synopsized on September 14, 1999 and was released on November 9, 1999 for industry comment. This procurement will be conducted via full and open competition. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 7379 and M, respectively. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See CBDNet Numbered Note 26. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. This effort will support programs within Code 920, the Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, through instrument development; software development and maintenance; data collection, archiving, and dissemination; scientific data analysis; modeling and interpretation of data; reports and presentations of scientific results; public outreach and education; and associated t! echnical and administrative work. The work will also support research experiments and investigations of an applications nature using space techniques and capabilities. This procurement is a follow-on effort, which consolidates contracts NAS5-32352, NAS5-32331 and portions of contracts NAS5-31760 and NAS5-32350. A five year basic contract without options is contemplated. The contract type is cost-plus-award-fee (CPAF) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantitiy. The anticipated release date of RFP5-13654-255 is on or about December 23, 1999 with an expected proposal due date of February 9, 2000. The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 97-14. 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 applicati! on. The WWW address or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page is: http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&;pin=51 All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA-Specific Note 'B'. Prospective offerors shall notify this office via E-mail or in writing of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors shall be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). NASA-Specific Notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 12/15/99 (D-SN408780). (0349)

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