NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

B -- AERO-SPACE TECHNOLOGY STUDIES SOL RFPW-01880-HDC POC Harold D. Coleman, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-5451, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Harold.D.Coleman.@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Harold D. Coleman, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 286-5451, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Harold.D.Coleman.@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=04#RFPW-0188 0-HDC. E-MAIL: Harold D. Coleman, Harold.D.Coleman.@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Aero-Space Technology Studies for NASA Headquarters Office of Aeronautics in the following areas: Aeronautical and Space Transportation Technology Assessments; Aeronautical and Space Technology related, Economic, Business and Trade Policy Studies; Aircraft and Space Transportation studies; Air Traffic Management, Air Traffic Control, Airport/Airline Management and Airline Operations Studies; Technology Assessments; Independent Surveys and Assessments of NASA Aero-Space Technology customer and Stakeholder Satisfaction; and Independent Assessments of the status, effectiveness, efficiency, and other characteristics of NASA's aeronautical and space transportation research activities and investments. It is anticipated that an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) performance-based contract will be issued. The period of performance is five years. This requirement is a follow-on to NASA contract NASW-4967 with Science Applications International Corporation, Technology Service Company, Arlington, VA 22102, which expires December 8, 1999. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The maximum contract value is expected to be $15 million. The minimum contract value is expected to be $100,000. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8732 and $5M, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of Draft RFP is on or about 1/10/00 and comments on Draft RFP due 1/25/00. The anticipated release date of RFP is on or about 02/25/00 with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about 03/27/00. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. 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 Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/HQ Business Opportunities page is http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html . Posted 12/16/99 (D-SN409162). (0350)

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