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

D -- COMPUTER OPERATIONS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, AND DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE EARTH AND SPACE DATA COMPUTING DIVISION SOL 931-34567-271 DUE 012500 POC Ray A. Stevens, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)614-5601, Fax (301)614-5619, Email rasteven@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Camille Tiger, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-9150, Fax (301)286-0268, Email ctiger@pop200.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#931-34567 -271. E-MAIL: Ray A. Stevens, rasteven@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. Capability Statements are sought only from 8(a) companies that are owned by Native American Indian tribes or Alaskan Native Corporations. Capability Statements are sought only from 8(a) companies that are owned by Native American Indian tribes or Alaskan Native Corporations, in accordance with FAR 19.805-1(b)(2) which reads in part: "Where an acquisition exceeds the competitive threshold ($3,000,000), the SBA may accept the requirement for a sole source 8(a) award if the SBA accepts the requirement on behalf of a concern owned by an Indian tribe or an Alaska Native Corporation." A library of qualified capability statements is being assembled at Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Procurement Office, for the purpose of assisting acquisition personnel in developing source lists for a variety of future procurements related to Earth Science. The Earth Science (Code 900) acquisition forecast is located at: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfcfore.htm. In particular, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center is soliciting capability statements for potential sources for computer operations, systems analysis, and documentation support services for the Earth and Space Data Computing Division (ESDCD). The Contractor shall operate the ESDCD computer environment, resolve problems in meeting workload deadlines, analyze operational problems, differentiate between hardware malfunctions and program and data problems and take appropriate action including making recommendations. The ESDCD provides large-scale scalar and supercomputing support to more than 1000 users involved in NASA Space and Earth Science research programs. The Contractor shall maintain tapes and user identification records for the assignment, release and accounting of these tapes and furnish monthly reports regarding their usage. A cost-plus-award-fee contract is contemplated. The estimated period of performance is 5 years. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will not be synopsized in the CBD or on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. NASA intends to award a sole source 8(a) contract to a company owned by a Native American Indian Tribe or to an Alaska Native Corporation. Qualified vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements for the ESDCD procurement are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. Offerors should specify if they wish to be considered for all future procurements, or only for the ESDCD procurement. Technical questions should be directed to: Medora B. Macie, Code 931, (301) 286-3812. Procurement related questions should be directed to Ray Stevens, Code 219, (301) 614-5601 or Camille Tiger, Code 219, (301) 286-9150. A similar sources-sought synopsis for this ESDCD procurement was posted on November 2, 1999. Respondents to that previous posting do not need to reply again. A decision by the Small Business Administration made it necessary to reissue this notice. 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. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. NASA, GSFC intends to award the resulting contract as a Section 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business Set Aside. All responses shall be submitted to Ray Stevens, Code 219, no later than 1/25/00. In responding, reference 931-12345/271. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 12/20/99 (D-SN409993). (0354)

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