18 -- RAPID II ON-RAMP OPPORTUNITY Semi-annually, over the life of the contract, the Contracting Officer will accept and evaluate proposals with the intention of adding additional contracts and/or modifying existing contracts to add additional core busses and options. Unsolicited proposals will be accepted by the RSDO Contracting Officer during the months of February and August. In addition, the Contracting Officer may periodically solicit proposals. If you are interested in submitting an On Ramp proposal, we highly recommend that you contact RSDO. Proposals shall be subject to the same proposal instructions and evaluation procedures as the Rapid II Request for Offers (RFO) dated August 19, 1999. Proposals instructions and evaluation procedures may be obtained from this website (note link to RFO). Proposals are due at 4:30 eastern on the last working day of the month to the GSFC Bid Room, as specified in the RFO. For the first On Ramp, the due date is February 29th. Non-US companies should contact RSDO to arrange access to the Bid Room.If you are not currently a contract holder, your company is required to submit all the information required in the RFO. Your proposal will be evaluated against all the criteria specified in the RFO. (NOTE : For the Feb 2000 on ramp, the model contract IS NOT required for the initial proposal, but will be requested at the Conclusion of Discussions.) WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51#1RapidII. E-MAIL: Leif L. Grotos, Leif.L.Grotos.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. Posted 01/13/00 (D-SN415939).

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