NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 214.4, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- TRAINING CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SOL RFO5-52005-503 DUE 030200 POC Debra C. Kaelberer, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-8630, Fax (301)286-0341, Email Debra.Kaelberer@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Thomas Russell, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-2885, Fax (301)286-0341, Email Thomas.S.Russell.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#RFO5-5200 5-503. E-MAIL: Debra C. Kaelberer, Debra.Kaelberer@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) plans to issue a Request for Offer, RFO5-52005-503, for NASA's Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance (OSSMA), Manufacturing Technology Transfer Center. The OSSMA at GSFC has the broad responsibility and general authority to assure that the goals for mission success and reliability are met for GSFC's projects, including spacecraft systems, launch vehicle systems, operational ground systems and scientific instruments including both conventional satellites and Shuttle payloads managed by GSFC. In order to meet its mission, the OSSMA has the responsibility to train Government and contractor personnel to NASA's workmanship training standards in accordance with the NASA-STD-8739 series of workmanship requirements. The Contractor shall furnish qualified personnel, facilities, and equipment not otherwise furnished by the Government, necessary to support the NASA Manufacturing Technology Transfer Center (NMTTC). The contractor shall be ISO 9001 compliant in alloperations related to the performance of this contract. NASA MidRange Procurement Procedures will be used. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside (See Note 1). The Standard Industrial classification (SIC) Code and size standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 (See Note 26). The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-15. The resulting contract will be an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm fixed price unit rates. The period of performance is a two year base period with three one-year options. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about January 31, 2000, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about March 2, 2000. The firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The offers must conform to the RFO instructions and be received by the closing date specified in the RFO. Information concerning the site visit for viewing the government furnished equipment will be contained in the RFO. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B" as explained under NASA-Specific Numbered Notes. 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, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the CBD or the following Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any): http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). The referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Verification of receipt of the RFO rests solely on the interested parties. Posted 01/14/00 (D-SN416374). (0014)

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