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84 -- DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF EXTRA SMALL AND SMALL-REGULAR, MODIFIED ADVANCED CREW ESCAPE SUITS SOL 9-BV-00-Y39-1O DUE 030600 POC Sylvia Snider, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 244-5178, Fax (281) 483-6919, Email sylvia.snider1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Ronald Johnson, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-4164, Fax (281) 483-6919, Email ronald.johnson1@jsc.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=73#9-BV-00-Y3 9-1O. E-MAIL: Sylvia Snider, sylvia.snider1@jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the development, fabrication and delivery of four (4) XS ACES, an XS functional engineering prototype assembly for use by NASA-JSC for mobility system enhancement test and evaluation, and the fabrication and delivery of three (3) SRM ACES and spare gloves and helmets. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from DAVID CLARK Company, statutory authority for proceeding with this acquisition under Other Than Full and Open Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) (as implemented by FAR 6.302-1), David Clark maintains an extensive knowledge of the design and performance characteristics of the ACES and its parts and is cognizant of its overall capabilities and limitations and the interactions of its subsystems. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. "See note 22". An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 01/24/00 (A-SN418431). (0024)

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