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

J -- TEST EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND REPAIR SOL RFO5-52006-502 DUE 041400 POC James Debelius, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-0055, Fax (301)286-0341, Email James.M.Debelius.1@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 6-502. E-MAIL: James Debelius, James.M.Debelius.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Test Equipment Calibration and Repair (TECR) Services. The purpose of the acquisition is to provide TECR services to GSFC's laboratories. GSFC currently has approximately 7,554 pieces of equipment that may need TECR services on a regular basis or a case-by-case basis. The contract will be a hybrid-type contract made up of indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed price for calibration services and Time and Materials for repair and emergency calibration/repair services. The contract will have a two-year basic period of performance and three one-year options. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-14. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about February 28, 2000 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about April 14, 2000. 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, 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 02/11/00 (D-SN424671). (0042)

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