NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 215, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BATTERY PANEL (MFBP) FOR NANOSAT SPACECRAFT DUE 032000 POC Carlos R. McKenzie, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-3989, Fax (301) 286-1720, Email cmckenzi@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Steve Lloyd, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-5971, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Steven.R.Lloyd.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#563-56204. E-MAIL: Carlos R. McKenzie, cmckenzi@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the development, test and demonstration units of a Multi-functional Battery Panel (MFBP) for NanoSat Spacecraft Application. The resulting contract is intended to be a three (3) year effort that will start with the completion of the a previous Base line effort and continue to develop High Fidelity structural batteries and build Advanced structural batteries while preparing the High Fidelity structural battery for the first mission opportunity. NASA/GSFC intends to acquire the support from Boundless Corp. Boundless Corp will supply several development phases of structural battery prototypes and provide a proto flight quality set of units for mission of opportunity for test and evaluation of a Multi-functional Battery Panel (MFBP) concept. Boundless Corp has developed many configurations and some demonstrations/prototype units for a structural battery concept. The statutory authority for the other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. See Note 22. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on March 20, 2000. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. 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 02/28/00 (D-SN429009). (0059)

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