NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

A -- ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SERICES AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER SOL 8-1-0-EK-C6120-Final POC Michael L. Sweigart, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0281, Fax (256) 544-8434, Email mike.sweigart@msfc.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=62#8-1-0-EK- C6120-Final. E-MAIL: Michael L. Sweigart, mike.sweigart@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for engineering, science, and technical services. The required services will supplement existing capability at MSFC and provide critical skills across a wide range of technical disciplines. The services will support the Center's Engineering, Flight Projects, Space Transportation, and Science Directorates along with the Systems Management Office, Space Shuttle Projects Office, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The provisions and clauses in the Final RFP are those in effect through FAC 97-15. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. These services will be procured on an unrestricted basis using full and open competitive procedures. The Final RFP will contain significant subcontracting goals for small business, small disadvantaged business, and small woman-owned business concerns. This is not a small business set-aside. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees or less, respectively. The SIC Code and size standard are provided to assist potential offerors in determining whether they qualify as a small business for this particular procurement. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. A Draft RFP for these services was released to industry for review and comments on February 8, 2000, and an Industry Briefing was held at MSFC on February 15, 2000. The anticipated release date of the Final RFP is on or about March 21, 2000 with an anticipated due date for receipt of proposals of April 11, 2000 and May 2, 2000. All qualified, responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". The Final RFP 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, or 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/MSFC Business Opportunities page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=62 Prospective offerors shall notify this office via e-mail of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the Final RFP and amendments (if any). Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the Final RFP and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 03/06/00 (D-SN431329). (0066)

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