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

18 -- SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE SUPPORT OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SCHEDULE OF SEVEN FLIGHTS PER YEAR FOR FY01 -- FY06 DUE 050100 POC Gary D. Bugbee, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0270, Fax (256) 544-6488, Email gary.bugbee@msfc.nasa.gov -- Robert F. Whiteley, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0418, Fax (256) 544-5439, Email bob.whiteley@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#SSME. E-MAIL: Gary D. Bugbee, gary.bugbee@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a noncompetitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to the Boeing Company, Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power (Rocketdyne) for continued Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) support of the Space Shuttle Program. The period of performance for this activity will be January 2002 through September 2006. The contractor shall furnish the necessary management, labor, facilities, tools, and materiel (except as provided by the Government) to perform activities such as readying SSME's for flight, refurbishment of flown engines, anomaly resolution, and continued development. In addition, the Contractor shall maintain a flightworthy fleet of at least 12 SSME's at Kennedy Space Center . No other supplies or services will satisfy, or are qualified for, agency requirements. NASA/MSFC intends to acquire these services noncompetitively from Rocketdyne pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). Award to any other prime contractor would likely result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition and unacceptable delays in fulfilling NASA requirements. However, there will be ample subcontracting opportunities available. The RFP will be released on or about June 01, 2000. A firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFP. Notification of interest and capability to respond to this requirement or to sumit proposals in response to this synopsis should be provided to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of the date this synopsis is posted. See Notes 22 and 26. Referenced notes can be viewed at URL http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/num-note.html An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B" at URL http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 04/17/00 (D-SN445655). (0108)

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