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B -- ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS GENERATION/VALIDATION FOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SOL 9BG-79-0-51P DUE 052200 POC James P. Gips, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 244-7878, Fax (281) 244-7563, Email james.p.gips1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Julia Trautman, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 244-7119, Fax (281) 244-7563, Email julia.l.trautman1@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#9BG-7 9-0-51P. E-MAIL: James P. Gips, james.p.gips1@jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the following: The contractor represents the Principal Investigator to all levels of International Space Station (ISS) Program management and technical development personnel, and represents the status and capabilities of the ISS to the research community. The contractor serves as a surrogate researcher for the ISS to bridge between the research and engineering communities. This function represents research disciplines that cover Human Life Science, Fundamental Biology, Microgravity Science (with sub-disciplines in Fluid Physics, Combustion Physics, Fundamental Physics, Materials Science, and Biotechnology), Engineering Research & Technology Development, Space Science, and Earth Science. As well, commercial interests spanning the range of research disciplines will be represented. The primary criteria for qualification is the breadth and depth of knowledge and experience of personnel across all these disciplines to ensure credibility in the research and engineering communities. The contractor maintains an indepth understanding of the unique research methods employed in each discipline, and the instrumentation and processes used in the laboratory (or observatory). The contractor translates the requirements into engineering specifications for the ISS, and then represents these requirements to all levels of the Program to ensure that they are adequately implemented. The contractor integrates the requirements from all disciplines and builds overall strategies for the ISS development and operations to ensure success in all areas. As a critical element of this integration, modeling of the operations of the research laboratories and observatories is conducted to identify and understand potential limitations in research capability of the ISS, and to develop strategies for optimizing the overall research output. A broad understanding of the ISS, ISS Subsystems, and ISS Operations is required to ensure adequate research integration. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $4 million, 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 97-17. 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 May 23, 2000 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about June 23, 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/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=73 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 05/01/00 (D-SN450035). (0122)

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