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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) IN SUPPORT OF THE SPACE GEODESY PROGRAM. DUE 052500 POC Kenneth A. Sateriale, Acting Assistant Branch Chief, Phone (301) 614-5604, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email ksateria@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov-- Chopo Ma, COTR, Phone (301) 614-6101, Fax (301) 614-6099, Email cma@virgo.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#RFP5-62806280 2-264. E-MAIL: Kenneth A. Sateriale, ksateria@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. On April 7, 2000, the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) published a sources sought synopsis in the print version of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) advertising the requirement for services to support Very Long Baseline Interferometry. The same notice appeared in the electronic version of the CBD on April 5, 2000. GSFC planned the procurement to be a competitive set-aside for small business concerns, including small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, HBCU's and OMI's and qualified HUBZone small business concerns. However, the only respondent to the synopsis was the incumbent, a woman-owned small business. GSFC is currently conducting an active market survey of known small businesses meeting the SIC Code and Size Standard of 8731 and 500 employees, respectively, to see if a competition among small businesses can be fostered. Should that effort be unsuccessful, GSFC would hold a full and open competition, if feasible. If full and open competition is not feasible, then a sole sourcecontract will be negotiated with the incumbent. In order to preserve the procurement schedule, GSFC needs to know now whether there are any concerns, either small or large, that are interested in and capable of satisfying the requirement. This procurement is not for a commercial item subject to FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. To facilitate a prompt review by the NASA team, a one (1) page summary shall be affixed to the front of the capability statement submitted which identifies for the evaluator, by page and paragraph, your company's relevant capability. It is insufficient to provide only general brochures or generic information. Your response must specifically address your capability regarding the VLBI procurement. Copies of your capability statements must not contain confidential commercial or financial information. If a competitive procurement is determined to be feasible, then a draft RFP may be issued. Interested parties may be given two weeks to provide comments. Providing comments to the Draft RFP is not mandatory. The decision to include industry comments in the final RFP is at the discretion of the Government. Any subsequent RFP will be synopsized prior to its release. In accordance with FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997), the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the Draft RFP, or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA-specific lettered Note "B". A draft Statement of Work (SOW) for the VLBI procurement has been posted on the World Wide Web. It is essential that you read it before preparing your capability statement. The WWW address, or URL, for these draft documents is: http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51n=51 It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of the draft RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the draft solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced CBD numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/num-note.html NASA-specific numbered or lettered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Questions regarding this notice, or this procurement, should be directed to the point of contacts indicated. Posted 05/04/00 (D-SN451657). (0125)

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