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

U -- FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FIRST) ROOBOTIC TEAM SOL 8-1-0-CD-00056 DUE 061500 POC Marianne R. Campbell, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-6496, Fax (256) 544-9081, Email marianne.campbell@msfc.nasa.gov -- Sandra L. Presnell, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0318, Fax (256) 544-8688, Email sandra.presnell@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-CD--CD- 00056. E-MAIL: Marianne R. Campbell, marianne.campbell@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for partnering with an educational entity (High School) to participate in the 2000-2001 "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology" (FIRST) Robotics Regional and National Competitions. The FIRST Robotics Competition, designed for high school students, is a national engineering contest which teams high school students with engineers from Goverment and business in the design, construction, and testing of a champion robot. Information on the FIRST Robotics Competitions may be found at http://www.usfirst.org . Proposals will be sought from high schools that are within a 50-mile radius of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8299 and $5 Million, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of RFQ 8-1-0-CD-00056 is on or about May 16, 2000 with an anticipated quote due date of on or about June 15, 2000. All qualified responsible educational entities (High School) within a 50-mile radius of MSFC may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. 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, 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 home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=62n=62 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 quoters 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 05/04/00 (D-SN451490). (0125)

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