IT SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC SERVICES FOR NCEP OF THE NWS 50-DDNW-5-00047 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with General Sciences Corporation, 4700 Powder Mill Road, Suite 400, Beltsville, MD 20705 to increase the ceiling amount and extend the period of performance of Contract 50-DDNW-5-00047 an additional six months. The Contract, which is in its final option year, expires on June 30, 2000. The Government is required to increase the contract ceiling and extend the period of performance while a competitive follow-on contract is being negotiated. This contract provides IT support scientist services to the National Weather Service, National Center for Environmental Prediction for programming support to research scientists and visiting scientists in the development of new algorithms, model parameterizations, and analysis techniques to improve numerical weather and climate forecast products. Continuity of these support services is essential and program delays must be avoided. Specifically, support services are currently being performed in the following task areas: Mesoscale Modeling Support, Global Modeling Support, Ocean Modeling Support, Climate Modeling Support, Systems Development Support, Model Test Facility Support, Operational Ensemble and Day 3-7 Forecast Support, and Program Management and Library Services. Vendors who believe they can satisfy the Government's requirements are invited to submit an affirmative response. To be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrates a knowledge of and close familiarity with each of the of the aforementioned tasks. Any prospective offeror must demonstrate cognizance of the current status and details of these tasks such that assumption of duties could be immediately achieved without transition delays while maintaining continuity of service support. Any prospective offeror must also demonstrate a cost and technical benefit to the Government in view of the short period of performance and recompetition in process. All responsible sources must submit a written narrative statement of capability including detailed technical information and other technical literature sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. See Notes 22 and 26. E-MAIL: click here to contact contract specialist, Mark.A.Miller@noaa.gov. Posted 05/16/00 (W-SN455383).

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