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

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTELLIGENT SYNTHESIS ENVIRONMENT (ISE)/COLLABOARTIVE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT (CEE) INFRASTRUCTURE USER PORTAL SOL 8-1-0-E1-C8757 DUE 060200 POC Amy B. Campbell, Contracting Officer, Phone (256)544-8620, Fax (256)544-4400, Email Amy.Campbell@msfc.nasa.gov -- David A. Iosco, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0387, Fax (256) 544-9354, Email david.iosco@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-E1-C 8757. E-MAIL: Amy B. Campbell, Amy.Campbell@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Development of the Intelligent Synthesis Environment (ISE)/Collaborative Engineering Environment (CEE) Infrastructure User Portal. The ISE/CEE infrastructure User Portal will be a portal into data and tools being supported by the CEE infrastructure. Tasks to support the development of the User Portal and the enhancements to the Virtual Research Center (VRC) to allow integration with the portal are (1) search engine re-design -- reduce the number of categories created within the VRC; (2) user portal search engine -- search engine re-design shall include the ability to search all CEE infrastructure systems; (3) access control list -- migrate the current VRC ACL to a standardized directory that is accessible to authorized services. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The University has been involved in the development of the VRC since its inception and has been instrumental in the VRC's operations and development. They are knowledgeable of the architecture, database structure, and software and can, therefore, support the existing users and meet the critical ISE/CEE program schedule. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on June 2, 2000. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 05/19/00 (A-SN456675). (0140)

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