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B -- AMSR SNOW VALIDATION STUDY IN FINLAND SOL 974-75619-0000-902 DUE 070600 POC Deborah A. Bittner, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5609, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email Deborah.A.Bittner.1@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#974-75619-0000-902. E-MAIL: Deborah A. Bittner, Deborah.A.Bittner.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for AMSW Snow Validation Study. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) is located in a sub artic environment, where snow is a feature for six months of the year, also; they own and operate a "Skyvan" aircraft with on-board sensors that utilize the same frequencies (6.0 -- 9.0 GHz) as the AMSR sensor, scheduled for launch as part of the Aqua Observing System in December 2000. Additionaly, HUT has more than two decades of experience in measuring snowpack properties using microwave radiometry. The snowpack measurements made on the ground (ground truth) using a hand-held 35 ghz radiometer will be made so that the spaceborne, airborne and ground based measurements can be compared and evaluated. NASA will provide the 35 ghz radiometer and manpower for the ground-based measurements. The Helsinki University of Technology has the only Skyvan aircraft having the instrumentation required to make the passive microwave measurements that are essential to this study. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. 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 16, 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. Fax communications will be accepted. 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 05/30/00 (D-SN459617). (0151)

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