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A -- EXTENSION TO NAS5-32337 WITH THE UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION SOL 930-12345-259 POC Lynne Hoppel, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-3035, Fax (301)286-0268, Email Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Rex T. Elliott, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)614-5604, Fax (301)614-5619, Email Rex.T.Elliott.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#930-12345-259. E-MAIL: Lynne Hoppel, Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center(GSFC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal for an extension to NAS5-32337 with the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to extend the period of performance of on-going tasks from July 5, 2000 to October 31, 2000, so that the tasks may be completed without delay. USRA provides computer science research services in support of GSFC's computational and information sciences organization. USRA supports GSFC by operating the Center of Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences (CESDIS). In this capacity, USRA supports GSFC scientists in the preparation, presentation, and publication of peer reviewed articles and papers. USRA also supports GSFC's involvement in conferences and symposia scheduled to occur during the period of the extension. The completion of the programs, articles, papers, and other research activities are necessary for NASA GSFC to fulfill its commitments to various external entities in academia and research. Continuity of USRA's services is necessary to ensure that the arrangements are maintained until tasks are completed. The conduct of a full and open competitive procurement for services offered by USRA would require more time than the period of the extension itself. Moreover, since this is a follow-on to an existing contract for highly specialized research support, it is NASA's judgement that the award of this contract extension to any source other than USRA would cause unacceptable delay to NASA's research program. Therefore, the statutory authority cited for other than full and open competition for this extension is 10 U.S.C.(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. See Note 22 and 26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort during the period July 5, 2000 through September 30, 2000 in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on _________________[Insert date-normally 15 days after posting]. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. All responsible sources may submit an response to this notice which shall be considered by the agency. 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. 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 06/01/00 (D-SN460476). (0153)

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