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R -- SOLICIT, RECEIVE, EVALUATE, RECOMMEND FOR CONTRACT AWARD, PROPOSALS IN SUPPORT OF NASA ADVANCED CONCEPTS PROGRAM SOL RFP5-59421-230 DUE 071300 POC Charles Greene, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-3721, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Charles.A.Greene.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#RFP5-5942 1-230. E-MAIL: Charles Greene, Charles.A.Greene.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for support services to solicit, receive, coordinate evaluation of, and recommend for contract award, proposals for the NASA Advanced Concepts Program (NACP). The NACP will provide a venue for NASA employees to offer their own ideas for exploration of advance concepts in areas such as space science, earth science, human exploration and development of space, and aero-space technology. The NACP advanced concepts are specifically for the development of systems and architecture that will come into fruition in the approximate 10 -- 40 year time frame. NASA/GSFC intends to contract for these services by addition to an existing contract with Universities Space Research Association (USRA) under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)"Only One Responsible Source", a statutory authority for other than full and open competition. USRA has provided these services since 1998 for the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program similar to the NACP, but limited to advance concepts originated by non-NASA entities. USRA thus has the necessary infrastructure already in place to provide the additional NACP services, thus avoiding duplication of cost [infrastructure as well as the dual Government/contractor coordination required with two contractors] if another contractor provided the services. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. See Note 22. 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 7/13/00. 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. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 06/22/00 (D-SN467746). (0174)

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