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D -- SPACEFLIGHT LAPTOP COMPUTERS SOL 9-BJ2-57-0-14SN POC Jessica C. Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-6792, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email jessica.c.miller1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Venessa L. Jankowski, Procurement Assistant, Phone (281) 483-4162, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email venessa.jankowski1@jsc.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=73#9-BJ2-57-0-14SN. E-MAIL: Jessica C. Miller, jessica.c.miller1@jsc.nasa.gov. This is modification 1 to the Special Notice entitled SPACEFLIGHT LAPTOP COMPUTERS, 9-BJ2-57-0-14SN, which was posted on April 7, 2000. The Spaceflight Laptop Computer Request for Information (RFI) that was posted in December 1999, with a response date of February 1,2000, indicated a Request for Proposal (RFP) release date of April 2000. On April 7, 2000, Special Notice, Solicitation Number 9-BJ2-57-0-14SN, was posted indicating a slip of the RFP release date to June 2000, with an anticipated acquisition date of October 2000. Due to a change in the requirements and need date, the date for release of the RFP has slipped until February 2001, and the number of laptops to be acquired is reduced to approximately 1000, all to be procured in a single buy. Although the RFP will not be released until February of next year, Johnson Space Center (JSC) is asking for all interested parties to provide a loaner laptop to NASA/JSC for approximately one month. During the loan time, the laptop will be disassembled and its components will be evaluated. Upon completion of the evaluation, feedback of the results will be furnished to each company relative to the unit they provided. While the evaluators will endeavor to reassemble each laptop in working order, there is potential risk that the laptop will not be returned in working condition. NASA JSC will assume no liability whatsoever for a damaged or destroyed laptop. Before any evaluation of its laptop, each offeror will be required to sign a statement releasing the Government from all liability for the condition of the returned laptop. The NASA JSC evaluation of laptops will begin July 10, 2000, and continue through December 1, 2000. To ensure orderly evaluation of laptops, vendors must schedule delivery of their laptop with the NASA Procurement Office, Procurement Analyst, Venessa Jankowski at 281-483-4162, prior to submission of a laptop. Failure to submit a loaner laptop will not restrict any vendor from submitting a proposal in response to the RFP nor will it take the vendor out of consideration for the contract award. A draft Statement of Work (SOW)(Document name: laptop622A.doc) is located at URL, http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/jsc/documents/RFIBJ2PP1I/ and identifies NASA's current specifications for the spaceflight laptops. For those companies desiring to provide a laptop for evaluation, please ensure it meets these technical requirements. Should there be any question as to whether a laptop meets the NASA specification or if you have concerns that the specification may be too restrictive, contact the Procurement Analyst or Contracting Officer in writing to discuss the situation further. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet and are in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format or Portable Document Format (PDF) and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server at URL, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=CL&pin=73 Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation andany amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Posted 07/10/00 (D-SN472940). (0192)

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