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

A -- FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS OF THE NASA SPONSORED ANALOG EXPERIMENT SOL 8-1-0-EN-C9562 DUE 073100 POC Vicki E. Wampler, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-6588, Fax (256) 544-8434, Email vicki.wampler@msfc.nasa.gov -- David A. Iosco, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0387, Fax (256) 544-4400, 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-EN-C9562. E-MAIL: Vicki E. Wampler, vicki.wampler@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Space Radiation Environment Analysis. This effort shall develop the means for providing radiation environment predictions and generating analyses of data, including radiation test data. This is required to accommodate the use of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) devices in space satellites. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Aerospace Corporation, 2350 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, CA 90245. Pursuant to FAR 13.106, for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source. Competition is impractical for the following reasons: 1. This effort provides for post-flight environment data analysis for components used on the Analog Experiment and is a continuation of work previously performed by Aerospace Corporation through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2. The Aerospace Corporation has already designed and built the Analog Experiment that will fly as a NASA sponsored flight experiment. This effort began in 1997 with the Aerospace Corporation designing and developing the Analog Experiment. 3. Due to their knowledge and expertise of this experiment and the investment NASA has already made with the Aerospace Corporation, it cannot be transitioned to another vendor without substantial duplication of effort already performed resulting in increased costs and schedule delays. 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 July 31, 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. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT REQUIRED] An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 07/17/00 (D-SN475702). (0199)

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