99 -- SERVICES OF TWIN OTTER AIRCRAFT

Notice Date

July 3, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Code 218, Wallops Island, VA 23337

ZIP Code

23337

Solicitation Number

RFO5-830-10381-619

Response Due

August 22, 2001

Point of Contact

Lisa B. Hall, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 824-1420, Fax (757) 824-1974, Email Lisa.A.Hall.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- James L. Mitchell, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)824-1067, Fax (757)824-1974, Email James.L.Mitchell.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Lisa B. Hall (Lisa.A.Hall.1@gsfc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO)for the services of a DeHavilland Twin Otter Aircraft, or equal aircraft with the demonstrated safety and performance characteristics of a Twin Otter for a one year period, for use as a remote sensing platform in support of various NASA projects or missions such as instrument development and scientific application experiments with specific research goals and objectives The contractor shall be tasked by NASA with flight missions as needed and shall work directly with research teams to integrate and fly the scientific payload(s) to achieve the research objectives within the limits of the task order schedules and flight-hour budgets. The contractor shall provide the aircraft on a task, daily, and/or flight hour basis. The contractor shall supply all personnel, flight-crews, parts, materials, safety equipment, and fuel necessary to support the aircraft during mission periods. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 481219 and $5,000,000.00, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-22. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about July 24, 2001 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about August 22, 2001. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

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Record

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