SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE BPA FOR DC-8 FLIGHT SIMULATOR TRAINING
- Notice Date
- 2/21/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611512
— Flight Training
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
- ZIP Code
- 93523-0273
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NND08AB05Z-MLV
- Response Due
- 3/7/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/21/2009
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Vial, Contract Specialist, Phone 661-276-3513, Fax 661-276-2904, Email Michelle.L.Vial@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Michelle Vial
(Michelle.L.Vial@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (NASA/DFRC) INTENDS TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICES (UPS) OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY FOR DC-8 INSTRUCTOR SERVICES AND DC-8 SYSTEMS TRAINING FOR NASA PILOTS TO ENHANCE FLIGHT CREW PROFICIENCY. THESE SERVICES WILL PROVIDED VIA A "TASK ORDER" TYPE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5) YEARS FROM DATE OF AWARD. QUANTITY: ONE (1) JOB. NASA/DFRC INTENDS TO PURCHASE THESE SERVICES USING THE AUTHORITY OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), "ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS." JUSTIFICATION IS BASED ON UPS'S FAMILIARIZATION OF THE DC-8 SYSTEMS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE FACILITIES TO CONDUCT THE TRAINING. AWARD TO ANOTHER SOURCE WOULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL DUPLICATION OF COST TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RECOVERED THROUGH COMPETITION, AND UNACCEPTABLE DELAYS IN FULFILLING THE AGENCY'S REQUIREMENT. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ACQUIRE A COMMERCIAL ITEM/SERVICE USING FAR PART 12. INTERESTED SOURCES MAY SUBMIT THEIR CAPACILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM THE EFFORT IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT NO LATER THAN 4:00PM ON MARCH 7, 2008. 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. AN OMBUDSMAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED. SEE NASA SPECIFIC NOTE "B". ANY REFERENCED NOTES MAY BE VIEWED AT THE FOLLOWING URLs LINKED BELOW.
- Web Link
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http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=24#128731
- Record
- SN01514211-W 20080223/080221224951 (fbodaily.com)
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