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

70 -- TIME DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SOL 8-1-4-EO-92603 POC Contact GP24-V/Pamela White, 205-544-0337, or GP24/Elaine W. Hamner This notice constitutes an amendment to the synopsis for a Time Distribution System (TDS) -- This modification serves as notice that this procurement will be conducted utilizing the MidRange procurement procedures -- The synopis is amended to include the following language: NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) via NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) for a Time Distribution System -- Complete specifications will be included in the RFO -- Companies shall provide information as stated in the synopsis published in the CBD on January 19, 1996 -- Do not resubmit a request for a copy for the RFO if you responded to the previous synopsis -- Copies of the RFO will be available by downloading from the Internet -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- The due date for responses is as stated in the synopsis -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition -- The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them -- When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern -- The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of offers, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan M. Smith at 205-544-0012 -- Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Thomas S. Luedtke at 202- 358-2090 -- Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer -- DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION -- The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. (0190)

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