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U -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES, SPECIALIZED DIVING SERVICES Contact, Donna L. Leech, Subcontract Administrator, 713/480-8101, X201. Specialized Diving Services for the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), Donna Leech, Subcontracts Administrator, 713/480-8101, Ext. 201. Johnson Engineering Corporation (JE) is a prime contractor (NAS 9-18800) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, Texas. JE supports the Flight Crew Support Division (FCSD), which includes operation of the SCTF NBL. The SCTF NBL will be used to train astronauts in a simulated weightless environment in support of Space Shuttle and Space Station missions which involves extravehicular activities. JE is seeking prospective subcontractors to provide Specialized Diving Services in the business of diving operations involving use of oxygen-enriched air as a breathing medium. All SCTF NBL diving shall be conducted in accordance with OSHA guidelines, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart T, ``Scientific Diving''. Training will be accomplished in-water using the NBL's 40 foot deep training tank. The NBL's operations allow for six (6) astronauts in surface supplied dry-suits and approximately twenty-four (24) SCUBA divers working simultaneously in the NBL training tank. All in-water personnel will breath an oxygen-enriched air mixture of 45% oxygen/55%nitrogen (NBL NITROX). In-water exposures will average 5 to 7 hours for astronauts, with a historical maximum of 8 hours. SCUBA divers will rotate in/out every two (2) hours. To ensure safe operations, the following specialized services are anticipated: 1) Expert technical review, analysis, objective evaluation, and recommendations with regard to the development of NBL SCUBA diver (working and non-working) training programs, 2) Detailed NBL SCUBA diver training (NBL NITROX, physics, physiology, equipment, safety, etc.) for those who will utilize the NBL training tank or support its operation, 3) Expert technical advice, analysis, objective evaluation, and recommendations regarding NBL daily diving operations, operating procedures (normal and emergency), checklists, and other technical aspects of diving as they pertain to NBL training and diving operations. Interested sources are requested to submit a Statement of Capabilities (SOC) within 15 calendar days of the publication date of this notice. Include the following relevant experience with the SOC: 1) History of operations in the mixed gas diving field with emphasis on oxygen-enriched breathing mediums, 2) Examples of similar work as a scientific/technical diving expert, 3) Examples of other similar work, and 5) Business status (e.g., small disadvantaged or woman-owned business, small or large). All firms submitting an SOC will be considered, and any subsequent solicitation will be issued to the sources that JE has determined to have the best potential to successfully perform the specified work. JE does not intend to pay for information received as a result of the synopsis. (235)

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