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U -- CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIAL SPACE CENTER SOL W-10-88593 DUE 082297 POC Diane Harris, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-4402, Fax (301)286-0356, Email diane.x.harris.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#W-10-88593. E-MAIL: Diane Harris, diane.x.harris.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC intends to award a sole source order in support of a two-day workshop in Chicago on September 10-11, 1997, to Food Processors Institute. This two-day workshop would lead to establish a Commerical Space Center that has its prime focus on industry consortium that invests in the research and application of food processing and packaging, food preservation, and nutrition for near-and far-term support of humans in space. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO ACQUIRE A COMMERCIAL ITEM USING FAR PART 12, See Numbered Note 26. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The intent of this synopsis is to determine if any other source(s) exist, therefore, no RFQ is available. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive 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. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0220)

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