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A -- NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) -- GLAST PROGRAM SOL NRA-98-217-02 DUE 030598 POC Lorrie Eakin, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-4241, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Lorrie.L.Eakin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Bradley Poston, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-8688, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Bradley.J.Poston.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#NRA-98-217-02. E-MAIL: Lorrie Eakin, Lorrie.L.Eakin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC hereby issues NASA Research Announcement (NRA) 98-217-02 for a Technology Development and Demonstration effort in support of the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Instrument Program. This NRA solicits firm fixed price proposals for technology development and demonstration in the following four areas: 1. Detectors in the gamma-ray converter/tracker; 2. Anticoincidence Shield; 3. Calorimeter; and 4. Data Acquisition System. The basic effort is for a design concept review and report. Two, priced options are also included. The first option is for a design study review and report and development of a hardware prototype. The second option is for support of a suborbital flight and an Instrument Performance Report. This effort is not for the acquisition of a GLAST Instrument; it is to develop and demonstrate technologies. NASA/GSFC encourages broad participation. This NRA is open to all categories of domestic organizations, e.g., industry, educational institutions, other nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and Government agencies (including all FFDRC's). All qualified, responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. It should be noted that the NRA reserves the right of NASA to award multiple contracts for all or part of the solicited effort for one, all, or any combination of the above, four technology development areas. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $20M, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The due date for receipt of proposals is March 5, 1998. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available only over the Internet. These documents will be in Wordperfect 6.1, Lotus 1-2-3 (Release 5), and Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWWbrowser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify NASA/GSFC of their intent to submit an offer by close of business January 30, 1998. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned 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/nnotes.htm. (0016)

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