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

A -- CIVIL SPACE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT STUDY SOL 8-1-8-RA-86001 DUE 060398 POC Mark R. Stiles, Contracting Officer, Phone (205) 544-0381, Fax (205) 544-6062, Email mark.stiles@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-8-RA-86001. E-MAIL: Mark R. Stiles, mark.stiles@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) that will solicit proposals for studies of potential space transportation roadmap options that would significantly reduce NASA s annual launch costs by 2010 and meet the civil launch requirements through the year 2020. Proposals should focus on efforts required to develop detailed space transportation roadmap options that consider all existing systems as well as new innovative systems. An in-depth knowledge of the current systems and a demonstrated expertise in space systems development and launch operations is mandatory. The development of potential roadmaps should seek to minimize life-cycle cost (LCC) as compared to today s costs. NASA will develop a common baseline including civil launch requirements for comparison with all proposed options. It is NASA s intent for industry to develop roadmap options with system design details and all appropriate supporting information that will allow the Agency to proceed with decisions regarding investments in space transportation systems. A period of performance of sixteen months, basic contract plus option(s), is anticipated. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about May 4, 1998, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about June 3, 1998. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD 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. (0107)

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