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A -- SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOL 1-047-CG.0017 POC Richard J. Siebels, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)-864-2418, Fax (757) 864-6131, Email R.J.SIEBELS@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-047-CG.0017. E-MAIL: Richard J. Siebels, R.J.SIEBELS@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contract for Space Technology Research and Development. This procurement will allow NASA to obtain products ranging from analysis of basic principles, technical and mission requirements through the development of technology demonstration hardware. These technologies are required to support NASA s space flight and science missions. Specific objectives include research and development in (1) Technology and Mission Concept Development which includes the systems analysis and life-cycle costing analysis necessary to produce feasible technology and mission concepts and explore a wide range of implementation options to meet program and project objectives, (2) Advanced Prototype Development which includes rapid prototyping/breadboarding and/or analysis of flight systems, technology demonstrators, or instruments that will provide sufficient data for making an intelligent decision to proceed to flight hardware. This includes the design, development, integration, testing, operations and validation of components, systems, and instrument technologies to reduce the technical and programmatic risks for development of flight and science missions and (3) Technology/System Development and Demonstration which includes design, fabrication, integration, test and delivery of advanced technology components/subsystems and systems to support space flight technology/protoflight demonstrations. The technology studies and developments will cover a wide range of product lines or disciplines. The primary technology product lines are: breakthrough materials; lightweight and multifunctional structures; deployable and inflatable structures; structural dynamics and geometry control; next generation design and analysis tools; advanced instruments; avionics; and on-board processing. The purpose of the draft RFP is to solicit industry comments and questions on the subject requirement prior to issuance of the final RFP.The industry input to the draft RFP will be considered in formulating the final RFP The Draft RFP (DRFP) will be issued via the internet, on or about December 21, 1998. The DRFP will be issued pursuant to NASA FAR Supplement 1815.201. Comments are invited from potential offerors on all aspects of the DRFP, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors are requested to identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements. The Government is not requesting proposals in response to the DRFP, does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to pay for any information received regarding this solicitation. Any final RFP for the requirement covered by this DRFP will include a summary of the disposition of significant DFRP comments. Prospective offerors are invited to submit comments or questions to the Contract Specialist, Richard J. Siebels, no later than 30 calendar days after the release of the DRFP. In responding reference Draft RFPNo. 1-47-CG.0017. Comments may be forwarded via electronic transmission to r.j.siebels@larc.nasa.gov or by facsimile transmission to (757) 864-6131. The provisions and clauses in the DRFP are those in effect through FAC 97-8 The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. 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, or 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/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/class.html At the time of the final RFP release, prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/num-note.html and http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 12/03/98 (D-SN276542). (0337)

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