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A -- 9-MONTH EXTENSION TO NAS5-31752 FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUPPORT SOL RFP5-12329-258 DUE 081899 POC Carolyn S. Gonser, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 614-5585, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email cgonser@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- William A. Hatchl, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)614-5590, Fax (301)614-5619, Email William.A.Hatchl.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFP5-12329-258. E-MAIL: Carolyn S. Gonser, cgonser@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), on a sole source basis to Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), 5900 Princess Garden Parkway, Suite 300, Lanham, Maryland 20706. This procurement will extend the period of performance under Contract NAS5-31752 for an additional nine months to June 30, 2000, with 3 1-month optional extensions. The current period of performance ends 9/30/99. This extension is necessary to allow for completion of an on-going consolidation of like requirements within the Earth Sciences Directorate for the purpose of competition. The services to be provided during this extension period are a continuation of engineering and scientific research support for several laboratories including: 1) Atmospheres, 2) Terrestrial Physics, 3) Hydrospheric Processes. On going projects to be supported by tasks include Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere (LBA) Experiment, Mission to Planet Earth (MTE), and Scientific and Educational Endeavors (SEE). Support is provided in each of these areas under various task orders issued under the contract. These areas of support include: geophysical data collection, data analysis and validation of physical parameters derived from existing ground, aircraft and satellite observations, model simulation and documentation, and education outreach. Computer programming support includes data and image processing and data visualization and animation capabilities for scientific and engineering analyses. Further, these services include: gridding, tabulation, comparison, cataloging, storage and retrieval of data for scientists engaged in developing a better understanding of the Earth, biosphere, and atmosphere. The work under the LBA tasks are of particular importance since the individuals involved are proficient in the Portugese language and are working against critical milestones to set up a project office before the wet season begins in November. Failure to complete these scheduled milestones by having to search for and relocate new language proficient employees would significantly delay the science effort which must be performed in coordiantion with the wet and dry seasons. The work under this contract is being split into 6 distinct segments, each of which is being consolidated with other similar efforts, and then procured competitively, either under full and open competition procedures or as small business disadvantaged business set-asides. Some of these competitions have already been completed. The remaining tasks will be addressed in future competitions. The support sought for the remaining tasks is a continuation of work performed by SSAI, under this contract, and is only intended to continue until follow-on contracts are competitively awarded. Statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 USC 2304(c)(1)-Only One responsible source. However, companies who believe they can provide these services without any detrimental impact to the program schedules supported by this work, should identify their interest and capabilities within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. See Number Note(s): 22. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, 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. 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 to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". See Note 22. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html The Government does not intend to acquire commercial items in accordance with FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Posted 08/02/99 (D-SN361856). (0214)

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