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A -- SPACE SCIENCE STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS SOL 1-041-OBB.1006 DUE 120799 POC Nancy M. Sessoms, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 864-2471, Fax (757) 864-6131, Email n.m.sessoms@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&;pin=23#1-041-OBB .1006. E-MAIL: Nancy M. Sessoms, n.m.sessoms@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Request for Proposal for Space Science Studies and Assessments. The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 97-13. 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 500 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of RFP 1-041-OBB.1006 is on or about January 4, 2000, with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about February 4, 2000. The draft solicitation will be issued on November 22, 1999. The draft solicitation is issued for the purposes of soliciting industry comments which are due December 7, 1999. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal 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, 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 Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&;pin=23 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the 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/nasanote.html Posted 11/22/99 (D-SN402824). (0326)

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