NASA, Johnson Space Center, BE13, Houston, TX

B -- ASSESSMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CAPABILITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON RESEARCH SOL 15OG324507P DUE 080995 POC Request solicitation from BD35 /Bid Board, phone 713-483-4511. Contact:YOLANDE HARDEN, Tel:713-483-9953 Contracting Officer: YOLANDE HARDEN, Tel:713-483-9953 This requirement which was originally synopsized on July 6, 1995, as a sole source procurement with SAIC Corporation,has now been converted into full and open competition. If you have any questions regarding this effort, please contact Brent Hurd at 713-244-8122. Again, please do not contact Yolande Harden regarding this effort. The Research Management Office (RMO) of the National Aeronautics and and Space Administration's Johnson Space Center has a requirement for research and develpment of facility-class payloads of the International Space Station Program Office. This office is staffed with individuals specialized in the following research disciplines: Life Science, Micro- gravity Science (e.g. Materials, Fluids, and Combustion), Earth Science, Space Science, Engineering, and Space Processing. RMO requires assessment of International Space Station capabilities and their impact on research, to prepare and deliver required reports, and to organize, conduct, particpate in, and publish results of studies and workshops. Analytical skills are necessary to assess resource capabilities of the International Space Station as they are developed, determine impacts to users, and develop a comprehensive payload manifesting plan. Science review, workshops, and studies will be conducted to maintain an effective communications interface with users relating to the International Space Station research capabilities and plans. The Government contemplates a sole source contract with SAIC corporation. A firm-fixed-price type of contract is being contemplated. If you have any questions regarding this effort please contact Brent A. Hurd at 713-244-8122. Please do not contact Yolande Harden. (0219)

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