NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BV

J -- PAYLOAD GENERAL SUPPORT COMPUTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND PREPARATION FOR SPACE FLIGHT SOL 9-BV2-52-97-02P DUE 042597 POC Jessica C. Miller, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-6792, Fax (281) 244-5109, Email jmiller@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov -- Richard W. Bennett, Contract Officer, Phone (281) 483-1872, Fax (281) 244-5109, Email rbennett@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BV2-52-97-02P. E-MAIL: Jessica C. Miller, jmiller@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the maintenance, repair and preparation for space flight of the Payload General Support Computer (PGSC). This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc. due to the contractor's unique ability to process space flight hardware. This procurement is in support of the Space Shuttle Vehicle Engineering Office. See Numbered Notes 22 & 26. Interested firms have 15 days from publication on the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) to submit 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 15 days without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0099)

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