NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

A -- ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR ADVANCED AIRCRAFT DESIGN SOL RFO2-36830-MJH DUE 031898 POC Michael J. Hutnik, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-4195, Fax (650) 604-6990, Email mhutnik@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFO2-36830-MJH. E-MAIL: Michael J. Hutnik, mhutnik@mail.arc.nasa.gov. NASA/ARC plans to issue a Request for Offer to procure engineering studies in the area of advanced aircraft design for military purposes. The period of performance shall be five years. The anticipated contract value shall be $7,000,000. The scope of work shall cover a range of topics from conceptual design studies, third party analysis studies, to experimental hardware testing and development. Studies shall be requested through task orders issued during the period of performance. Each task order shall have its own statement of work which shall be selected from one of the areas of study described in the Statement of Work. It is anticipated that all areas of study set forth in the Statement of Work shall be pursued during the contract, and contractors shall be required to show the ability to provide coverage in all study areas. The potential areas of study under this effort are as follows: (a) Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Prognostics and Health Management, (b) JSF Advanced Strike Technology Assessments (c)JSF International Program Development Support, (d) JSF Test Support, (e) Unmanned Air Combat Vehicle Studies and Analyses, (f) Advanced Air Vehicle Programs, (g) Advanced Naval/JSF/Air Vehicle Technical and Cost Analyses and Technological Review, (h) STOVL Physical Air Flows, (i) Aircraft Acquisition Cost Estimation, (j) Vectored Thrust Aircraft Assessments, (k) Advanced Tactical Air Weapons Systems Development Support. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $20,000,000 revenue per annum, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-03. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about March 20, 1998 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about April 20, 1998. 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, 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/ARC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD 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/nnotes.htm. (0049)

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