R -- LIFE SCIENCE SERVICES CONTRACT

Notice Date

May 15, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

ZIP Code

32899

Solicitation Number

RFP10-00-0051

Point of Contact

Timothy W. Pugh, Contracting Officer, Phone (321) 867-8372, Fax (321) 867-8388, Email Timothy.Pugh-1@ksc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Timothy W. Pugh (Timothy.Pugh-1@ksc.nasa.gov)

Description

The purpose of this Amendment 3 to the pre-solicitation notice is to announce the release of the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Life Science Services Contract. This procurement is a follow-on effort to requirements currently being performed under Contract NAS10-12180. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the solicitation, including requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches. The cut-off for comments or questions is June 1, 2001. All comments or questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer as designated below. Comments on the Draft RFP are not mandatory. The use of industry comments to structure the final RFP is at the discretion of the Government. In accordance with FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997), the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the Draft RFP or to otherwise pay for the information solicitated. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The provisions and clauses in the Draft RFP are those in effect through FAC 97-23. The contract will be awarded as a Performance Based, Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) completion (mission) type contract with a performance incentive fee feature. The basic period of performance will be three years nine months with two options of two years each. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The NAICS Code and Size Standard is 541710 and 1,000, respectively. The anticipated release date of the final RFP is on or about June 15, 2001, with proposals due approximately 45 days after the solicitation release date. This synopsis serves as the presolicitation notice for the final RFP. No additional synopsis will be posted for the final RFP. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement are available over the internet. These documents will be in Nocrosoft Office 97 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 NASA/KSC Business Opportunities page is: http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=76 The LSSC home page is: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/procurement/lssc Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the final RFP and any amendments to the draft or final RFP. 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 An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B".

Web Link

Click here for the latest information about this notice (http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76#RFP10-00-0051)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010517/RSOL005.HTM (D-135 SN50M155)