Draft Acquisition Plan - Posted on Jul 30, 2003 Status Sheet - Posted on Jul 30, 2003
	General Information
	Solicitation Number: RFP2-38200 NAIS Posted NAIS Posted Date:    Jul 30, 2003 FedBizOpps Posted Date:  Jul 30, 2003 Response Date:       August 29, 2003
	Classification Code:  M -- Operation of Government-owned facilities
	Internet Address:    Contracting Office Address
	NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

Description
NASA Ames Research Center is releasing a Draft Acquisition Plan (DAP) via the ARC Business Opportunities homepage. The DAP will offer more detail into the Government's planned strategy for acquiring services for the Simulation Laboratory Facilities. The DAP will be for information and planning purposes to allow industry to better understand and comment on the acquisition strategy, and to promote competition. The DAP will allow time for industry to comment or ask questions concerning any aspect of the acquisition.

The resultant contract will provide for contract services for the Simulation Laboratory Facilities located at the National Aerospace and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center. The work to be performed will provide operations, development, maintenance, and modification of the Simulation Laboratory Facilities. The services required include the responsibility to plan the appropriate resources to support the design, development, integration, testing and execution of experiments, and produce required deliverables necessary to provide the researcher with the pilot evaluations and supporting data (and/or other deliverables, e.g., hardware) specified by research requirements defined in Contract Task Orders (CTOs).

The Government is contemplating the award of a performance-based contract that is a hybrid Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)/Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) Contract.

The small business goals that will be included in the solicitation are yet to be determined, but will include the following categories:

	Small Business Concerns;
	Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concerns;
	Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns;
	HUBZone Small Business Concerns;
	Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns;
	Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) (includes other minority Institutions); Veteran-Owned  Business Concerns;
	Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Concerns. All responsible sources may submit, in writing, their company name, address, point of contact, phone, and email address for an Interested Parties list to be published on the NASA/ARC Business Opportunities homepage. All questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement. This synopsis is for information purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited. Respondents will not be notified about the outcome of the Government's review of any solicited information. Failure to respond to this synopsis does not mean that a firm cannot respond to a solicitation at a later date. Point of Contact Name: Deborah E. Glass Title: Contracting Officer Phone: (650) 604-3747        Fax: (650) 604-3952 Email: Deborah.E.Glass@nasa.gov