Status Report

NASA GSFC Solicitation Refurbishment and Repair of the NASA Barge Pearl River

By SpaceRef Editor
November 23, 2007
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Synopsis – Nov 21, 2007
Draft Document – Posted on Nov 21, 2007
General Information
Solicitation Number: NNM08221858Q
Posted Date: Nov 21, 2007
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Nov 21, 2007
Original Response Date: N/A
Current Response Date: N/A
Classification Code: J — Maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment
NAICS Code: 336611 – Ship Building and Repairing
Set-Aside Code: Total Small Business

Contracting Office Address

NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Description

NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the following commercial item/services: Refurbishment and Repair of NASA Barge Pearl River. NASA/MSFC has a requirement for the refurbishment and repair of the NASA Barge Pearl River, currently located at Stennis Space Center (SSC), Mississippi near New Orleans, Louisiana. The refurbishment and repair of this vessel will allow for the transportation on inland waterways of Ares 1 Upper Stages (US) and US test hardware between the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) and SSC, where the stages and test hardware will be evaluated for development and flight.

A Draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached.

This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 336611 and 1,000 employees, respectively.

The anticipated release date of the RFQ is on or about 01/07/08 with a quote due date of 01/22/08. The actual RFQ release date and quote due dates will be posted as part of an amendment to this synopsis.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.

An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note “B”.

The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the Internet site 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 may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.

A site visit at NASA/SSC is anticipated to be scheduled on or about December 13, 2007 for prospective firms. Visitors who attend the site visit will have the opportunity to listen to a briefing on the proposed procurement and take an escorted tour of the NASA Barge Pearl River. Advance notification of intent to participate in the site visit is required. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or facsimile) to the Primary and Secondary Points of Contact identified herein. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Point of Contact
Name: Anna C Stovall
Title: Contract Specialist
Phone: 256-544-0741
Fax: 256-544-9162
Email: Anna.C.Stovall@nasa.gov

Name: Marty B. Hanson
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 256-544-0989
Fax: 256-544-9162
Email: Marty.B.Hanson@nasa.gov

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