A--HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SUPPORTING THE MAKER PROJECT

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for HARDWARE AND SOFTWARESUPPORTING THE MAKER PROJECT, previously synopsized under NNJ09298123Q.This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See note26.This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1.The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and 27 million, respectively.The anticipated release date of RFQ NNJ10316425Q is on or about November 4, 2009 with ananticipated quote due date of on or about November 13, 2009.All responsible sources may submit a quote 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 theInternet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referencednotes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via email contact@example.gov not later than 4:00 pm on November 4, 2009. Telephonequestions will not be accepted.