S--CENTER INSTITUTIONAL SAFETY SERVICES

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Center Institutional Safety Services (CISS). Products and services provided by this contract are required for the safe fulfillment of the Johnson Space Center?s (JSC?s) mission. Major activities include: Engineering Analysis and Support Verification Audits and Inspections Test Safety Support Fire Protection Systems Maintenance Services Mishap Investigation Safety Program Management, Development and Evaluation Safety Awareness and Motivation Safety Information Management NASA Safety Training Center (Agency) Energy Control Equipment Management The primary work areas for this contract are aerospace facilities at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, and related operations at Ellington Field (EF), Houston, Texas, and Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF), Houston, Texas, which are considered part of JSC. Intermittent support may be required at other sites for which JSC has responsibility such as the Forward Operating Location (FOL), El Paso, Texas; and the White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement has been set-aside for eligible 8(a) concerns. Offerors are solicited only from small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. See Note 1. The NAICS Code is 541330, Engineering Services. However, the Military & Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons exception was implemented increasing the size standard to $25 Million. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Industry Day will be held on March 12. See the attached Industry Day announcement or access the Center Institutional Safety Services website for additional details. The Center Institutional Safety Services website is located at URL http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/ciss/default.asp The anticipated release date of the final RFP is on or about July 3, 2008, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about August 7, 2008. 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/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://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 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. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.