NASA/JSC has a requirement for the following Engineering Support:1. Support updated software integration into the fleet of LIB chargers.2. Support continued LIB charger trouble shooting.3. Support a delta Critical Design Review of the LIB/LLB charger hardware.4. Participating in LIB charger refurbishment pending coordination of the repairfacility.NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from Dave Vandermeer because he designed thesoftware, hardware and firmware for the LIB Charger. This knowledge is a critical forthis task because the software must work intimately with the existing firmware of thecharger to meet NASA's specifications. Sourcing of the trouble shooting, reporting andsupervisory task to others would require providing them with all the LIB chargerdrawings, and intimate knowledge of the design architecture and completely define theactual as well as intended use cases for the hardware. Sourcing these task to DaveVandermeer presents the lowest risk for NASA to get the task completed per thespecifications.The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:30 p.m. local timeon 9/15/08. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose ofdetermining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Adetermination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.

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