Professional administrative computational and engineering services pace III

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTATIONAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES PACE III, which was posted on March 13, 2014. You are notified that the following changes are made: This is a clarification to the synopsis. The PACE III contract is due to expire March 31, 2014. After award of PACE IV contract, it was protested, so now the PACE III contract needs to be extended for up to six months. In accordance with the FAR, this extension must be synopsized. DB Consulting Group, the current contractor, will continue to provide the services for PACE III.

The due date for responses is not extended.

NASA/GRC has a requirement for Professional, Administrative, Computational, and Engineering Services consisting of: technical tasks in the areas of computer science, computer and software engineering, security, networking, application development and web services. Work includes: IT Security, Enterprise Services, Enterprise Applications, Emerging Technologies Support, IT Administrative Services, Mission Support, Test Facility Support, and Web Services.

NASA/GRC intends to purchase the items from DB Consulting Group.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on March 28, 2014. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of 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.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html .