R--SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES

NASA/DFRC has a requirement for an increase in services for Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Support Services, specifically the addition of a Senior Level Safety Specialist (Responder) and a Senior Level Hygienist to support operations at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility for Option Periods 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of contract NND06AB40B. NASA/DFRC intends to purchase the items from MECx, LP, 3203 Audley Street, Houston, TX 77098-1901 on a sole source basis pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source, in support of the NASA/DFRC Code SH, Safety, Health and Environmental Office. MECx currently provide SHE Support Services at NASA DFRC. The addition of these positions will provide NASA DFRC with the services necessary to support critical services for daily operations at DFRC. MECx has experienced personnel that have been proven capable of providing the necessary SHE services for NASA DFRC and can provide seamless, ongoing, immediate and fully adequate SHE support while avoiding substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Notwithstanding this stated intent, interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 8:30 a.m. PDT on Monday, April 29, 2013. 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.