NASA/NSSC has a requirement for a training program entitled VxWorks 6.9 andWorkbench Essentials. The objective of the program is to provide JSCs Project Morpheussoftware team with instruction on building and configuring a VxWorks real time operatingsystem and real time application design. This offering shall be held at NASAs Lyndon B.Johnson Space Center beginning June 25, 2012NASA/NSSC intends to purchase the above curriculum from Wind River Systems, Alameda,California 94501. Pursuant to FAR 13.106(b), the acquisition of these services has beendetermined to be reasonably available from only one source. Competition is impracticalfor the following reasons: VxWorks is a proprietary real-time operating system developed by Wind River Systems. Training and instruction is not available through a third-party vendor. VxWorks is theflight control software for Project Morpheus.The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using the procedures in FAR Part13.106.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:30 p.m. CentralStandard Time on May 16, 2012. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solelyfor the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on acompetitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed efforton a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solelywithin the discretion of the government.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.Capabilities and qualifications should be submitted to Candice C. Talley [email protected]@nasa.gov.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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