SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- COMMON BULKHEAD TEST FIXTURES DOMES
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332112
— Nonferrous Forging
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM09300104Q
- Response Due
- 7/19/2009
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2010
- Point of Contact
- Kathy C Christy, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-961-1538, Fax 256-544-9081, Email Kathy.C.Christy@nasa.gov - Kimberly S Carson, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-544-0609, Fax 256-544-9081, Email kimberly.s.carson@nasa.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
Kathy C Christy
(Kathy.C.Christy@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Spincraft for thefabrication of test fixture domes byspin forming, heat treating, welding, and machiningtwo (2) upper test fixture domes and two (2) lower test fixture domes. The purpose ofthe TestFixture is to provide a transportable cryo-pressure vessel to enclose theCommonBulkhead (CB)for development, qualification and eventually acceptancetesting ofthe Ares 1 Upper Stage CB assembly.Spincraft is uniquely qualified to machine and spinthe domes sized 18.5 feet in diameter, 75 inches tall, heat treat/quick quench 2219aluminum, and meet NASA quality requirements within the required schedule.The domes will interface with Flight Ready Equipment, therefore NASA has strict qualitycontrol standards to be met by each vendor. Each vendor must meet the following qualityrequirements:-Vendor/suppliers shall be compliant and have a current AS9100Certification. ISO 9100SHALL NOT apply as a substitution for AS9100.-Vendor/suppliers Quality Management Plan shall be audited per MSFC and NASA Proceduresand Policies-Vendor/suppliers shall meet in whole all Constellation, ARES Upper Stage and MSFCQuality requirements per CxP 70059 Constellation Program Integrated Safety, Reliabilityand Quality Assurance (SR&QA) Requirements, CxP 72020 Exploration Launch Projects SystemSafety, Reliability and Quality Assurance Plan, Ares-USO-SMA-25807 Upper Stage (US)Element Safety, Reliability and Quality Plan, MPD 1280.1 Marshall Quality ManagementSystem Manual.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 4:30 p.m. local timeon July 19, 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 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".It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the releaseof solicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#136136. Potentialofferors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this synopsis andamendments (if any.Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#136136 *********ALL QUESTONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO KATHY CHRISTY VIA EMAIL ATKATHY.C.CHRISTY@NASA.GOV***********
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