NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

K -- POSITIONER SYSTEM SOL 8-P-5-15-74700 POC Contact GP21H/T.L. Smith, Jr., 205-544-0409/Contract Specialist, or Elaine W. Hamner, GP21A/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Refurbishment of a Scientific-Atlanta Positioner System to include an azimuth over elevation positioner; positioner control unit, including local control unit, outdoor enclosure for SCR unit, control cable (250'), rotor voltage cable, 3-axis motor control cable set, position indicator, and 4-axis synchro cable (250').-- Request for Offer will be released to Scientific-Atlanta, 3845 Pleasant Dale Road, Atlanta, GA 30340 under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program -- The existing Scientific-Atlanta Azimuth Positioner range will be refurbished and upgraded to a Model 51430B(M)-15 Azimuth Positioner for use as lower Azimuth of Model 55290B(M)-15 -- This refurbishment will consist of removing all internal electrical and electromechanical components -- These components will be repaired/replaced as needed in order to upgrade the Azimuth positioner to be compatible with the Model 53300B-15 Azimuth over Elevation Positioner -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Requests for copies of the RFO must be submitted in writing Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-4400 or by Internet e-mail to T.L. Smith, Jr.,@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- NOTE: Sole Source Procurement, negotiations will be conducted with Scientific-Atlanta, Atlanta, GA -- This sole source is based on proprietary specifications and capatibility requirements -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the areas mentioned above, along with a request for a copy of this solicitation -- Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- See Note 22. (0006)

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