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99 -- COMPRESSOR COMPOSITE BLADES SOL IFB2-35848(EJH) DUE 040395 POC C. Burrous, Telephone (415)604-3014, J. Holler/Contract Specialist, Telephone (415)604-3001 e-mail address to Jeannie Holler@ qmgate.arc.nasa.gov NASA-Ames Research Center intends to procure composite blades utilizing two-step sealed bidding. Per FAR 15.503-2, this is the announcement of successful offerors from Step 1. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued to these offerors for the labor, materials, and services necessary to fabricate,test and deliver approximately 228 composite blades to be used for a wind tunnel 3-stage axial flow compressor, with options for an additional 312 blades. Configuration of the compressor blades shall be in accordance with the requirements indicated on the contract drawing and specification. Fabrication techniques to meet these requirements shall be as determined by the contractor in the contractor's proposal to Step 1. A short description of the blades follows: blades are approximately 48 inches tall and 18 inches wide; composed of carbon fiber epoxy composite outer skins surrounding a syntactic foam core center section: the root section, where the blades mount into the compressor hub, is composed of fiberglass epoxy composite and is shaped to match existing slots in the compressor hub. All components are bonded together using structural adhesives. Quality assurance planning, monitoring, inspection, and testing are a significant part of this procurement. Some blades will be destructively tested to verify proper fabrication. The successful offerors selected from Step 1 to submit bids follow: Aerotherm Corporation, 580 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043; Advanced Technologies Incorporated, 875 Middle Ground Blvd., Newport News, Virginia 23606; The Boeing Company, Defense & Space Group, Helicopters Division, P.O. Box 16858, Philadelphia, PA 19142-0858; Dynamic Engineering Inc., 703 Middle Ground Blvd., Newport News, Virginia 23606; Hartzell Propeller, Incorporated, One Propeller Place, Piqua, Ohio, 45356-2634; Tashan Engineering Center, Aircraft Division, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd., Materials Engineering and Technology Dept., Dept 2482, Ben Gurion International Airport, 70100 Lod, Israel. NASA-Ames Research Center has an active Home Page. It is available at the following URL: http://www.arc.nasa.gov/org-listing. html via a worldwide web browser such as Mosaic, Netscape, or similar application. Look for Ames Acquisitions under the Center Operations Directorate. The Home Page contains our synopses, subsequent solicitations, information on the NASA MidRange Program, and will have appropriate technical and business points of contact. (0079)

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