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

N -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE REMOVAL AND SETUP OF AXAF MIRROR METROLOGY AND FABRICATION EQUIPMENT AT MSFC SOL P-6-EB-95315 POC Contact Richard W. McClearen, GP54B, 205-544-0411/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a change order for a directed subcontract to TRW, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA. The directed subcontractor, Hughes Danbury Optical Systems (HDOS), Danbury, CT, will maintain in an operational state, AXAF mirror metrology and fabrication equipment at HDOS, until the equipment is to be moved to MSFC. HDOS will also provide technical support for the removal of the equipment from HDOS and resetup at MSFC, and also provide technical and analytical support for the development of advanced fabrication and metrology techniques if needed. HDOS is uniquely familiar with the precision mirror and metrology equipment since they designed and built the equipment. Any other vendor would need a lengthy familiarization process at Government expense, before being able to utilize the equipment for the purpose intended. Any other vendor would have to duplicate the experience of HDOS over their 25-year history of demonstrated capability in precision optical fabrication for NASA, DOD, and industry. Consequently it is not feasible of compete this procurement. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualification/capabilities in the area mentioned above. 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 by the Government not to compete this proposed contract on a full and open basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Numbered Note 22. (0051)

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