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70 -- HPF INTERFACE ACROSS PLATFORMS SOL 1-147-GMA.2287 DUE 040196 POC Betsy Page, Buyer, (804) 864-2405. Category 70 -- HPF Interface Across Platforms -- SOL 1-147-GMA.2287 DUE 4-1-96 POC Betsy Page 804-864-2405 or e-mail e.c.page@ larc.nasa.gov. Quantity 1. Class B License, 1-4 users up to 128 processors for IBM SP2, Paragon, SGI, RS/6000, SUN & HP workstations for HPF compiler, code pghpfu. Yearly maintenance, level 1 to commence after 60-day warranty on HPF compiler. This notice constitutes a complete Request for Quotations (RFQ). No additional RFQ is available. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. (The proposed contract is 100 percent set aside for small business concerns). Quotes may be mailed to NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 138, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, or faxed to 804-864-6131, solicitation number must be cited in either case. The quote must: be for the item(s) described above, if an equal is quoted, provide adequate literature to support this contention, contain a CERTIFICATION that the offeror is a small, small disadvantaged, or small woman-owned business, include Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), be FOB destination to this Center, include the proposed delivery schedule and discount/payment terms and warranty duration (if applicable), and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. local time 3-29-96. All timely quotes received from small businesses will be considered, and award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror(s) with the lowest overall price and acceptable delivery schedule. Quotes must include adequate information and submittals to determine whether the proposed item(s) will meet the requirement described above. Evaluations will be per line item, and award(s) will be for the lowest aggregate cost to the Government. Award is anticipated within 7 days of the date quotes are due. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman Belinda Adams at 804-864-8989. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. (0074)

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