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59 -- MERLIN SPARE PARTS SOL E-01541D DUE 070196 POC Contact Point: Monique M. Sullivan, Contracting Officer, (805) 258-2593, FAX (805) 258-2904 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation No. E-01541D. Solicitation document, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. The standard industrial classification code is 3825. Small business size standard is 500 employees. The small business competitiveness demonstration program is not applicable. The contractor shall provide: Item no. 1 - 2 ea, Merlin, ME-981 data to video encoder without interface card; Item no. 2 - 2 ea, Merlin, 981-PCM/PCM 2 channel PCM.NRZ with clock; Item no. 3 - 1 ea, Merlin, ME-991 video data decoder without interface; Item no. 4 - 1 ea, Merlin, 991-PCM/PCM 2 channel PCM playback card. Items shall be delivered FOB Destination to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA 93523. Delivery date 8/5/96. These items are spare units. No other brand shall be considered. The following commercial items provisions and clauses are applicable: 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5. DPAS rating is DO-C9. Quotes are due NLT 3:00 pm PST, July 1, 1996, NASA Dryden, Building 4800, Room D-1044(MXS). For information about this procurement contact Monique Sullivan, (805) 258-2593 or FAX (805) 258-2904. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. The documents are in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using Client browsers, such as, MOSAIC. The WWW address, or URL, of the DFRC Procurement home page is: ''http://www.procue.dfrc.nasa.gov.'' Any concerns or issues relative to this procurement should be addressed to the Contracting Officer identified above. However, an ombudsman has also been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors and contractors if necessary. Interested parties may call the installation ombudsman, Kevin Petersen, at (805) 258-3103. 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. See Numbered Notes 1 and 22. (0164)

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