DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, NAWCAD, CONTRACTS COMPETENCY DIVISION, MAIL STOP MS32, 22541 MILESTONE ROAD, PATUXENT River, MD 20670-5304

J -- CONTINUING THE EXISTING MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR A HELYSIS 2030E LAMINATING OBJECT MANUFACTURING(LOM) DEVICE FOR DESIGNING NEW S AND EQUIPMENT USING RAPID PROTOTYPING. SOL N00421-97-Q-1057 POC Contact Debbie Willis, Contract Specialist, 301-342-1825 x205. Contracting Officer, Vicki Fuhrmann 301-342-1825 x108. The NAWCAD Air Vehicle Design Group at Patuxent River, MD intends to procure: Maintenance services for the Helisys 2030E Laminating Object Manufacturing (LOM) Device for designing new systems and equipment using Rapid Prototyping. The solicitation number N00421-97-Q-1057 is hereby issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ). This new requirement will be using Simplified Acquistion Procedures (SAP) and will be a Firm-fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order for (1) base year and (1) option year. The maintenance services are to be performed at NAWCAD Patuxent River, MD. The anticipated award date is 04 April 1997. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate the proposed award on a SOLE SOURCE BASIS with Helysis Incorporated, 24015 Garnier St., Torrance, CA 90505. Helisys Inc., is the only manufacturer and holds proprietary data rights/patents/ect. on the LOM Rapid Prototyping Device. This includes data rights information on machine routine maintenance procedures, machine operating characteristics, material performance parameters and parts replacement indentities/intervals and procedures. (0064)

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