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18 -- FABRICATION OF STRUTS FOR THE MAP SPACECRAFT SOL 752-66409-920 DUE 120897 POC Mary E. McKaig, Contract Specialist for Simplified Acquisition, Phone (301) 286-4240, Fax (301) 286-1720, Email Mary.E.McKaig.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Bradley Poston, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-8688, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Bradley.J.Poston.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#752-66409-920. E-MAIL: Mary E. McKaig, Mary.E.McKaig.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the effort to accomplish the fabrication of composite struts which will be used on the primary structure of the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) Spacecraft. The design and analysis of the struts has been performed by GSFC. Information about the MAP mission can be found at http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov. The contractor shall be responsible for management over the term of this effort to assure they will meet the delivery schedule as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) (which will be available when the RFQ is issued), obtain raw materials, and provide the facilities and labor to fabricate fourteen (14) struts as specified in GSFC drawing GD2003140-01 (available when RFQ is issued) and eight (8) struts as specified in GSFC drawing GD2003140-03 (available when RFQ is issued). Any deviation from the approved drawings shall require written approval from GSFC. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Governmentdoes not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3812 and 750 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DXC9. The anticipated release date of RFQ 752-66409-0000/920 is on or about 12/12/97 with an anticipated quote due date of on or about 12/19/97. All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0335)

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