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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 8,1998 PSA#2007NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 214.4, Greenbelt, MD 20771 18 -- GAMMA ALUMINA STRUTS SOL 703-67389-0000-987 DUE 011298 POC Julie
Corry, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-8190, Fax (301)286-0341,
Email Julie.A.Corry.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest
information about this notice,
http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#703-67389-0000-987.
E-MAIL: Julie Corry, Julie.A.Corry.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to
issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for GAMMA ALUMINA STRUTS. This
procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition
Procedures (SAP). NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from
STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES INDUSTRIES (SCI) IN POMONA, CA. THE MAP DESIGN
REQUIRES A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT THAT SERVES BOTH A STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL
CAPACITY. STRUCTURALLY, THIS ELEMENT MUST PROVIDE THE STIFFNESS AND
STRENGTH NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY LINK THE MAP INSTRUMENT TO THE
SPACECRAFT AND THEREBY ENDURE LAUNCH LOADS. OTHER MATERIALS MAY MEET
ONE REQUIREMENT (STRUCTURAL OR THERMAL) BUT NOT BOTH. SCI HAS
FABRICATED A 12" X 12" PANEL THAT WE HAVE TESTED AND IT SURPASSED OUR
INITIAL PREDICTIONS RELATIVE TO PERFORMANCE STRUCTURALLY AND THERMALLY.
BASED ON THIS TESTING, WE HAVE SOLE SOURCED AN ORDER TO SCI FOR THEM TO
FABRICATE OUR GAMMA-ALUMINA CYLINDERS. WE WOULD NOW LIKE TO PLACE AN
ORDER FOR STRUTS WHICH WILL BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CYLINDER. AT
THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE MORE COSTLY MONETARILY AND SCHEDULEWISE TO HAVE
ANOTHER VENDOR TRY TO FABRICATE THE STRUTS WITH SCI'S MATERIAL.
CONSULTING WORK BEGAN OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO TO FIND ANY AND ALL
MATERIALS WHICH COULD PERFORM THE COMPETING REQUIREMENTS MENTIONED
ABOVE. TO DATE, ONLY THE GAMMA-ALUMINA TYPE OF MATERIALS WILL WORK IN
THIS APPLICATION. EVERY COMPOSITES VENDOR THAT WE HAVE INTERFACED WITH
HAVE MAINTAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY MATERIAL THAT
WOULD PERFORM AS WELL AS SCI'S GAMMA-ALUMINA. THE GAMMA-ALUMINA
MATERIAL THAT SCI PROVIDES IS THE ONLY MATERIAL NOW KNOWN TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAP DESIGN AND SCI IS THE ONLY VENDOR WITH THE
EXPERIENCE TO PRODUCE THE NECESSARY ITEMS REQUIRED FOR MAP. The
Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part
12. See Note 26. See Note 22. Any referenced notes can be viewed at
the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Interested
firms have 5 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in
writing to the identified point of contact, their
qualifications/capabilities. 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
5 days or without the required information will be considered
nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A
determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on
a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice
is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications
are acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may
submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman
has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". (0006) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0145 19980108\18-0001.SOL)
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