NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 217, Greenbelt, MD 20771

66 -- POWER AMPLIFIER FOR LING B335 VIBRATION EXCITERS SOL RFO5-58130-231 DUE 042898 POC Doris Wood, Contract Administrator, Phone (301)286-3989, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Doris.S.Wood.1@ gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-58130-231. E-MAIL: Doris Wood, Doris.S.Wood.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue Request for Offer (RFO)5-58130/231 for the acquisition of a new replacement air-cooled power amplifier to drive two existing Ling B335 vibration exciters one at a time through an existing switcher. The Contractor shall provide a state-of-the-art amplifier with either digital switching or pulse width modulation and provide local and remote control operating and monitoring stations. The primary continuous duty performance specifications are 145 KVA power output, 960 amperes rms current output, 120 volts rms output voltage in a 0-2000 Hz full output power bandwidth. In addition to the amplifier, a field supply and two exciter cooling units shall be provided to replace the existing units. Together all the components must be capable of driving the B335 exciters on a continuous basis to there full force ratings of 17,500 lbs. sine and 12,000 lbs. rms. Additional specifications are contained in the solicitation. The Government intends to acquire commercial items using FAR Part 12. Theprocurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size standard are 3663 and 750 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the solicitation and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-4. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about April 28th, with an anticipated offer due date on or about May 28, 1998. 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, 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. All requests for this RFO must be submitted within 15 days from the date of this notice to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attn: Doris Wood, Code 217, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771. No collect calls, no telephone requests will be accepted. However, written requests may be facsimiled to (301) 286-1720. Verification of receipt of RFO requests rests solely with the interested parties. Prospective offers shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors 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. (0099)

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