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Z -- SERVICES AND MATERIALS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO CART NUMBER 2 FOR THE 14'X22' SUBSONIC TUNNEL, BUILDING 1212C, WEST AREA, LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, HAMPTON, VA SOL 1-141-GGL.1307 DUE 092798 POC Michael T. Stubbs, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2435, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email M.T.STUBBS@larc.nasa.gov -- Roberta Knight, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2436, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email R.KNIGHT@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-141-GGL.1307. E-MAIL: Michael T. Stubbs, M.T.STUBBS@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a IFB/ Request for Services and Materials to Cart Number 2 for the 14'x22' Subsonic Tunnel, Building 1212 C, West Area, Langley Research Center, Hampton VA. The work consists of modifications, checkout, delivery, and site acceptance testing of a model support cart for the 14'x22' Subsonic Wind Tunnel. The work consists of, but is not limited to transport of the cart from Building 1212C to the Contractor s facility. Removal of the electrical panel and associated cables and equipment, the hydraulic power unit and associated piping, the yaw motor, pitch motor and vertical motion motor, the pitch rails, mast and mast housing, turntable floor plates shorten cart by 10-inches and remove turntable support pads. The Contractor shall then modify turntable and cart for a new yaw bearing to be supplied by the Government, remove, modify and re-install the side support rails, relocate the roller bearings that support mast housing, remove and re-install air bearings, fabricate, install, and checkout the carriage translation subassembly, mount new motors, fabricate and install new floor plates, and design, fabricate and install a fixture for load testing of carriage. Finally, the Contractor shall perform unpowered shop acceptance test, load test, provide access to cart for Government installation and checkout of electrical power and control system, and deliver cart to Building 1212C. The order of magnitude for the procurement is $100,000 to $250,000 and the effort shall be completed within 240 calendar days after notice to proceed. This procurement is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC Code and small business size standard for this procurement are 1542 and $17.OM. respectively. The anticipated release date of the IFB/RFO is on or about August 27, 1998 with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about September 27,1998. The firm date for receipt of bids or offers will be stated in the IFB/RFO. Drawings will be available from the Bid Distribution Office 757/864-2547. All QUALIFIED responsible sources may submit a bid 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 [with the exception of the specifications and drawings] 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/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/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 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). Hard copies of specifications and drawings may be obtained from the Bid Distribution office; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Posted 08/13/98 (D-SN236702). (0225)

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