NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

28 -- FASTRAC ENGINES FOR X-34 DUE 033199 POC Jeannette S. Bedwell, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-1395, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email jeannette.bedwell@msfc.nasa.gov -- Mark R. Stiles, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0381, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email mark.stiles@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#1-8-RAC1364. E-MAIL: Jeannette S. Bedwell, jeannette.bedwell@msfc.nasa.gov. This synopsis modifies the previous synopsis by providing a new anticipated date for RFP release and receipt of proposals. In addition, the following more detailed description of the anticipated Statement of Work is provided. The overall Statement of Work is for manufacture, delivery, and refurbishment of Fastrac flight engines, as well as the engineering support, necessary for 23 powered flights of the X-34 technology demonstrator vehicle. The contractor shall supply all engines that are needed to support the above described flight program (except for one engine to be provided as GFP). The contractor shall provide everything required for the refurbishment of engines to support the flight program. The contractor shall supply everything required for engine build, test, and refurbishment as well as flight support. Out of family analysis on engineering data will be performed by the Government. General assumptions include: Fastrac engines capable of being used for 7 flights, nozzle/chamber capable of 1 flight or 150 seconds use, all acceptance testing will be done at Stennis Space Center, and powered flights will operate out of White Sands Missile Range and Kennedy Space Center. Companies interested in licensing Fastrac technology, independent of this procurement, may contact Sammy Nabors, NASA/MSFC Technology Transfer Office, at telephone (256)-544-5226. The anticipated release date of the RFP is early 1999. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation will be available only over the Internet. These documents will be in ASCII or RTF 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/MSFC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify the procurement office points of contact identified below 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 offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Hard copies of the RFP and amendments (if any) will not be mailed. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Posted 12/18/98 (D-SN281951). (0352)

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