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A -- CYCLOTRON PROTON BEAM TIME AND FACILITY SUPPORT SOL 562-21711-920 DUE 032399 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 WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#562-21711-920. E-MAIL: Mary E. McKaig, Mary.E.McKaig.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Cyclotron Proton Beam Time and Facility Support. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/GSFC intends to acquire the support from the Crocker Nuclear Laboratory (CNL) at the University of California at Davis (UCD). The UCD CNL cyclotron provides a unique technical facility for proton single event effects (SEE) testing, displacement damage (DD), and total ionizing dose (TID) testing of microelectronics and photonics. Our requirements are that the facility must provide: tuned proton energies between 4 and 68 MEV, particles fluxes between 0.1 PA and 1 A, <10% variance on beam uniformity, and beam structure that provides a near continuous (>20 MHX) proton stream which is required for the dynamic testing requirements of SEE testing. These attributes are required for SEE, DD, and TID proton testing. UCD CNL cyclotron is the only facility able to meet these requirements. The Government does notintend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities with respect to being able to provide this type of support. 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 15 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 NOT acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered bythe agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 03/02/99 (D-SN303972). (0061)

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