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

A -- INTEGRATED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY FOR ROCKET ENGINE INJECTORS" SOL 8-1-9-ED-C3729 DUE 061699 POC A. Carol Terrell, Contract Specialist, Phone (256)544-6710, Fax (256)544-4400, Email Carol.Terrell@msfc.nasa.gov -- Valerie N. Holmes, Contracting Officer, Phone (256)544-0314, Fax (256)544-4400, Email valerie.holmes@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-ED-C3729. E-MAIL: A. Carol Terrell, Carol.Terrell@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a research study entitled "Integrated Design Optimization Methodology for Rocket Engine Injectors". This study is being procured under the University Research Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) Program with the university community within the United States. The purpose of this study is to develop a new integrated design optimization methodology for rocket engine injectors. Research will be at the contractor's facility with a period of performance of 12 months. Quotations will be evaluated using best value criteria stipulated in the BOA. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8733 and 500 respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of RFQ 8-1-9-ED-C3729 is on or about June 2, 1999 with an anticipated quote due date of on or about June 16, 1999. All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". Questions shall be submitted in writing. The cut-off date for questions is June 14, 1999 at 2:30 pm. Any response to questions will be posted at this site. 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, 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/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 for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential quoters 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/nasanote.html. Posted 05/11/99 (D-SN330242). (0131)

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