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

A -- INFRARED SELECTIVE EMITTER FABRICATION AND EVALUATION SOL 8-1-0-S7-C9327 DUE 072800 POC Bobby J. Holden, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-5417, Fax (256) 544-0187, Email Bobby.Holden@msfc.nasa.gov -- Glynda H. Meeks, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0422, Fax (256) 544-0187, Email glynda.meeks@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#8-1-0-S7-C9327. E-MAIL: Bobby J. Holden, Bobby.Holden@msfc.nasa.gov. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE RFQ FOR 8-1-0-S7-C9327 POSTED ON 7/17/00. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued. The purpose of this amendment is to provide official answers received in response to the solicitation. The due date for receipt of offers is not extended. 1. QUESTION: Is the RFQ limited to infrared SEs based on "rare-earth oxides"? ANSWER: The selective emitter must provide significant power (on the order of 25% of total emitted power) in the wavelength region between 950 to 1020 nanometers. The material is not limited to rare-earth oxides if the in-band energy is met. 2. QUESTION: Must all the work be conducted on-site at the MSFC X-ray Calibration Facility as noted, or can the production and testing of emitters be done at another location? ANSWER: Production and testing of the emitter material can be done at other locations. 3. QUESTION: What government facilities other than space in the X-ray Calibration Facility would be available for use? ANSWER: There will be office space available to the successful bidder. Companies shall provide the information stated in the RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on July 28, 2000. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet and are in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and reside on the World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=CL&pin=62 Posted 07/24/00 (D-SN478104). (0206)

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