Y -- THRUST STAND AND BULKHEAD

Notice Date

July 31, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

ZIP Code

44135

Response Due

August 15, 2001

Point of Contact

Erick N. Lupson, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-6538, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Erick.N.Lupson@grc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Erick N. Lupson (Erick.N.Lupson@grc.nasa.gov)

Description

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. NASA/GRC plans to acquire the Fabrication of a Thrust Stand and Bulkhead for the NASA Glenn Research Center. SPECIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PART 1 GENERAL 1.1 Description The Contractor shall provide all services, material, and labor to fabricate, machine, assemble, and ship the following: One (1) thrust stand assembly as shown on drawings CF-174663 to CF-174666. One (1) bulkhead assembly as shown on drawing CF-174667. 1.2 Schedule The thrust stand and bulkhead shall be ready for shipment to NASA Glenn within ten (10) weeks of the contract initiation. 1.3 Inspection NASA Glenn will provide a quality control inspector that will visit the Contractor's facility a minimum of once per week for the duration of the contract. The inspector will check for conformance to the Contract drawings and specifications. The Contractor shall not deviate from the Contract drawings and specification without written direction from the NASA Contracting Officer (CO). 1.4 Load Testing All load testing will be performed by others following site installation. PART 2 PRODUCTS 2.1 Thrust Stand The Contractor shall provide all materials and services to furnish a thrust stand in accordance with the contract drawings. The Contractor is not required to furnish Part Number 101 (two load cells) identified in the Commercial Parts List on drawing CF-174663. The thrust stand shall be delivered in a completely assembled and locked condition with the exception of the calibration frame (Part No. 8). The calibration frame shall be shipped as separate unit. The Contractor is not responsible for any field mounting of the thrust stand or the associated components. 2.2 Bulkhead The Contractor shall provide all materials and services to furnish a bulkhead in accordance with the contract drawings. The Contractor is not responsible for furnishing the =" concrete expansion bolts (three per knee brace, four per cross-brace support) identified on drawing CF-174667. The Contractor is also not responsible for fabricating the upper cross-brace members (total of five, shown on Detail 1 and Section B) identified on drawing CF-174667. The bulkhead shall be shipped in two sections. Assembly of the two sections (shown in Section A of drawing CF-174667) and field installation of the bulkhead will be done by others. PART 3 EXCECUTION 3.1 All welding and painting shall be per the requirements identified on the Contract drawings. All fabricated units shall be shipped on wooden pallets and covered with plastic. The Contractor shall request the drawings as stated above in the specifications via e-mail from Erick.N.Lupson@grc.nasa.gov. The Contractor must have AUTOCAD VERSION 14 OR EQUIVALENT to open the Drawings. The Subject of the e-mail should be "REQUEST FOR BULKHEAD DRAWINGS". Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing (e-mail is preferred) no later than AUGUST 8, 2001. (Prospective quoters shall notify this office of their intent to submit a quotation. It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice, the on-line RFQ and amendments (if any). An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".

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Record

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