SOLICITATION NOTICE
31 -- FOIL THRUST BEARINGS
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- 4200113886
- Response Due
- 6/8/2005
- Archive Date
- 5/24/2006
- Description
- NASA/GRC has a requirement for 10 ea. Foil Thrust Bearings. NASA/GRC intends to purchae the items from R&D Dynamics Corporation of Bloomfield CT. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2404(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement. The Oil Free Turbomachinery Program has been evaluating thrust bearing manufacturers designs for Project Prometheus and these bearings are needed to complete the investigation of space power design parameters. These types of foil bearings have been previously purchased for evaluation and testing purposes and they need further evaluation in the High Temperature Thrust Fobearings Rig. This purchase is to continue the evaluation and testing procedure for these proprietary designs of thrust bearings. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on June 8, 2005. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition 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 by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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