SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- COMMERCIAL FABRICATION OF TEST GEARS
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 333613
— Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC06153387Q
- Response Due
- 5/5/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2007
- Description
- 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). GRC has a requirement to purchase test gears to be manufactured per the following specifications. NASA will use these gears to conduct gear lubrication, coatings, and oil-misting studies. Number of Units Bids are to be submitted for a minimum lot size of 50 gears and a maximum lot size of 80 gears. The Government will place one order for a number of gears within this range that its budget allows for. The bid shall state the number of test gears to be delivered. Specification The procurement is for the purchase of a batch of test gears along with supporting documentation of compliance to all quality specifications. In this specification, the term ?AMS? refers to ?Aerospace Material Specification? available from SAE Aerospace. The test gears shall be manufactured as follows: 1. The gears shall be manufactured to meet all requirements of NASA GRC blueprint CD851944, Rev. B, dated May 2004, titled ?Test Gear, Actuator Test 2004?. The blueprint has been scanned and the filename is ?FY06 test gear 12 pitch CD851944 rev B.jpg?. Drawing will be provided via email upon request. 2. Delivery date shall be no later than 26 weeks after award of contract or award of Purchase Order. 3. All gears shall all be made from a single heat of material. 4. The gears shall be made from alloy meeting AMS 6265 (AISI 9310). The AMS 6265 gears shall be made from bar, forgings or forging stock. 5. Certification for the material chemistry composition and material cleanliness (meeting the AMS 6265 specification requirements) shall be obtained and provided to NASA. 6. The working surfaces of the gears shall have a surface finish roughness of 16 microinch R.M.S. maximum. This requirement supercedes the 32 microinch R.M.S. maximum noted on the blueprint. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 05-08. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 333613 and 500 employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to NASA Glenn Research Cenrer is required within 26 weeks ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Offers for the items(s) described above are due on 05/05/2006 by noon EDT to fax number 216-433-2480 and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JAN 2006), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to Jean M. Boylan not later than 04/26/2006. Telephone questions will NOT be accepted. Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit, price, and past performance. Other critical requirements: Award shall be based upon meeting specs and providing the most number of gears within the GRC budgeted amount for this procurement. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc. These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to submission of a quote or any award of a purchase order. Register at: http://www.CCR.gov or by calling: 888-227-2423. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22 . Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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