SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- FLEX TEST SE CONTROLLERS AND 685 10KSI GRIP SUPPLY
- Notice Date
- 5/22/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ08245619R
- Response Due
- 6/9/2008
- Point of Contact
- Nichole R. Bernal, Contract Specialist, Phone 281-483-8119, Fax 281-483-4173, - Robert G Kolb, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-244-8548, Fax 281-244-0995
- E-Mail Address
-
nichole.r.bernal@nasa.gov, robert.kolb-1@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/JSC has a requirement for the purchase of two (2) units of the company MTSSystems's FlexTest SE + Model Controllers (one being a new unit and the other being aused unit), plus the purchase of a single MTS Model 647.25A Hydraulic Wedge Grip Set. Thepurpose of the equipment is to provide cyclic load control of two MTS 810 Model fatiguemachines which are used for fatigue testing of materials in the Structural EngineeringDivision (ES).NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from MTS Systems Corporation on a sole-sourcebasis. Due to the unique design of the electronic circuits and hydraulic systems in theMTS model 810 fatigue machines, similar purpose equipment manufactured and sold by anyother company than MTS would be incompatible and would not operate satisfactorily withNASA's ES fatigue machines. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Basedupon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12,Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies orservices. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer theirinterest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial itemwithin 15 days of this notice.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon June 09, 2008. Such capabilites/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing (e-mail is preferred -contact Nicky Grams at nichole.r.bernal@nasa.gov) no later than June 9, 2008.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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