SOLICITATION NOTICE
93 -- PRE PREG MATERIAL
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 326130
— Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM08251236Q
- Response Due
- 6/5/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/28/2009
- Point of Contact
- Marianne R. Campbell, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-6496, Fax 256-544-0236, - Betty C. Kilpatrick, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-0310, Fax 256-544-6062
- E-Mail Address
-
marianne.campbell@msfc.nasa.gov, betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- *******************ONLY Contact Elizabeth Mudler/DFS at elizabeth.e.mudler@nasa.govfor this notice**********************NASA/MSFC has a requirement for IM7-G/8552-1 carbon/epoxy unidirectional tape prepregmaterial & AGP280-5HS/8552 carbon/epoxy fabric prepreg material. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Hexcel Corporation only on a sole sourcebasis. Hexcel Corporation is the manufacturer and only supplier of IM7-G/8552-1 compositeunidirectional tape prepreg and AGP280-5HS/8552 carbon/epoxy fabric prepreg material. These are exclusive Hexcel products. IM7-G/8552-1 prepreg has been chosen as thecomposite prepreg material of choice for use in fabrication of the Ares I Interstage bythe Upper Stage Interstage Integrated Product Team. This material has been used incomponents for other space vehicles (Delta IV, Sea Launch, etc.), and has propertieswhich make it attractive for use in the Ares I vehicle. No other vendor satisfies thisrequirement.Hexcels AGP280-5HS/8552 prepreg has too been chosen as the composite prepreg material ofchoice for the current effort through a down selection process initiated by the UpperStage Systems Tunnel Component Design Team. This material has also been used incomponents for other space vehicles (Delta IV, Sea Launch, etc.), and has propertieswhich make it attractive for use in the Ares I vehicle. No other vendor satisfies thisrequirement. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to Elizabeth Mudler/DFS at elizabeth.e.mudler@nasa.gov not later than12:00 noon CST p.m. on 06/05/2008. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluatedsolely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on acompetitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed efforton a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solelywithin 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 note "B"Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. http://www.arnet.gov/far/
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