SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- OMNISCAN 32 128 PORTABLE PHASED ARRAY SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM0862134Q
- Response Due
- 9/5/2008
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2009
- 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.R.Campbell@nasa.gov, betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC has a requirement for 1 OMNISCAN 32/128 PORTABLE PHASED ARRAY SYSTEM.NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from OLYMPUS NDT INC. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1.) THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF ARES 1 FRICTION STIR WELDSHAS BEEN USING THE OMNISCAN 32/128 PHASED ARRAY SYSTEM FOR PLUG WELDING AND FIELDINSPECTIONS. WITH DELIVERY DATES FOR MAJOR HARDWARE BEING ONLY MONTHS AWAY, IT WILL BEPROHIBITIVELY COSTLY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ARRAY SYSTEM FROM ANOTHERVENDOR. EXTENSIVE RETRAINING AND REWRITING OF ALL PROCEDURES DEVELOPED IN THE LAST TWOYEARS WOULD BE REQUIRED.2.) CURRENT TOOLING REQUIREMENTS WERE BASED UPON THE TRANSDUCERS AND ASSOCIATED TOOLINGFROM OLYMPUS AND GOING WITH ANOTHER VENDOR WOULD REQUIRE COSTLY REDESIGNS AND SUBSTANTIALSCHEDULE DELAYS.3.) TWO TRAINING CLASSES, AT CONSIDERABLE COSTS AND EFFORT, WERE COMPLETED TO UNDERSTANDTHE PRINCIPLES OF OMNISCAN OPERATION. GOING WITH ANOTHER VENDOR WILL REQUIRE THEDEVELOPMENT OF NEW TRAINING CLASSES AND THE RETRAINING OF AT LEAST 3-4 PERSONNEL ATCONSIDERABLE COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. THESE CONTINGENCIES WER NO PLANNED WITH THE CURRENTSCHEDULE.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 the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon AUGUST 04,2008. Such capabilities/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.An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.**************ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CASEY H. HARDY VIA EMAIL ATCASEY.H.HARDY@NASA.GOV************************
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