NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- 20,000 POUND TENSILE TESTER SOL 8-W-5-21-18340 POC Contact James W. Bailey, GP26/Contract Specialist, 205-961-2303, or Jane Maples, GP25/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for a 20,000 pound tensile tester consisting of the following items: Item 1, One 20-22 KSI Tensile Tester - MTS Model 810 TestStar Material Test System or equivalent, with the following salient features: 20-22 ksi load frame, including hydraulic lifts and locks and integral actuator, MTS model 318.10 or equivalent; Load cell, MTS model 661.20E-01 or equivalent; Hydraulic Service Manifold with close coupled accumulation, MTS model 298.11 or equivalent; servovalve, MTS model 252.5x or equivalent; Floor standing digital controller, MTS model 490 TestStar or equivalent; 2 DC conditioners MTS model 490.21 or equivalent for load and strain; 1 AC conditioner MTS model 490.22 or equivalent for stroke; Load and stroke calibrated for 2 ranges; Load unit control panel, MTS model 490.05 or equivalent; cable set, 25 ft.; Manual set; Installation and Operation training for 2 people; Software, MTS 790.10 TestWare-SX or equivalent; Multi-tasking; and 5 kHz continuous sampling rate -- Item 2, Hydraulic power supply rated for 20 GPM - MTS model 530.20A-460 or equivalent -- Item 3, Hydraulic hose set -- Item 4, Servovalve for high speed applications w/port shut off -- Complete specifications will be included in the RFO -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Requests for copies of the RFO must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9081 or by Internet e-mail to james.bailey@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- The solicitation and any related documents to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. (0159)

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