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

70 -- EXTENSOMETER SOL 8-W-21-38783 POC Contact,GP22L/Janice M. Stewart,Contract Specialist, 205-544-6093 or GP22/Teresa A. Foley, Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) Air-Cooled Capacitive Extensometer-- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from Instron Corporation the following: Item 1-- 1600 degrees C Air cooled Capacitive Extensometer; 25mm gauge length; with Support Assembly--Cat. No. 3118-231A-- Specifications for 25mm gauge length are as follows: Maximum displacement range of plus or minus 1.25mm; Maximum displacement error of 5 microns; Resolution better than 0.2%; Repeatability of 0.2%; 3 axes alignment-pitch, roll, and X-axis (into and away from specimen)--Item 2--High Precision Calibrator for either 0.1mm or 1.25 mm travel capacitive extensometer; Cat. No. 3118-232--This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) - - Request for copies of the RFQ must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9080 or by Internet e-mail to janice.stewart@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Note: This sole-source procurement, described is based on system compatability requirements and proprietary specifications-- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above, along with a request for a copy of the solicitation - - Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- The RFQ will be released on or about 15 days after publication of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- The RFQ will have a 15 day response period--All responsible business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. (0202)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0616 19950724\70-0002.SOL)