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

66 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPH-INFRARED SPECTROMETER INTERFACE SOL 8-P-5-21-84669 POC Contact James W. Bailey, GP24C/Contract Specialist, 205-961-2303, or Jane Maples, GP24L/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Gas Chromatograph-Infrared Spectrometer Interface (GC-IR Interface) -- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from Perkin Elmer the following items: All items are Perkin Elmer Part Nos. and the quantity of all 9 items is one each -- Item 1, System 2000/Autosystem GC-IR Interface, 100-120V, P/N L1400003, The interface shall connect directly to Autosystem GC with no transfer line, shall be capable of being fitted to any of the four output beams of the System 2000 FTIR, and shall incorporate low volume lightpipe with heating capability of 350 degrees C -- Item 2, Autosystem GC Fitting Kit, P/N L1400032 -- Item 3, 0.5MM NB MCT Detector, P/N 04994263, Detector shall be narrow band with .5 mm target and shall include hardware and electronics to mount inside the System 2000/Autosystem GC-IR interface -- Item 4, Time Resolve Software, P/N L1306230 -- Item 5, PC Multiple Transputer Board, P/N L1306140, Board shall be use parallel processing technology with data transfer rates of 10Mbits/second, shall allow data transfer to the System 2000 FTIR, shall be capable of performing FFT, storage of interferograms and spectra all at rates of up to 20 scans/second, and processing speed shall be up to 80 MIPS -- Item 6, Left Back KBr output Window, P/N L1302AKO -- Item 7, L/R Flip Mirror, P/N L132F20 -- Item 8, Output Mirror-Focused, P/N L1302910 -- Item 9, F/B Fixed Mirror, P/N L1302H10 -- All items shall be integratable with existing PE system 2000 and Autosystem GC Hardware -- 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 205-544-9081 or by Internet e-mail to james.bailey@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Note: This sole-source procurement, described is based on proprietary specifications and system compatability requirements, -- 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 containing detailed specifications 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. (0223)

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