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

66 -- MECHANICAL TEST SYSTEM SOL 8-W-5-21-52954 POC Contact Patsy Hoffman, GP24-I/Contract Specialist, 205-544-7040, or Jane Maples, GP24-L/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for a mechanical test system -- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from Instron Corp. the following items: (1) Table-mounted universal testing instrument, capacity 30kN, (p/n 5567), which includes the following: English language option (p/n 5567A1); Merlin graphical user interface program (p/n 5567B1); voltage option 120V (p/n 5567D1); maximum crosshead travel 1135mm (p/n 5567E1); horizontal test space 420mm (p/n 5567F1); single test space (below crosshead) (p/n 5567G1); enhanced computer system, hardware interface, DOS, Windows, integration and installation of Instron software (p/n 5567J5); model 5500 sensor conditioner card (p/n 2210-860); load frame support table, capacity 450kg (p/n 2910-051); tension coupling, type 1 to ''D'' (p/n 2501-090); tension-compression load cell, capacity 30kN (p/n 2525-810) -- Must be compatible with existing Instron test machines -- Quantity 1 system -- (2) Series 5500 basic on-site operator training (p/n 5567K1) -- Delivery 120 days -- FOB destination NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 -- 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 patsy.hoffman@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Note: This sole-source procurement described is based on proprietary information 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 conract, 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 -- 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 -- 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''. (0265)

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