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66 -- AXIC SCAN SYSTEM SOL 1-130-DLF.1151 POC Timothy Stubbs, Buyer, (804) 864-2460. Category 66 -- 5-Axis Scan System -- SOL 1-130-DLF.1151 DUE N/A POC Timothy P. Stubbs 804-864-2460. 250 MM Linear Translation Stage, Stepper Motor Driven - 1 Micron Resolution, Model M-MTL250PP1 Newport or equal. This note is to advise that a written Request for Quotation (RFQ) is available as described below. The proposed contract is 100 percent set aside for small business concerns. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All offers received from small businesses will be considered for award. Offerors must request a copy of the complete solicitation in order to submit a responsive offer. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror within an acceptable delivery schedule and the lowest overall price. Evaluations will be per line item, and award(s) will be for the lowest aggregate cost to the Government. Award is anticipated within 7 days of the date quotes are due. Written requests must be received within 15 days of the publication date of this synopsis and must include the solicitation number and contract's name in the address. Telephonic requests will not be honored. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman Belinda Adams at 804-864-8989. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. (0053)

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