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67 -- SCINTILLOMETER SOL 1-074-GLF.1893 DUE 030896 POC Artistine Lethcoe-Reid, Buyer, (804) 864-2432. Category 67 -- Scintillometer -- SOL 1-074-GLF.1893 DUE 3-8-96 POC Artistine Lethcoe-Reid 804-864-2432. NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) intends to procure the following goods or services subject to the simplified procurement procedures: 1 Each Scintillometer, Scientific Technology Inc. Model LOA-004-AR or equal for measuring path averaged cross wind and path integrated turbulence intensity using atmospheric turbulence induced optical scintillation of an optical beam. Optical Wavelength is 0.94 (m, Optical Diameter is 150 mm, Mean Output Power is 40 mW, Beam Divergence is 10 mrad. Performance: Cn2 Turbulence Range is 10-16 to 10-12 m-2/3, Cn2 Turbulence Path Length is 0.3 to 3 km, Wind Range is 0.1 to 40 m/s, Wind Path Length is 0.3 to 10 km. Physical: Transmitter Size is 600 mm x 180 mm x 260 mm, Transmitter Weight is 8 kg, Receiver Size is 600 mm x 360 mm x 260 mm, Receiver Weight is 10 kg. Electrical: Signal Output is RS-232 ACII, Mains Voltage is 115 VAC 50/60 Hz. Environmental Operating Range: Temperature Range is 40 to (60( C, Humidity Range is 0 to 100%. This notice constitutes a complete Request for Quotations (RFQ). No additional RFQ is available. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a Commercial Item, see FAR Part 12. The proposed contract is 100 percent set aside for small business concerns. Quotes may be mailed to NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 138, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, or faxed to 804-864-6131, solicitation number must be cited in either case. The quote must: be for the item(s) described above, contain a CERTIFICATION that the offeror is a small, small disadvantaged, or small woman-owned business, be FOB destination to this Center, include the proposed delivery schedule and discount/payment terms and warranty duration (if applicable), and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors should include their taxpayer identification number (TIN). Quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. local time of March 8, 1996. All timely quotes received from small businesses will be considered, and award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror(s) with the lowest overall price and acceptable delivery schedule. Quotes must include adequate information and submittals to determine whether the proposed item(s) will meet the requirement described above. 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. 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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