NASA, Johnson Space Center, BL2, Houston, TX 77058-3696

15 -- T-38A/N AIRCRAFT INLET PRODUCTION HARDWARE DESIGN AND FABRICATION SOL 9-BL2-12-6-01P DUE 040196 POC Contract Specialist: Nancy A. Robb, (713) 244-9923 Contracting Officer: Alice Jean Pursell, (713) 244-9922 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for a firm fixed-price contract to convert a NASA proviced T-38 inlet aerodynamic design into a production hardware design and subsequent fabrication of 30 shipsets. The RFO will include the NASA T-38 inlet aerodynamic design in electronic media using either ''SURFCAM'' or ''IDEAS.'' The proposed contract will require one ''kit-proof'' shipshet which will be flight tested by NASA. The contract will also require the perspective contractor to install the first two shipsets and to simulaneously provide installation training to NASA designated maintenance personnel. Complete, final installation drawings shall be required as a deliverable. The proposed contract will also contain firm fixed priced options for additional shipsets to be utilized as spare parts or the modification of additional NASA T-38 aircraft. Completion of the design will require a thorough understanding of the basic aircraft's air flow characteristics as well as the characteristics of the new production inlet design using computational fluid dynamics modeling techniques. A thorough stress analysis of all affected aircraft structure using loads generated because of the new production inlet design will also be required for all regions of the T-38 aircraft's flight envelope. Detailed installation instructions in a format similar to a USAF Time Compliance Technical Order will be required for delivery with the first article. Weight, producibility, durability, reliability, maintainability, cost of fabrication, and cost of installation of the production design are critical elements of this effort. Note: Installation of the hardware (except for the two shipsets described above) will be accomplished under a separate contract, not part of this RFO. Note FSC code is 15 vice 16 as previously set forth in the ''Sources Sought Synopsis.'' This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/JSC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Ombudsman An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offers and potential offerors 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 ajudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan H. Garman at 713-483-0490. Concerns, issues, and disagreements which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. -- The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC or NETSCAPE -- The WWW address, or URL, of the JSC Procurement home page is: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bd2/ -- It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for solicitation release. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation. Hard copies may be obtained from the JSC Industry Assistance Office via phone 713-483-4511 or fax 713-483-4326. The closing date shall be the same as the solicitation released on the Internet. The RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication of the synopsis in Commerce Business Daily (CBD) but in no case will it be less than 15 days from date of issuance. Firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFO. -- If there are any questions, the contracting specialist may be contact via E-mail at nancy.a.robb1@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 244-9923 or the contracting officer may be contacted via E-mail at alice.j.pursell1@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 244-9922. (0073)

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