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36 -- RAPID PROTOTYPING MACHINE SYSTEM SOL 1-144-GJCG.1037 DUE 050396 POC Sang H. Lee, Contract Specialist, (804) 864-9570. Category 36 -- Rapid Prototyping Machine System-- SOL 1 -144-GJCG.1037 DUE 5-3-96 POC Sang H. Lee 804-864-9570 or e-mail s.h.lee@larc.nasa.gov. The system shall utilize CAD/CAM data to produce plastic parts of various sizes and shapes. The system shall be capable of producing hard-to-build, complex parts including detailed, thin-walled, hollow, snap fit, of homogenous material, and strong enough for direct testing in wind tunnel air flows. Quantity 1 System. Delivery 90 days after date of contract award. FOB Destination Delivery. The proposal due date of 5-3-96 is approximate. Solicitation available approximately 4-3-96. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. This procurement is being conducted under midrange and commercial item procedures in accordance with FAR part 12. The solicitation will be released on the NAIS (NASA Acquisition Internet Service) and the potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation. Hard copies of the solicitation may be made available upon request by calling 804-864-2547, however, it is not expected that the due date for receipt of offers will be changed as a result of issuance of hard copies. Offerors are responsible for monitoring the NAIS for solicitation release. 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. (0079)

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