NASA, Johnson Space Center, BJ23, Houston, TX 77058

T -- KODAK FILM, CHEMISTRY AND PAPER REQUIRED TO SUPPORT MANNED SPACECRAFT MISSIONS AND SPACE-RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEST ACTIVITIES. SOL 9-BJ23-14-6-01P DUE 032796 POC Contract Specialist: Florence Ahadzie, (713) 483-4371 Contract Officer: Marie D. Kliment, (713) 483-4168 --The NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center has a requirement for certain limited types and quantities of Eastman Kodak Company film, chemistry, and paper required to process and duplicate original flight film from manned spacecraft missions and other films containing irreplaceable and valuable records of space-related research and development test activities. This solicitation is for the specific performance period March 15, 1996 through March 14, 1997. Original flight film is irreplaceable and cannot be reproduced. Every effort must be made to preserve the flight film. Duplicate ''masters'' must match the original film to be a true duplicate. Films produced by each manufacturer are designed to reproduce the film's respective original camera films. The result of reproducing one manufacturer's original film stock with another manufacturer's duplicating film is a change in contract or color saturation that cannot be corrected. The characteristics and quality of film, the processing chemistry, reproduction stock, processing equipment, and technician expertise. Optimum film/chemistry/paper combinations have been developed, documented, and used over the years to maintain repeatable production quality in an efficient manner. There is an established set of data (set-points) stored in the printers and duplicators and matched to the process chemistry to make each specific product. When film or paper types are changed, the set-points are tested, retested, and finally verified or rejected for production. This requires a significant amount of time and materials. Using the optimum paper/film combinations that have been developed over the years allows the laboratory to use the same set-points over a long period of time, promoting ''economies of scale'' and maximizing efficiency in the use of operator time and raw materials. Throughout the history of the space program, Kodak has been the only reliable source of the full variety of photographic products. Since most of the mission, engineering, and testing film stored here and at other NASA facilities is Kodak film, the duplication should be done on film of the same ''dye sets'' or improved film created by the same manufacture. A listing of specific photographic products and supplies can be obtained by contacting Florence Ahadzie, Contract Specialist, 713/483-4371. -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) -- Note: This procurement is sole-source based on (proprietary specifications, system compatability requirements, predominant experience, or other reason) -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above -- 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 contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- See Numbered Note 22 -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- Responses must be submitted in writing to the contracting specialist via E-mail at FAhadzie@ja1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4371 or to the contracting officer via E-mail at MKliment@ja4.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4168. (0087)

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