NASA, Johnson Space Center, BE13, Houston, TX 77058-3696

59 -- ACQUISITION OF RF VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER SOL 9-BE13-13-6-22P DUE 041096 POC Contract Specialist: Elena Torres, (713) 483-8524 Contract Officer: Yolande B. Harden, (713) 483-9953 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the acquistion of an RF network analyzer from Hewlett Packard. This is a sole source procurement. This instrument is required to cover the frequency range, 30 kHz - 6 GHz as well as contain a microprocessor and disk drive, S-parameter test set and 3 button operation-cal, measure, and plot. Hewlett Packard is the only company that provides an instrument to fit these parameters. -- 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 the above mentioned requirements. -- Interested firms have 5 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 5 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 etorres@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-8524 or to the contracting officer via E-mail at yolande.b.harden1@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-9953. (0107)

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