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99 -- FABRICATION AND REPAIR OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH HARDWARE SOL RFP2-36270(PBH) DUE 070196 POC Contract Specialist: Patricia B. Hudson, (415)604-3001, Fax: (415)604-4646; Contracting Officer: Barbara J. Young, (415)604-5773, Fax: (415)604-4646 NASA Ames Research Center plans to contract for the Fabrication and Repair of Experimental Research Hardware. The Government intends to issue a Fixed-Price Indefinite- delivery, Indefinite-quantity contract for the modification, repair, and fabrication of experimental research equipment and facilities. The modification, repair, and fabrication of experimental research equipment and facilities are not necessarily limited to a single program or project at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. The equipment and facilities will include, but not be limited to, model supports, models, wind tunnel models, fabrication and installation for modifications to facilities, utility systems, support equipment, pressure vessels and piping. The purpose of the proposed contract is to provide shop capability to handle work that cannot be scheduled into the shops at Ames Research Center for completion within a required time frame. The work will be specified by delivery order. Fabrication work will usually be performed at the contractor's facility; however, installation effort typically constitutes the majority of the time expended and will be performed at NASA Ames Research Center. Typically this will include, but not be limited to, assembly and installation of fabricated hardware, hydrostatic testing, and both non-destructive testing and modification and/or repair of piping systems and existing structures. Due to the nature of work to be performed under the proposed contract, the successful contractor must be within an approximate three-hour response time from the Ames Research Center. Occassionally work may require weekend and after hour labor to complete tasks on schedule. Contractors interested in being considered for prime contract award must demonstrate a capability to manage and fulfill the requirements listed above for up to five years, one year base period and four one year option periods. Award may be made to one or more contractors. The proposed contract is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this procurement is 3599 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. 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 inter ested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. The issue date for solicitation RFP2-36270(PBH) is on or about 5/31/96. The expected return date for a proposal is 7/1/96. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. All requests for copies of solicitation RFP2-36270(PBH) should be in writing and directed to Patricia B. Hudson. Verbal requests will not be accepted. Facsimile requests will be accepted at (415)604-4646.NASA Ames Research Center has an active Home Page. It is available at the following URL:http://Procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Acq.html via a worldwide web browser such as Mosaic, Netscape or similar application. The Home Page contains our synopses, sub sequent solicitations, information on the NASA acquisitions, and related helpful information. (0115)

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