NASA, JSC White Sands Test Flight, RE, P.O. Drawer MM Las Cruces, NM 88004

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A SMALL EFFICENT ENGINE TEST STAND SOL 9-WSRE-W02-6-28O DUE 051696 POC Contract Specialist: Vernon Brown, (505) 524-5134 Contract Officer: Vernon Brown, (505) 524-5134 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for NASA JSC White Sands Test Facility plans to issue an Request for Offer (RFO) for the Construction of a Small Efficient Engine Test Stand. This project provides for the construction of a complete boiler steam generating system to supply the drive media for the operation of an ejector-driven altitude simulation system. The steam generation system consists of, three 800 horsepower diesel fired boilers (government furnished) including water treatment, de-aeration, transfer pumps, fuel supply, a 40 by 70 boiler building, earthwork, transport piping, electrical power, electrical and pneumatic controls, and interfacing connections to existing utility and control systems. The period of performance is 240 days. The SIC Code 1623. 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 and is an unrestricted acquisition. Request for copies of the RFO, specifications, and drawings may be obtained at the White Sands Test Facility, P.O. Box 20, Las Cruces, NM 88004-0020, or by fax (505) 524-5130. RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily-- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All responsible business concerns may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any documents related to this procurement except for drawings and specifications will be available over the Internet--These documents will be in RTF format and reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as MOSAIC or NETSCAPE-- the WWW address or URI of the JSC home page is HTTP://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bd2/. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offers and potential Offerors during the preaward and post award phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer, 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 or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan 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 document (except for plans and specifications) related to this procurement will be available over the Internet-- These documents will be in RTF format and will reside on a WWW server. It is the Offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the solicitation release. Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation. Hard copies may be viewed at the JSC Industry Assistance Office and from various plan rooms in the Las Cruces area. The closing date shall be the same as the solicitation released on the Internet. The RFO will be released approximately 15 days after publication of the synopsis on the Internet or 15 days after publication of the synopsis in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD)-- If there are any questions the contracting officer may be contacted via E-mail at Vbrown@smtp2.wstf.nasa.gov or by telephone (0122)

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