NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

43 -- WIND TUNNEL COMPRESSOR SYSTEM SOL 8-6-4-11-65024 (1P) POC Contact Lynn P. Southgate, GP56-M, 205-544-0303/Contract Specialist, or Harry B. Craig, GP56-I/ Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for two wind tunnel compressor systems -- The air compressor system shall be an electrically drive, non-lubricated, reciprocating air booster compressor of the latest commercial type and design -- The air compressor shall be complete with cooling, pulsation dampeners, lube system, control panel, all auxiliary motor starters, if any (4160 V motor starters by others), and all auxiliary pumps and other components necessary for the safe and efficient production of high pressure air -- Air shall be provided to the wind tunnel booster compressor at 125 psig nominal, 110 psig minimum, and shall be discharged at 500 psig nominal operating pressure (maximum allowable operating pressure of 550 psig) at the rate of 4500 SCFM -- The compressed air purity requirements of the compressor output are: Particle - 50 ppm by weight total solids (maximum allowable); and Oil - 50 ppm by weight (maximum allowable) -- The compressor shall be capable of continuous operation at full load -- Complete specifications will be included in the RFO - - This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Prospective offerors shall request the solicitation in writing -- Transmission of request by facsimile to 205-544-9162 is acceptable -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- 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 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 offers, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan M. Smith at 205-544-0012 -- Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Thomas S. 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. (0155)

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