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

47 -- STRUCTURAL TUBE AND GRATING SOL 8-W-6-02-B2986 POC Contact, GP22-J/Kenneth R. Smith/Contract Specialist, 205-544-0327 or GP24/W. H. Keith/Contracting Officer This notice constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Item # 1. Structural Tube, 8''x8''x1/2'', ASTM-A500-GR.B, carbon steel,square --Quantity -- 1100 FT.--Item # 2.Structural Tube, square, 4''x4''x1/2'', ASTM-A500-GR.B, carbon steel .--Quantity --100 FT.--Item # 3.--Steel Grating, 15 W-2,2x3/16, 19 # per square foot, 650 square feet.--Quantity--650 EA.--Plate, 1''x4''x8'', ASTM-A36, carbon steel--Quantity --5 EA.--Plate, 3/4''x4'x8', ASTM-A36 carbon steel.-- Quantity--1 EA.--Plate, 2'x4'x8', ASTM-A36 carbon --Quantity--6 EA.--Plate, 1/2''x4'x8', ASTM-A36 carbon steel --Quantity--1 EA.--Plate, 3''x4'x8', ASTM-A36 carbon steel-- Quantity--2 EA.--Pipe, 6 inch diameter, schedule xx, ASTM-A53- GR.B--Quantity--60 FT.-- This notice serves as the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) -- The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 90-34 -- This procurement is a total small business set-aside -- All responsible business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency -- Delivery to MSFC (FOB Destination) is required within 60 days ARO -- The quoter shall provide a description (including manufacturer, brand, and model no.) in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the specifications included in this notice -- If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled ''Buy American Act -- Supplies,'' the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin -- -- The quoter shall state in their quote their size status for this procurement as well as whether they are minority or woman-owned -- The SIC code and the size standard for this procurement are 3317 and 1000 respectively -- The quoter shall identify place of performance in their quote -- The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-A7 -- Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than June 21, 1996 -- Companies shall notify this office of their intent to submit a quote -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9081 or by Internet e-mail to ken.smith@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Quotations (including Representations and Certifications which may be obtained via the internet at ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov/proc_ref.html'' or at ''ftp://procure.msfc.nasa.gov/reps_certs/sats/'') are due on June 28, 1996 to the address specified above to the attention of Kenneth R. Smith/GP22-J -- Selection and award will be made (on an aggregate basis) to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quoter -- Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement -- The period of time expected for the Contracting Officer to solicit/evaluate vendor quotes and issue the purchase order will be approximately 15 days from publication of this notice in the NAIS -- 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 quotes, 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 -- This solicitation and any related documents to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. (0165)

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