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

61 -- VIDEO AND FIBER OPTIC CABLING SOL 8-P-6-14-B3114 POC Contact Glynda H. Meeks, GP24M/Contract Specialist, 205-544-0422, or Jane Maples, GP24L/Contracting Officer This notice is a combined Synopsis/RFQ for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 as a supplement with additional information included in this notice -- This notice serves as the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued -- This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the following items: Item 1 - Belden P/N 8281 or equal, coaxial video cables for analog and digital applications, polyethelene jacket, nominal outside diameter of 7.75 mm with nominal attentuation of 8.2 dB/100 meters at 100 megahertz, Qty 50 rolls -- Item 2 - Belden P/N 8212 or equal, coaxial standard video cable, polyethelene jacket, nominal outside diameter 6.15 mm with nominal attentuation of 9.8 dB/100 meters at 100 megahertz, Qty 8 rolls -- Item 3 - Belden P/N 8166 or equal, 24 gage, 6-pair, RS-422 computer cable, Qty 8 rolls -- Item 4 - Belden P/N 9995 or equal, 24 gage, 25 pair computer cable, Qty 2 rolls -- Item 5 - Belden P/N 9406 or equal, 22 gage, 2 pair audio and computer cable, Qty 30 rolls -- Item 6 - Belden P/N 221336 or equal, fiber optic cable, (18 pair, single mode), single mode fiber (125 micron cladding) optic breakout cable with 36 fibers, Qty 1 roll -- Item 7 - Belden P/N 225336 or equal, fiber optic cable, (18 pair, multimode), multimode (62.5/125) fiber optic breakout cable with 36 fibers, Qty 1 roll -- Item 8 - Belden P/N 221302 or equal, fiber optic cable, (1 pair, single mode), single mode (125 micron cladding) fiber optic breakout cable with 2 fibers, Qty 1 roll -- Item 9 - Belden P/N 225362 or equal, fiber optic cable, (1 pair, multimode), multimode (62.5/125) fiber optic breakout cable with 2 fibers, Qty 1 roll -- Item 10 - Belden P/N 9946 or equal, 10 conductor computer cable for RS-232, Qty 6 rolls - NOTE: Each roll on items 1-10 shall be 1000 ft length - 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 90-37 -- This procurement is a total small business set- aside --- Delivery to MSFC (FOB Destination) is required within 90 days ARO -- Quoters shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 -- The quoter shall complete FAR 52.212-3 and submit it as part of their quote -- FAR 52.212- 4 and 52.212-5 are applicable with the exception of 52.212-5(b): 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.219-14, 52.225-9, 52.225-18, 52.225-19, 52.225-21, 52.247-64, 201-39.5202-3 and all of 52.212-5(c) -- 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 5063 and 500, respectively -- If other than the brand name identified is quoted, then the quoter shall indicate the manufacturer, brand, and model/part number quoted and provide a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the brand name identified-- 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 identify place of performance in their quote -- The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9 -- 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 205-544-9080 or by Internet e-mail to glynda.meeks@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Quotations (including FAR 52.212-3, 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 July 1, 1996 to the address specified above to the attention of Glynda H. Meeks/GP24M -- Selection and award will be made 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 25 days from publication of this notice in the CBD -- An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from quoters, potential quoters, 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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