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66 -- LASER DIODE ARRAYS SOL 1-074-DMF.4914 DUE 070896 POC Artistine Lethcoe-Reid, Buyer (804) 864-2432. Category 66 -- Laser Diode Arrays -- SOL 1-074-DMF.4914 DUE 7-8-96. POC Artistine Lethcoe-Reid 804-864-2432 or e-mail at a.lethcoe-reid@larc.nasa.gov. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES A COMPLETE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) . NO ADDITIONAL RFQ IS AVAILABLE. NASA LANGLEY INTENDS TO PURCHASE 24 EACH OF Quasi CY Visible Laser Diode Arrays -Specs: Wavelength 815 nm +/- 10 nm, Output Power: 60 w/bar configured into two twelve bar stacks, 720 w/stack, Max pulse width: 200 microseconds, Pulse repetition frequency: 10 Hz, Duty Factor: 2.5 percent, Emitting dimensions (W x H ) 10 x 0.001 mm, Approximate Beam Divergence (deg FWHM): 40, 10, Threshold Current: ~17 A, Packaging: SDL C package or equivalent. Delivery 120 days after date of contract award. This is a commercial item procurement, see FAR Part 12. FAR Clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5 are incorporated by reference. Quotes may be mailed to NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 138, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, or faxed to 804-864-6131, solicitation number must be cited in either case. The quote must: be for the item(s) described above, be FOB destination to this Center, include the proposed delivery schedule and discount/payment terms and warranty duration (if applicable), and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors should include their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). Quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. local time on JULY 8, 1996. All timely quotes received will be considered.. Quotes must include adequate information and submittals to determine whether the proposed item(s) will meet the requirement described above. Product literature is recommended for technical information. Evaluations will be per line item, and award(s) will be for the best value to the Government, with price, technical, and past performance considered essentially equal. Award is anticipated within 7 days of the date quotes are due. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 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 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 proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Concerned parties may call the installation ombudsman Belinda Adams at 804-864-8989. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS OR INFORMATION. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved by the installation ombudsman may be referred to the NASA Agency ombudsman Tom 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 officIcer listed at the beginning of this synopsis. (0173)

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