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Z -- REHABILITATION AND MODIFICATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SOL RFO4-96013(DMO) DUE 090396 POC Contact Point: Donna M. Olsen, Contracting Officer, (805) 258-2872, FAX (805) 258-2291 This project falls under the new Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This project is unrestricted. Project consists of installation of new, and modification of existing building interior fire alarm and reporting systems at various facilities located at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. Work elements within each building include provision and installation of fire alarm initiation, notification, signaling devices, and related appurtenances including wiring, conduit, and fire alarm panels. Plans and specifications available on/about August 1, 1996. Estimated cost range is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. This Procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policyon April 16, 1993. Request for copies of the RFO may be submitted in writing. Transmission by facsimile to (805) 258-2291 or by Internet E-mail to leta_neyman@qmgate.dfrc.nasa.gov is acceptable. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. The documents are 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 DFRC Procurement home page is: ''http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Procure/procure.html''. Potential offerors are responsible for down loading their own copy of the solicitation. Hard copies of the solicitation will be made available upon request, but the closing date will be the same as that required for the NAIS release. RFO expected release date is August 1, 1996. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the NAIS for solicitation release as the solicitation will be released as soon as practicable, whether prior or subsequent to the project date. Any concerns or issues relative to this procurement should be addressed to the Contracting Officer identified above. However, an ombudsman has also been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors and contractors if necessary. Interested parties may call the installation ombudsman, Kevin Petersen, at (805) 258-3103. Concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Tom Luedtke, at (202) 358-2090. (0173)

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