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59 -- ABSORBER - ADVANCED RADIO FREQUENCY SOL 1-164-DIF.1125 DUE 072196 POC Ruth Kusterer, Contract Specialist, 757-864-9355. Category 59 -- Absorber - Advanced Radio Frequency -- SOL 1-164-DIF.1125 DUE 7-21-96. POC 757-864-9355 or e-mail r.a.kusterer@larc.nasa.gov. The requirement is for the fabrication and delivery of radio frequency (RF) absorber for operation from 300 MHz to at least 18 GHz. The absorber has a curved pyramidal shape. The absorber is to have an attenuation such that the reflected wave shall be reduced at normal incidence by at least 45 dB at frequencies above 300 MHz. There shall be approximately 4400 square feet of absorber provided in approximately 9900 pieces of 8 inch x 8 inch x 40 inch thick. The absorber shall be delivered on or before 45 days after date of contract award. Quantity 1 job. FOB destination delivery. The proposal due date of 7-21-96 is approximate. Solicitation available approximately 7-10-96. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered. The contractor shall have demonstrated experience in the design, manufacture, testing and installation of RF absorber for broad frequency range applications, that includes having an established fabrication capability for manufacturing the curved pyramidal shaped absorber required. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in US dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. This procurement will be awarded in accordance with midrange and commercial item procedures. See FAR Part 12. The solicitation will be released on the NAIS (NASA Acquisition Internet Service) and the potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation. Hard copies of the solicitation may be made available upon request, by calling 757-864-2547, however, it is not expected that the due date for receipt of offers will be changed as a result of issuance of hard copies. Offerors are responsible for monitoring the NAIS for solicitation release. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. 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 757-864-8989. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/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 officer. For solicitation requests/information, contact the point of contact (POC) listed at the beginning of this synopsis. (0183)

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