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

35 -- REPLACE AND INSTALL DIESEL ENGINES SOL RFO MSFC 8-96-22 POC Contact John Busbey, GP56-N, 205-544-0896/Contract Specialist, or Harry B. Craig, GP56-I/ Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for one diesel engine and options for two others -- The work to be performed under this project consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials to perform the repairs to the pump house consisting of removal and replacement of diesel engines -- The engines provided shall be full diesel, 4 stroke cycle, stationary type, rated 1350 hp at 1200 RPM (MSL) -- The repairs include removing the existing diesel engine, replacing the removed diesel engines with new engines, modifying the existing engine skids as required to match the shaft alignment of the existing water pumps, providing new auxillary equipment as required (heat exchangers, mufflers), making connections to existing services (air, water, fuel, electrical, controls), and providing electronic data acquisition/control systems with remote computer terminal -- The terms ''Options'' and ''Additive Alternate'' are used interchangeably within the Drawings and Specifications of this RFQ -- Complete specifications will be included in the RFO -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Prospective offerors shall request the solicitation in writing -- Transmission of request by facsimile to 205-544-9162 is acceptable - - Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- 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 offers, 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. (0201)

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