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66 -- FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (FESEM) SYSTEM WITH SEVERAL OPTIONS SOL 3-072251 DUE 051597 POC Michael J. Kinkelaar, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-2736, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Michael.J.Kinkelaar@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#3-072251. E-MAIL: Michael J. Kinkelaar, Michael.J.Kinkelaar@lerc.nasa.gov. NASA/LeRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (FESEM) SYSTEM WITH SEVERAL OPTIONS . This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about May 5, 1997 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 15, 1997. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in ASCII or RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/LeRC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Hard copies may be obtained from the identified point of contact; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0125)

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