NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

93 -- NFAC FAN BLADES SOL RFI2-36299-MEL DUE 082597 POC Mark E. Lefler, Contracting Officer, Phone (415) 604-3038, Fax (415) 604-4984, Email mlefler@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFI2-36299-MEL. E-MAIL: Mark E. Lefler, mlefler@mail.arc.nasa.gov. Sources sought to provide design and build capabilities for new composite type fan blades to be used in the 40 Ft. X 80 Ft. X 120 Ft. wind tunnel facility at NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. The blades will be installed in the six drive fans for the wind tunnel, each of which is approximately 40 Ft. in diameter with a rated drive power of 22,500 hp per fan. Each fan rotates at a maximum 180 rpm. The selected contractor will supply approximately 108 new composite type blades based on the builders own design, which shall meet certain value characteristics identified by NASA. New composite type blades shall be constructed of fiber-reinforced plastic material, with metal being used as required at the interface areas. Each fan blade is approximately 13 Ft. long, with an average width of approximately 4 Ft. and a maximum thickness of approximately 8 inches. The basic shape of each blade will be a cambered NACA 65 series airfoil with an approximate 400 twist along the blade s length. The approximate maximum weight for each blade will be 800 lbs. Requirements for geometry, aerodynamic shape, facility interface, design loading, environmental conditions, and fatigue life will be supplied by the Government. NASA intends to select a contractor that has the proven capability and expertise to perform all phases of the contract, from conceptual design through production. Final selection will be based on technical ability, past performance and price, utilizing the Government s commercial item acquisition rules and NASA s pilot mid-range procedures. A performance based, fixed-price, design and build type contract is envisioned. The estimated magnitude of the requirement is between $10 and $20 million. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 3087 entitled Custom Compounding of Purchased Plastics Resins . Interested sources should provide a capability statement to the address below. This statement should include the following: 1) Name and address of firm; 2) size of business, including annual revenue for SIC code 3087 and entire business operation; 3) ownership and control, i.e. large/small/small disadvantaged/8(a)/or woman-owned; 4) year firm established; 5) names of two principals to contact, including title and telephone numbers; 6) previous (composite) experience -- include information for any on-going contracts or contracts completed within the past five years; 6a) name of contracting activity or company; 6b) contract number; 6c) contract type, i.e. design-build, supply, firm-fixed price, cost plus etc.; 6d) period of performance; 6e) total contract value, including actual cost for past composite contracts; 6f) summary description of contract work performed; 6g) contracting officer and technical representative / company point of contact, name and telephone number(s); 6i) list of major subcontractors including name, address and telephone number of primary points of contact; 7) include information for the following areas: Previous design-build work, (most notably with composite materials); briefly explain the technical approach your firm took; length of time to complete the work (both engineering as well as production); are your production facilities FAA or other e.g. ISO 9000 / MIL 9858 certified; what test procedures do you employ and do you have these test capabilities in-house; final cost of the contract, as well as other composite / design-build experience. 8) In addition, Ames is interested in knowing a rough cost estimate to develop your firm s engineering approach to the 30%, 50% and 70% design levels for the new composite type blade procurement along with the time it will take your firm to complete engineering design to those levels. We would also like to know your estimate on the length of time it will take to manufacture the new blades. 9) Also, what commercial terms and conditions would you like to see included in our final RFO. Please limit your responses to no more than 12 pages total. Your capability statement is requested by August 25, 1997 to NASA-Ames Research Center, Attn: Mark Lefler, Mail Stop JAC: 213-13, Moffett Field, California 94035-1000. Statements may be submitted by mail, fax or electronic submission in Microsoft word version 5 or 6 format. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. All information submitted is at the offerors own expense. Your responses will be evaluated against our requirements. Respondents will not be notified of the result of this market survey. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on the responses received. FAX statements are acceptable at (415) 604-4984. Verbal statements will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the Agency. The Government anticipates release of a draft Request for Offers (RFO) on or about September 30, 1997, with a final RFO release date in November/December 1997. NOTE: The draft and final RFOs will be available on the NASA-Ames Research Center Home Page at http://Procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Acq.html. If you do nothave electronic access, you may make a written request for a hard copy of the draft and/or final RFO via mail from the address above. HARD COPIES OF THE DRAFT AND/OR FINAL RFO WILL BE MAILED OUT BY WRITTEN REQUEST ONLY. (0183)

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