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70 -- IMMERSIVE WORKBENCH SYSTEM SOL RFQ2-36833-JLW DUE 111897 POC Jill Willard, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-3007, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email jwillard@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFQ2-36833-JLW. E-MAIL: Jill Willard, jwillard@mail.arc.nasa.gov. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR IMMERSIVE WORKBENCH SYSTEM. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued. The purpose of this amendment is to revise synopsis/solicitation RFQ-36833-JLW as follows: NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to Fakespace, Inc., Mountain View, CA, on a sole source basis according to FAR Subpart 6.302-1 and U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The RFQ is for the following items: (1) one IWB-95 System -- Immersion System with a projected-image table (Immersive tracker); (2) one set of VLIB-SGI software library; (3) one set of Duo-Dynamic (software and hardware bundle); and (4) one year of hardware and software maintenance for items (1) through (3). This system must support the Virtual Wind Tunnel and Data Visualization software utilized by the Aeronautics Design/Test Environment and DARWINprojects. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Subpart 13.6, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The provisions and clauses in RFQ2-36833-JLW are those in effect through FAC 97-02. Interested firms have 10 days from the publication date of this amendment to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 10 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is soley within the discretion of the Government. Delivery to NASA ARC is required within 90 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than November 13, 1997. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". Any referenced number notes can be viewed at the following Internet URL: http://genesis/gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. The due date for receipt of offers is extended to November 18, 1997 to the identified point of contract. (0311)

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