Johnson Engineering Corporation, 555 Forge River Road, Suite 150, Webster, TX 77598-4336

H -- QUALIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF FLIGHT HARDWARE POC Donna L. Leech, Subcontract Administrator, 281/228-7635, Fax: 281/283-9520 Johnson Engineering Corporation (JE) is a prime contractor (NAS9-18800) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, TX. JE is seeking prospective suppliers to provide Qualification and Acceptance Testing of International Space Station (ISS) and Shuttle Transportation System (STS) Flight Hardware. Prospective suppliers must possess or have proven abilities to obtain the following capabilities: (1) ISS or STS Flight Hardware or equivalent experience. (2) Complete in-house testing capability is desired per the following standards. (a) Low Frequency Acceleration (Static Loading) Sinusoidal Modal -- NASA STD-7002, Payload Test Requirements, July 10, 1996; NASA STD 5001, Structural Design and Test Factors of Safety for Spaceflight Hardware; NSTS 14046C, Payload Verification Requirements, April 1994; SSP 41172B, Qualification and Acceptance Environmental Test Requirements, November 1, 1995. (b) High Frequency Acceleration (Random Vibration)—NASA STD-7001, Payload Vibroacoustic Test Criteria, June 21, 1996; SSP 41172B, Qualification and Acceptance Environmental Test Requirements, November 1, 1995. (c) Acoustic Sound Power Level -- NASA STD-7001, Payload Vibroacoustic Test Criteria, June 21, 1996; SSP 41172B, Qualification and Acceptance Environmental Test Requirements, November 1, 1995. (d) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) -- SSP 41172B, Qualification and Acceptance Environmental Test Requirements, November 1, 1995; SSP 30513B, Space Station Ionizing Radiation Environment Effects Test and Analysis Techniques, September 16, 1994. (e) Mass Properties: Moments of Inertia and Center of Gravity -- Maximum weight up to 2500 pounds; Approximate test article dimension up to 70x70x70 inches; CG off-set of up to 20 inches (Note: These physical properties may apply to any required testing). (f) Thermal Cycling -- SSP 41172B, Qualification and Acceptance Environmental Test Requirements, November 1, 1995; SP-T-0023B specification, Environmental Acceptance Testing, August 1975. (g) Off-gassing -- NHB 8060.1C, Flammability, Odor, and Off-gassing Requirement and Test Procedures for Materials and Environments that Support Combustion, April 1991. (h) Welding Inspection -- American Welding Society (latest revision). (3) Established Safety and Mission/Quality Assurance Program. (4) Established Contamination Control Program per SN-C-0005, Contamination Control Requirements, June 20, 1989. Interested companies are requested to submit a Statement of Capabilities (SOC) within 15 calendar days of the publication date of this notice. The SOC must include: (1) specific information necessary to substantiate the required experience and capabilities described above, (2) identification of any testing and services that would be subcontracted to a lower-tier supplier, and (3) any other relevant information. Include your business status (e.g., Small Disadvantaged or Woman-owned Business, Small or Large). Allfirms submitting the required documentation will be considered and any subsequent solicitation will be issued to the sources that JE has determined to have the best potential to successfully perform the specified work. Because of the risk associated with the transportation of ISS and STS Flight Hardware, preference will be given to those suppliers located within 400 miles of JE's location. JE does not intend to pay for information received as a result of this submittal(s). (0365)

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